Stop reloading 9MM ya cheap Bastard and buy factory…
lesson learned…
hey i’m not loading because it’s all that cheap- if i spent the time it takes to reload behind my computer at work drawing contours on property, i’d make more than enough on OT to buy factory SS as opposed to what I load.
Point is I read it was fun and calming to do. It’s also nice when you need ammo for a shoot the next day and you can just go into the garage and load it up.
Also, i wasn’t having as good of luck with factory 147 grain as I was hoping for.
I hear ya… Glad you still got your Eye balls Mission capable…
Dutch’s #1 AR-15 rule is not to shoot reloads through my guns. Factory only.
I’ve had plenty of crappy factory ammo. reloads, when done right, are better than factory, because you control the quality.
The Oakley SI line offers ballistic lenses in their sunglasses. I wear a pair of XX 20’s when it’s sunny. They are of a “wrap around” design and probably protect my eyes a lot better than most Walmart brand safety glasses.
SuicideHz, I’m glad to hear you’re okay.
Stephen
+1
I know several guys who eyes have been saved by Oakley sunglasses in Iraq and Afghan…
Its all I wear when I work, and civilian shoot (you can take that two ways 
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I shoot a LOT of 9mm every year.
When you consider it cost me $3 a box to shoot my reloads, the savings is considerable.
With a Dillon press running a powder check die, it’s almost impossible to load a squib.
As for the OP, look closely down the bore for rings like this:
ETA: That barrel was not mine, it was sent by a customer.
I have not had a squib in over 5 years (knock on wood).
Eyepro is such a good idea, it makes you wonder why the .mil didn’t think of it sooner!
Put a TIGHT PATCH on a jag and see if it finds a loose zone where the bullets were stuck.
No, no rings as in shiny/dark/shiny again.
Bore is perfectly shiny chrome lined.
Nope, no loose spots.
Like I said, the outside measures like I listed above.
The other rounds I have loaded will not be used much and when they are used, they won’t be bumped.
Yeah, I saw the “never use reloads” response while at the office today and wanted to comment now when I got home but see that’s been done.
More people have KB’s from factory ammo I think than they do with their OWN reloads.
Sure, you can get cheap reloads from some hillbilly that probably KB a lot in other people’s guns but that’s because he doesn’t give a crap.
Well, I’ll start loading again and use the minimum that lee suggests.
For spooky quiet maybe I’ll start on that suppressed Nagant revolver…
I have been reloading for over 15 years, and like said above with the proper equipment (dillon 550 w/powder check die, etc.) I havn’t had a squib in many years either…You can get considerably better ammo by reloading vs. store bought ammo, IMO and when it costs under $4.00 per box/50, for 9mm and around $5.00 a box for .45 the savings is worth it. but if your afraid of reloads, please buy factory ammo… I have been alot more saftey oriented since seeing all the KB’s lately on Glock Talk and some other sites… I do not shoot on public ranges either to limit the possibility of accidents… Glad your allright and no one got hurt… I see alot of people on these forums bashing the use of reloads, … I think it’s kind of insulting to those of us who have been reloading safely for years… if your careful and minimize your distractions at the bench you can reproduce the quality of the best factory ammo or better, you can tailor your loads to reduce your recoil etc… It is possible to get a bad factory round, not very common but it can happen. Please be careful, everyone!!!
If Lee made a 4 hole progressive I’d probably go a lot slower and pay more attention to each and every round.
With the turret press you sort of get into a rhythm and that’s probably where the problem occurred.
Get a progressive press like a Dillon 650 that has a powder checker and does not allow you to turn the press backwards.
That pretty much ensures that every round has powder unless you don’t put a battery in the powder checker…
:rolleyes:
I’m glad to hear that the damage was mininal (to you and your gun). Am I correct in assuming that you were shooting reloads?
Thanks! Yes, reloaded myself 