09-06-2019, 07:00 PM
CJW Wrote:Klem,
I don?t have a clue as to why the bullet stopped half way down the barrel. I was not shooting solids, shooting my regular cup and core practice bullet. Very light bullet 235 grain Speer Hot Core.
I have shot many, many rounds of big bore guns with Trail Boss and have not ever had a problem. For a very long time I?ve used TB to practice in my Lott, .416 Rigby and 375 H&H.
Basically you just fill the case up with TB and shoot.
Something happened this time, not sure what.
Spent an hour on the phone with Hodgdon trying to figure it out. They said that it was impossible for that to happen and that I must have been shooting a heavy solid.
I was reloading at the range, only had TB and Speer 235’s with me.
My gunsmith got the round out.
This scared the Shite out of me. I still have 16 lbs of TB in my basement. If any Horde member wants them they are yours for free.
Chuck
Free powder? Sign me up!
A few things came to mind. On Johnny's Reloading bench https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7ZytK...p9LXXxinJQ
There was an episode where he was trying to replicate a squib load using a combination of a lower energy primer and powder. He did succeed in that with a results that the primer went off but the powder did not fully combust.
In your case the primer obviously went off and if you are certain there was powder in the case then it is likely the powder did not fully combust or did not ignite at all.
Did you use a magnum primer? If so was it the most energetic brand?
Thing number two would be to use a cast bullet instead of a jacketed one. It would be cheaper and cast bullets have lower friction so can be loaded lighter than jacketed. Trail boss is a great powder for cast bullets.