I survived, the 1st Squibb load of my life

[Joe in Missouri]

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Shooting the G26, all of a sudden nothing would chamber, and the trigger would not reset….

Only when I got inside did I discover that there was a bullet stuck in the barrel, just in front of the chamber.
Thank God it was not far enough in, to allow another round to chamber, because I sure tried to do so.

I never heard the bad round go off.

Almost immediately I suspected the primers from South America, that Powder Valley is carrying.
I even went there an gave the primers a negative review.

Then I started asking myself what else might have been the cause?
Perhaps a gummed up primer flash hole?

That do you think?
What has your experience been?
Thanks in advance

[Kirk Bennett]

The primer is fine. It ignited but someone forgot to add the powder when making the load.

[Joe in Missouri]

I hate to think I f\’ed up that badly….

But defiantly a possibility.

It sounds better than my explanation.

Thanks Kirk

[ron_650]

I did , on purpose . Load a 30-30 Win, using a 150 gr bullet , with NO powder . Fired in a Marline 336 rifle just to see what would happen . Bullet went approx 8 to 10 inches into the barrel via primer energy only . Bullet had to be driven back out , using a brass 1/4\” rod . From then on . While reloading , after dropping powder . I LOOKED with an LED flashlight , into the cases held in the reloading block , to be DAMN sure powder had been dropped into the cases before seating a bullet .

[Joe in Missouri]

Thanks for that feedback
I am grateful that pistol primers did not drive the bullet far enough to chamber another round.

My Dillon 1050 is mounted so high up that I have a hard time eyeballing cases.
I have to stand on my tip toes.
Thinking about something soft to stand on to raise me up a few inches.

[spclement]

Love my Hornady Powder Cop Die. It has saved me a few times from seating a bullet over a light charge.

[Joe in Missouri]

Dillon has similar.
I have heard both positive and negative about using one.
You seem sold.
Thanks for the reminder.

[Ciro DiNardi]

no powder, the fact that you use a progressive press makes me believe that was most likely the cause

[Jacob Wilcox]

That is a pretty classic no powder description. The good news is that you avoided the double powder issue.

[Joe in Missouri]

LOL I compressed 20 years of reloading experience into one year.
It\’s a miracle I didn\’t screw up more than this.
Thanks for the confirmation.
You guys have been a lot of help.

The only reason I am not reloading now is that the cost of raw materials for 223 has shot up to where I need $2000 or so
to put together 5K rounds. Pretty tough on social insecurity.

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