Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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Oil/water near your loader? The youngest boy used my powder funnel to fill his mini bike and the powder did some crazy stuff.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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May I ask did you use a progressive re loader or a single or T press? why I ask is because of if it a progressive and the powder drop with on pull could change things, also not know what powder that is used dose not help. Some powders act different with temps beside what is stated .
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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92 and you laid them out in the sun to cook for a bit ? or 92 and they were 5 minutes out of the air conditioned truck in the shade?
easy test put a ice pack in a small cooler and put the box of rounds in the cooler , so that they are 65 or lower when you remove 5 rounds and load and shoot. if that doesn't make them better I would say other factor.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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Could your barrel just now be getting broken-in? Or could there be some fouling or copper build-up in your barrel since the last time you shot those loads?
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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Could be anything from Different bullet lot number to revising die set up ( neck tension ) and a bunch of things in between. Pull a couple and give everything a good dose of looking at.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
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Check your data. Is the load exact as the others? Check scope mounts. Is your rifle clean? Sarge
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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I wouldn't suspect the powder if it's IMR 8208 XBR. I've not experienced or seen any indication that it's temp sensitive.
My first thought would be the powder charge weight but I'd measure the overall length of a sample (5-10) just to make sure they were within a few thousandth (+/- 0.005 maybe) then I'd pull those bullets and weigh the charges. I would expect +/- 1 grain.
If the C.O.A.L. and powder measurements check good I'd weigh the pulled bullets next. They should be easily within +/- 2 grains.
The only two other variables would be the primers and the brass. I suspect this is a .223 and if you worked up the load with commercial brass then mixed in some LC (Lake City) or military brass the point of impact could be significantly different (case capacity).
I hope there is something here that helps.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
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Why do you suspect the ammo? Possibly something external.
Last edited by charles; 06/18/20 07:43 PM.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
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Well as the 55 grainers seem to shoot fine as he said I don't expect that loose screws or scope etc. Are at fault. In the past I have had ( can't remember for sure if it was Hornady SST or Sierra game kings ) 120 Grain 6.5mm bullets from two different lot numbers and the ogive was 6 thou different from one lot to the other.
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Re: Reloaders : Good Loads going bad ?
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Winner Winner , chicken dinner. The person behind the rifle ! Sarge
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