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Boys, not shooting somebody's reloads is a no brainer. 24/7.

Perfect example is me. Started reloading in '70. Never a flaw. Last week I clicked three .25-20 Win. rounds that had no powder charge.

They were very quiet.

Done that.. well, once that I'll admit to. It never made it to the range though, felt the weight difference as I pulled it out after seating the bullet.

None of the primers pushed the bullet into the rifling?


I was wondering if there were old manuals that might go up to 43gr or 44gr. I just noticed that he has 2800fps noted on the cards also, and 2800fps with a 150gr out of a 300 just is too agressive for a 99, imo.

I've got manuals that show 42grs, some that show 40 and some that show 41.5.

To stand on a box and say that because the number is 43, you are of course a smarter man and those reloads are bad.

If he had written down 38 grains and it was 38 grains, would you happily yell 'THESE LOADS ARE SAFE?'

I would be scared of another person's loads.

Once I verified by pulling a couple bullets and checking the powder and bullet weights and trying to make sure the loader had never been in the Coast Guard, I might hazard shooting one or two from a distance with a string.

I talked to an auctioneer a few years ago and he said ammo sells like crazy. It didn't matter if it was factory or hand loaded.

I don't shoot some one else's reloads - it kept me alive with all fingers and toes and with no new holes in my body- I like that! Mel

First day I got my Dillon rl450 I sat down and cranked out 600 rounds of .38 Special. When I finished I thought there might be some with no powder. Out of 600, there were 6 without powder.