My grandson Trevor, age 13 , visited yesterday and we sat at the loading bench using his ( Portable reloading kit ) that is set up for 38 Special.
He was throwing 3.0 grs. of B'Eye , then seating a 150 gr. 358477 HP cast bullet. All went well for 50 rounds. I watched him closely to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that no double charges occurred.
He is taught to pick up a primed empty case from the loading block that is " primer up " in the loading block. He is taught to examine the empty case for anything that looks unusual. Spider webs, trash, etc.
He takes that case to the powder measure and throws a single charge of 3.0 of Bullseye, IMMEDIATELY he seats a bullet in the case, puts that round in the reloading press and seats and crimps the bullet.
All went well yesterday. Last night I went to bed thinking about the possibility of a " double charge " with Bullseye after I'm dead and gone and he is loading on his own.
I did a lot of reading today looking for a propellant that would not allow a double charge in a 38 Special. The only one I found with 30 minutes of reading was Trail Boss. Problem is Trail Boss isn't available around here.
I have large quantities of 2400 powder. Seems that in a 38 Special , 9.0 - 9.5 grs. with the 358477 makes a good load. I wanted to see if a " double charge " of this load would fit in the 38 Special. Answer is - - YES . However, you'll not have any room for the 358477 cast bullet.
I may have this riddle solved.
He was throwing 3.0 grs. of B'Eye , then seating a 150 gr. 358477 HP cast bullet. All went well for 50 rounds. I watched him closely to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that no double charges occurred.
He is taught to pick up a primed empty case from the loading block that is " primer up " in the loading block. He is taught to examine the empty case for anything that looks unusual. Spider webs, trash, etc.
He takes that case to the powder measure and throws a single charge of 3.0 of Bullseye, IMMEDIATELY he seats a bullet in the case, puts that round in the reloading press and seats and crimps the bullet.
All went well yesterday. Last night I went to bed thinking about the possibility of a " double charge " with Bullseye after I'm dead and gone and he is loading on his own.
I did a lot of reading today looking for a propellant that would not allow a double charge in a 38 Special. The only one I found with 30 minutes of reading was Trail Boss. Problem is Trail Boss isn't available around here.
I have large quantities of 2400 powder. Seems that in a 38 Special , 9.0 - 9.5 grs. with the 358477 makes a good load. I wanted to see if a " double charge " of this load would fit in the 38 Special. Answer is - - YES . However, you'll not have any room for the 358477 cast bullet.
I may have this riddle solved.
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