merlynski
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I only shot someone else's reloads two times. The second time I was working up loads for a Colt Python, and every one of mine I tried left cases stuck in the cylinder, even the lightest loads. I even tried a 9mm bullet (.355) to see if the problem was a tight bore. Factory loads did not stick. I was at an LGS basement range and went upstairs to talk to the gunsmith, he gave me 6 loads with blue dot that he said worked fine in his revolver. They still stuck in mine. Turned out the cylinder chamber walls were too rough from the factory. I sold it.
The first time, my 'mentor' to reloading gave me two rounds to try in my Blackhawk. When I pulled the trigger on the first one I heard a soft pop, but no recoil. I cranked back the hammer on the second one, then my brain said 'don't do that, something is wrong'. So I unloaded and checked the bore. There was a bullet about 1 1/2 inches from the forcing cone, and no tools at the range to push it out. Took the whack-a-mole puller to the second one: NO POWDER! So, except for the gunsmith at his own range, I never trusted anyone else's reloads.
The first time, my 'mentor' to reloading gave me two rounds to try in my Blackhawk. When I pulled the trigger on the first one I heard a soft pop, but no recoil. I cranked back the hammer on the second one, then my brain said 'don't do that, something is wrong'. So I unloaded and checked the bore. There was a bullet about 1 1/2 inches from the forcing cone, and no tools at the range to push it out. Took the whack-a-mole puller to the second one: NO POWDER! So, except for the gunsmith at his own range, I never trusted anyone else's reloads.