Well that could have been so much worse...

[Stalker62]

Feeding the birds this morning and just took five minutes to 'check zero' on some home loads.

I only had five rounds, and one of those had the bullet seated way too deep. I know right.

It was the first of the batch and I messed it up - what can you say?

The right and proper thing to do, is to 'pull' the bullet. I know this.


I set up the rifle and target.





I 'walk in' the rounds, left to right as you view the target, with the last round just above the POA. Six clicks to move the impact right, sees me happy with the 4th shot.




OK. Still got that round with the bullet too deep...

Take it home and 'do the right thing' or load it and send it?

There in something in my nature that demands I load and send it. Nothing to boast about, just an honest statement about my flawed character.

I load it directly into the chamber, and close the bolt. I take aim at the bottom left orange circle, and send it.



Happy enough, it went were I intended.

However.

The bolt is 'sticky' and when ejected, the cartridge head shows signs of pressure and the primer has been blown out.
Obvious signs of a pressure spike.




Perhaps I should have taken it home...

Is it just me, or would you have done the same?

 

[VSS]

Probably would have done the same, although having said that I had two factory rounds that blew their primers one after the other a couple of years back, and it pitted my bolt face quite badly, so I'm more cautious now than I used to be.

 

[zanes]

How much deeper are we talking? Couple of thou when setting up a seater I probably would, visually noticeable not a chance. Also depends on load and calibre- something like my 44 mag plinkers (starting charge of N110) I'd be more relaxed about than my .308 which are at book max.

I've got a collet puller which makes short work of them.

Heed this as a warning.

 

[Stalker62]

Heed this as a warning.

 

[bullet chucker]

You'as you say' sent it. No harm done, now what have you learnt from the result? a awful lot more in your reloading process's and write ups on the subject had you just pulled it.

BC.

 

[Stalker62]

...now what have you learnt from the result? a awful lot more in your reloading process's and write ups on the subject had you just pulled it.

Always happy to share my fcuk ups!

May save some other poor bloody fool, making an arse of themselves.

 

[Stalker62]

How much deeper are we talking?

Oh it was deep...

 

[cjs66]

Thank you, you make the fook ups so we don't have to!

I'd of done the same…. I have done the same but I must of been a tad luckier than you.

cjs

 

[Dunwaters]

i would have put it in a bullet puller and whacked it out to around the right length.

 

[Stalker62]

i would have put it in a bullet puller and whacked it out to around the right length.

Where is the fun in that!

 

[Dunwaters]

I have to admit that I do get a little frisson from whaling live ammunition off hard surfaces

 

[Obi Wan Reloadi]

There but for the grace of god .... Have you checked your bolt face for pitting?

 

[Smellydog]

I'd of done the same.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Silly S1962! First rule of homeloading - if it doesn’t look right then don’t shoot it! Bit of a puzzle too - how did it get sooooo noticeably deeper seated than the others?
I suspect you have a nice corona etched round your bolt face now - pretty much like the rest of us……