reloading problems
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I reloaded for about 15 years, then stopped for about 5 years. Never in those 15 years can I remember a problem coming from reloads. I was reloading 45 auto's then and now, however I went to fire a few hundred rounds yesterday and found something I couldnt explain. My glock 30 wouldnt go into battery position after each shot. I thought perhaps I missed some junk in it so I striped it and cleaned it out. After insuring it was clean I started firing it again. Again it failed to cycleproperly. I took it apart again and noticed yellow beads about the size of pin heads all thru my gun. I know they werent there after I cleaned it. They were hard and stopping my slide from moving all the way forward. What the hell are these things? Where do they come from? All I could think is that the government has started putting taggnets in bulk powder. I have also seen these beads after firing my 22 mag revolver. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 0 -
old powder? try 5gr bulls eye 0 -
What powder are you using?
I had the same thing with H-110 in .45 Win Mag Automag IV, but didn't stop functioning.
I figured it's un-burned powder particles or clinkers caused by too high or too low heat while burning.0 -
I was using new Unique. THe "beads" get between the bolt face, next to the brass and hit the back of the barrel just before it shuts. 0 -
Curious phenomenon - too bad it spoils your fun. I've never encountered anything I can describe as "pin-head-size yellow beads" either in the years I've been reloading pistol & rifle calibers. I HAVE had problems with 22 Mag in a K-22 chambered for that round though; every time I shoot it I have to brush the cylinder bores out before I can reload. They're always fouled with unburned powder. Best explanation I've heard is that, as the 22 Mag was designed for rifle-length barrels, a revolver barrel is just too short to allow the propellant to burn completely before the bullet leaves the muzzle. Muzzle flash from this weapon is really impressive, too!Here's a thought: how old is the recoil spring in your 30? Is it likely the loads you're shooting are overpowering the spring, causing the action to cycle too soon? This could result in unburned powder being blown back over the spent case, as well as the action not cycling with sufficient force. Do you find particles of powder on your shooting hand after firing a few rounds? Another factor to consider could be insufficient case crimp. 0 -
Unique, I have found, is one of the cleanest burning powders made. It sounds as though the powder has been subjected to moisture causing incomplete combustion. Get another pound or so from a differant source and try it again. I think the problem will go away.
Sometimes, a slow burn powder in a fast burn situation will cause the same results. Make sure the powder is for the application.
Let us know what you find!
Had the same problem with "Blue Dot"- too slow for the pistol load!
** Make sure the primers are "fresh" per sey!
What is the powder you are using and for what caliber?0 -
Powder has been exsposed to moisture or is too slow for the purpose.
What type of powder are you using and grains?
Are the primers fresh?
Unique is a clean powder and can't see the problem.0 -
Cycling issues are usually from an undercharge. If you weighed correctly, the powder sounds bad. I would try a completely different powder or a fresh batch of Unique.
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The only thing I can think of the yellow beads would be is maybe some kinda airborne particles that got in your gun, like polin or something. I'm a student at the local Sheriffs acadamy, and we wear our sam browns with our gun to class everyday, and at the end of the week, I notice that my Glock gets increadibly dirty with junk I can't explain.
As far as your realoading problem, you might try chamber checking all you loads, get a drop check guage. The only time I really ever heard of someone having the same problem was when they were trying to use a roll crimp in an automatic, if you are using a roll crimp, I'd advise going to a taper crimp, that might be your problem.
Anyway, hope this helps.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !0 -
I believe it's unburned powder particles. I've had similar yellow beads with starting loads in my .357 Mag revolver using 2400. When I cranked up the loads a little bit they went away. Possibly pressure is too low for good combustion.
Woods
Edited by - woodsrunner on 09/15/2002 21:28:050 -
Cast bullets? Maybe bullet lube. 0 -
I think daddo nailed it. I've used Unique for 30 +/- years and never had any problems with it. I don't use it in .45, though. I'd try scrounging some of a different lot from a friend to make a test. If that worked fine, I'd look for my money back from someone. If the same problem showed up, I'd look to a different powder / loading. 0 -
I agree with Daddo; get some new powder from a (different) source. In my experience, powder that's gone bad turns yellow like that. It doesn't have to be the case that the entire batch looks yellow yet. Bad powder smells rancid (even slightly) and only some of the grains may actually be bad. (There's one powder I used for pistol cartridges that has about .5-1% little yellow granules mixed in; I'm not talking about that powder. I can't remember which manufacturer's powder that is, sorry. It's been 25 years since I used Green or Blue Dot, but I think the manufacturer of that powder interspersed colored granules to give each powder a distinctive appearance. [Herco?])
I wonder if the cartridges you're firing have just enough good powder left (as a ratio) to ignite, leaving most of the fouled stuff behind in your gun.0
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