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03-13-2020, 12:35 PM | #14 | ||||||
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John is right on about those powder baffles. I bought one many years ago when they first came out, and after testing with several different powders I found it made the charge weight much more inconsistent with some powders. Never used it again. Also it is best not to leave powder to long in the loader, It is both light and moisture sensitive. Here in the Pacific NW moisture is always a problem and I have had it clump up surprisingly quickly.
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03-13-2020, 03:13 PM | #15 | ||||||
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I had an opposite experience and found the baffle more consistent. When I bought it some years ago I tested the powder drop weights (with/without) while using IMR "PB" powder and a particular bushing I was routinely using at the time. The extreme range of variability (3rd sigma as in statistics) was > half less with the baffle, than without. That's with 20 powder drops in each mode and the data is in my reloading log book. I still have a lot of "PB" squirreled away and like it for composite barrels but have gone to 700-X for paper shells and to E3 in plastics for my casual 12-gauge clays shooting with steel barreled guns. Just the way I do it …….
No, I didn't do the with/without drop weight testing using the baffle with either of the latter two powders. |
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03-13-2020, 05:25 PM | #17 | ||||||
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I have had trouble with the spring return of the charge bar on my progressive mecs. Usually it was a piece of shot that got sheared off and would stop the bar from going all the way back causing a lite charge of powder. But anyway, the baffle could not have caused the 1.5x charge because it is above the charge bar and bushing. The bridging would have to have been in the drop tube somehow.
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03-13-2020, 05:36 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Thanks for the heads up Frank. Glad you and the Winny came through it with no damage. I've been using that exact baffle with no problems yet and it sits atop one of the multi-charge bars which some people love to hate. I not sure what went wrong with your reload but I think dumping the powder after each session is wise. Could static electricity had anything to do with it?
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03-14-2020, 03:35 PM | #19 | ||||||
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Great story and investigation Frank. I shoot a lot of trap at big shoots so shoot with lots of different shooters. Can think of many instances of squib loads and wonder how many overloads go along with these? Scary stuff for sure.
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03-18-2020, 12:57 PM | #20 | ||||||
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Thankfully this experience happened with a M 21. I have reloaded for quite a few years, and have gotten into the habit of visually inspecting shells as I load the gun.
An abnormal looking shell goes in a pants pocket for later review. Usual issues are a tipped wad. |
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