mnkyracer
10-08-2013, 11:56 PM
Apparrently I had a brain fart the last time I loaded rounds for my .44 Mag. Load was 12 gr HS-6 with a 271 gr BTSniper swaged bullet, to be shot out of a 14 in. Contender.
This load is not uncomfortable to shoot and is hunting accurate past 100 yds. It has accounted for 3 deer the last 2 years.
During powder measure set-up, I must have bumped the scale causing the weight to jump a notch on the beam. I ended up charging 22 grains of powder instead of 12. I loaded up 50 and went to the range where I found the mistake. On the first shot, recoil was noticeably more. Then, the breach was hard to open and I found that the case was stuck in the chamber. Went home, got the case removed and started to pull down rounds, which is when I found my error.
I thoroughly cleaned and inspected the barrel and could not find any issues, so I loaded 5 rounds with the correct charge and went back to the range. Now, even these rounds are sticking in the chamber, but not to the point that I cannot work them out with my fingers. These did not show signs of flattened primers.
Any ideas where to start looking for problems? If it comes to taking it to a gunsmith, it will be put back in the safe for now due to $$$, or the lack thereof.
This load is not uncomfortable to shoot and is hunting accurate past 100 yds. It has accounted for 3 deer the last 2 years.
During powder measure set-up, I must have bumped the scale causing the weight to jump a notch on the beam. I ended up charging 22 grains of powder instead of 12. I loaded up 50 and went to the range where I found the mistake. On the first shot, recoil was noticeably more. Then, the breach was hard to open and I found that the case was stuck in the chamber. Went home, got the case removed and started to pull down rounds, which is when I found my error.
I thoroughly cleaned and inspected the barrel and could not find any issues, so I loaded 5 rounds with the correct charge and went back to the range. Now, even these rounds are sticking in the chamber, but not to the point that I cannot work them out with my fingers. These did not show signs of flattened primers.
Any ideas where to start looking for problems? If it comes to taking it to a gunsmith, it will be put back in the safe for now due to $$$, or the lack thereof.