is there a way to verify a squib or double load after complete assembly

[243winxb]

is there a way to verify a squib or double load after complete assembly

No. None for that small of a cartridge. 45 acp 200swc

[375RUGER]

In actuality, a "squib" load is a low velocity load, like a "cat sneeze" load. How it came to be a term for a dud load that leaves the bullet sticking in the bore is a mystery to me. If I think there is a remote chance that something is wrong with a batch of handloads, I tear them down. A rare event for me because I employ the flashlight method of determining powder levels in a loading block full of cases, going over them twice before starting to seat bullets.

Source??
Where did you come up with that? As long as I've been shooting and loading a "DUD" is one that fails to fire-no ignition. A "SQUIB" is one that lacks the power to push a bullet out the end of the barrel.

[303Guy]

I'm confused now. I've always thought of a squib load as a very light load, as in cat sneeze load. To me a squib load might or might not push the boolit out the bore and is usually unintentionally light. That doesn't make me right, just confused. Do we have a consensus on what a light load is called and what a squib load is?

[243winxb]

LOAD, SQUIB A cartridge or shell which produces projectile velocity and sound substantially lower than normal. May result in projectile and/or wads remaining in the bore.

http://www.saami.org/glossary/display.cfm?letter=L

[303Guy]

Thanks. Makes sense and fits the way the term has been used.

[rhead]

The definition that I saw written in an article stated that a squib was a load that was purposed to attain less than fifty percent of factory velocity. As opposed to a reduced recoil load that was between fifty and one hundred percent velocity. I do not recall any mention of the cat sneeze loads in that article. Sorry I cannot nail that down any better. I could not find that one in my library. There are several holes in my collection due to loans not being returned.

You may encounter a stuck boolit a time or too while developing a squib load.

The article was in a Guns Digest published back in the early to mid seventies.

If this definition is Official or not I have no idea. When I speak or write and use the term Squib I mean one that i loaded on purpose. when I say Dud it was a surprise. The boolit may or may not get stuck. When I indent the primer and get no effect I use the term Fail to Fire.

The differences in terms may be regional.

[HeavyMetal]

I'll put in my 2 cents for what it's worth:

Pistol ammo, particularly 45 ACP, will need to be completely "documented" as to brass weight, powder charge, primer weight, boolit weight!

Each of these plays a huge part in the weight of a loaded round and, if you use mixed brass and or do not weigh your castings, you have no way to establish a usable base line to determine load "condition" based solely on the weight of a finished round.

Your Options are:

Pull every round and start over

Or pull a sampling of the batch in question and determine if these are the load you think you put together.

If you were pushing a max load and find a big variation in the pulled rounds pull them all!

If you were using a mid range load and find your OK with the pulled rounds shoot them with care.

Me? I'd pull them if there wasn't ton of them, sample check if there was a ton of them and never back myself in that corner again!

[a.squibload]

+1 for HeavyMetal's advice, except that you seem to have an idea that the
rounds in question might have a problem. Not suspecting double charges or
missing powder but what charge was it / not documented. Hard to say,
if you normally used a certain load it's probably that load. 500 rounds is a bunch!
I would pull some to check, 10 would give you the load assuming they all
weigh about the same. Any problems noticed - pull more, or all.

I had to pull a box of 50, the crimp wasn't right or seating depth,
something like that. Didn't want to do it but pressure could have been high.

Different but same: a guy from school had sold his gun, gave me a box of
44 mag reloads, labeled with 5 different loads.
I pulled 'em all, not worth the risk!

Always thought a squib load was very reduced, maybe on purpose
or maybe by defect, but not a dud which doesn't fire at all.
But then I'm no expert...

I don't use a loading block, charge one at a time, look in to confirm,
and put it in the press.
Lately, especially with Unique, I weigh each charge. Was advised that
Unique doesn't meter well, they were right.

Stop me before I write a novel here.

[257]

you can weight them if I didn't reload them I won't shoot them, guns cost to much to chance destroying one over the cost of a shell