So Ive been watching a batch of 500 or so reloads. Ive had some REALLY light loads. One Saturday that I paused and then elected to stop the stage and take the misses because I wasnt sure if it was a squib or not. (it wasnt)
a few stages later, I fired a shot, the next pull was a dud, and repeated cycling wouldnt go. Gun wouldnt lock up. So the SO and match director were kind enough to allow me to switch guns (since I'm not a "contender" and we arent playing for the Cadillac) . So new ammo and gun and the rest of the match went fine.
I discovered a round lodged halfway into the lands due to no powder was preventing subsequent rounds from chambering. (I literally prayed and thanked God for keeping that bullet where it was so it didnt cause a catastrophic fail)
So I'm now pulling down around 450 rounds. I was made nervous and annoyed by the light loads that sometimes caused malfunctions. But the squib was the final straw. So time to take them apart and redo them.
Pulling them down suuuuucks. But the one other squib I found, coupled by the occasional light load I find reinforces that I'm doing the right thing. And at 6 RPM, its not THAT bad.
/rant-ish
a few stages later, I fired a shot, the next pull was a dud, and repeated cycling wouldnt go. Gun wouldnt lock up. So the SO and match director were kind enough to allow me to switch guns (since I'm not a "contender" and we arent playing for the Cadillac) . So new ammo and gun and the rest of the match went fine.
I discovered a round lodged halfway into the lands due to no powder was preventing subsequent rounds from chambering. (I literally prayed and thanked God for keeping that bullet where it was so it didnt cause a catastrophic fail)
So I'm now pulling down around 450 rounds. I was made nervous and annoyed by the light loads that sometimes caused malfunctions. But the squib was the final straw. So time to take them apart and redo them.
Pulling them down suuuuucks. But the one other squib I found, coupled by the occasional light load I find reinforces that I'm doing the right thing. And at 6 RPM, its not THAT bad.
/rant-ish