bbqreloader
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Pull a couple and check the powder weight, CFE-P runs very well thru my LNL, seriously betting its just a low powder charge...guess that also depends on your definition of "squib". Let us know what you find
cfullgraf wrote:
Weighing the cartridges will not help find the problem rounds because there is too much variation in the case weight and bullet weight and they will mask the faulty powder charges.
walkalong wrote:
I suggest looking at the measure and see if it is working correctly when running the press.
That has not been my experience.
Interestingly, the people who don't weigh their loaded rounds and have decided without ever having done so that it is a waste of time seem to think they know more about the outcome than the person who does it as part of every loading session and has found a problem each of the few times there has been a discrepancy.
I have never had a case get through to bullet seating without having at least a partial powder charge. But even the variations in bullet weight and case weight have not been sufficient to "mask" a light powder charge.
But even the variations in bullet weight and case weight have not been sufficient to "mask" a light powder charge.
Interestingly, the people who don't weigh their loaded rounds and have decided without ever having done so that it is a waste of time
From what OP wrote, my guess is half a dozen or more rounds not going BANG, likely from not fully seated primers. If this is the case, OP can run finger tip over the primers to detect high primers.I started to get squib loads. Now I just didn't have one. I had a half a dozen or more. Shooting a Springfield XD9 4" service model and the reloads where CFE pistol 5.1grns, COL 1.30", and Winchester primers. I am reloading on a Dillon 550. I am not new to reloading. I am very careful when I reload. Plus this many squibs leads me think it could be directed to the primers. Is this correct? Could bad primers be a cause of a squib? I loaded up a 1000 rounds recently and now I don't know how many more could be affected if this is the case.
LOAD, SQUIB: A cartridge or shell which produces projectile velocity and sound substantially lower than normal. May result in projectile and/or wads remaining in the bore.
FAIL-TO-FIRE: A failure of the firearm to discharge after the trigger has been pulled. It can be one of two types: 1.) a complete misfire, or 2.) a delayed fire.
One is the normal definition of a Squib and the other a definition of a Fail To Fire, which is the case? A squib round does go bang just not a normal bang and is generally a result of failing to charge the case so only the primer goes bang or a substandard powder charge. Fail to fire is a different animal with different causes where when the trigger is squeezed we hear the click of the firing pin going forward and striking the primer but nothing happens, the bullet doesn't leave the cartridge. The latter can have several causes with an incorrectly seated primer about at the top of the list followed by issues with the gun itself. Dirty or obstructed firing pin channel, weak spring and other possibles. So which definition would fit your problem?
Ron
yes, please define your idea of what 'squib' means.
It is, it's just not definitive.Up til now I had only considered it to be useful
Well, I consider that part of "working". IE, charging the case properly, which means the charge gets all the way to the case every time as well as being the correct weight.That will not necessarily be dispositive. The powder measure can have been - and likely was - working fine the entire time, but the powder could have "bridged" temporarily during the reloading session resulting in a string of empty cases.
All valid questions, but his previous post was in Nov. 2016.martinb I just went back and read your previous post and noticed that you just had your press off the bench. There are a few things I would like to know.
1. How familiar are you with your press?
2. Are you sure you got everything mounted back correctly?
3. Have you checked your powder measure to make sure that it is dropping the amount of powder that you want?
Any chance the brass wasn't quite dry?
Some people were asking if the squibs were getting stuck in the barrel. Yes they were.