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Last night, I made a very serious mistake in the reloading room. While making up some practice HD loads, duplicating a Hornady 9mm loading, I managed to double charge a case. I caught it as seating the bullet felt abnormally difficult, and the case had a slight bulge and the COL was still a bit long. It might have chambered in a handgun, I wasn't getting it anywhere near one to find out! A scale and pulldown confirmed the double charge.
It absolutely is possible to double even a case filling powder such as HS-6! Don't count on this safety check to save you. Moral of the story is pay attention! I was distracted thinking about an upcoming real estate deal I may pursue, had the measure dialed in, and simply spaced out for a moment! Had this been a low loading density powder, I wouldn't have found out until I pulled the trigger.
It absolutely is possible to double even a case filling powder such as HS-6! Don't count on this safety check to save you. Moral of the story is pay attention! I was distracted thinking about an upcoming real estate deal I may pursue, had the measure dialed in, and simply spaced out for a moment! Had this been a low loading density powder, I wouldn't have found out until I pulled the trigger.