Anyone?? - 04/18/15
In all of my years of reloading I have never run into a issue like this. I load 56 grains of Retumbo in my 6.5-284 under a 140 gr Berger Hybrid, which is pretty middle of the road in this round. I ran out last week, this week I crack open a new 8 lb'er. I load 150 cases with my Redding powder dropper. When I start looking at the cases just to make sure they are all charged, they look like they are a little more full than normal.
So, I run several of them back to my electronic scale, 56 grains. So, I am good. I start seating bullets in my seating die, and I feel them a little harder to seat than they normally are and that the depths on the first stroke are not as consistent like they normally are. Anyway, I tweak the die enough to load 50 at my normal depth. I have been thinking about this all week, totally stumped why these cases were more full than normal, and the bullets being harder to seat.
So, I head to the range this morning with these. Now, I have pressure, sticky bolt lift. I come home, and check some of the other brass I have filled on my balance beam. 56 grains. To sum it up. I never messed with my Redding dispenser that was throwing 56 grains last week, never messed with my electronic scale, even re-calibrated it. Balance beam verifies 56 grains. The only thing that is different in this whole thing is this new jug of Retumbo. Anyone know what is going on??
So, I run several of them back to my electronic scale, 56 grains. So, I am good. I start seating bullets in my seating die, and I feel them a little harder to seat than they normally are and that the depths on the first stroke are not as consistent like they normally are. Anyway, I tweak the die enough to load 50 at my normal depth. I have been thinking about this all week, totally stumped why these cases were more full than normal, and the bullets being harder to seat.
So, I head to the range this morning with these. Now, I have pressure, sticky bolt lift. I come home, and check some of the other brass I have filled on my balance beam. 56 grains. To sum it up. I never messed with my Redding dispenser that was throwing 56 grains last week, never messed with my electronic scale, even re-calibrated it. Balance beam verifies 56 grains. The only thing that is different in this whole thing is this new jug of Retumbo. Anyone know what is going on??