1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

is this still safe to use?

Discussion in 'Guns & Hunting' started by meeestirg, May 30, 2011.

  1. Jun 4, 2011 at 8:09 PM
    #21
    LTE

    LTE NRA Benefactor Member

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2011
    Member:
    #54563
    Messages:
    168
    Gender:
    Male
    in my own little world
    Vehicle:
    07 SR5II; Longbed; FLyzeyes LED
    window tint, step bars, Flyzeye LED interior console light
    If I loaded it, I would proberly shoot. I've seated a bullet too far before.

    If I ever had a question about the round, I would pull the bullet and re-load it again.
     
  2. Jun 4, 2011 at 8:25 PM
    #22
    rcbs204

    rcbs204 Well-Known Member Vendor

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2009
    Member:
    #23681
    Messages:
    3,955
    Gender:
    Male
    Simply put it in your bullet puller, and smack it lightly until it is a little farther out, and then measure again. reseat the bullet to the proper depth. Simple as that. Don't shoot it, as it will not be engaging the rifling, this can cause bullet yaw and can damage the crown of the barrel on exit.
    If this is your first loads ever that you have loaded, look closely at your primers after the first few shots. Your primers will tell you everything as far as pressures go. IF they are super flat and you can see the firing pin hole outlined on the primer, your load is too hot. If the primers look as though they are rounded and no flattening occurs, add powder to your load. When i load test rounds for a new rifle, i load 12 rounds and they are in lots of three, all different parameters. I do this for primer type, powdered type, and bullet type. Think of it as tuning a fine instrument. But that is just me, i try and get every thing out of my weapons. I spend hours at the loading bench.
     
  3. Jun 14, 2011 at 8:04 PM
    #23
    knayrb

    knayrb Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2010
    Member:
    #32473
    Messages:
    2,219
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Bryan
    Somewhere in the square states
    Vehicle:
    2010 Dbl-Cab Off-Road
    Pure stock
    I think the rule of thumb is if you are questioning it DO NOT take a chance. You lost less than .10 with brass, primer, powder, & bullet. Mark it defective and put it on a shelf or take it to a firing range and put it in their misfired/dud ammo disposal bins.
     

Products Discussed in

To Top