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Old 02-06-2017, 12:44 PM
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Just a quick note - since you said you were fairly new to reloading but have done some 9mm, when moving up to larger, straight wall cases such as .38, .357, .44 special, .44 mag and using relatively fast buring powders such as bullseye, 231, red dot take special care when charging the cases.

I know some people will charge a loading block then seat bullets. I also know more than one person has double charged a .38 case and had less than desirable results.

I was trained that you handle only one round at a time. Once the cases have been primed, I will charge a case with powder, then without letting go of the case in my hand, place a bullet on the case and place it in the seating die. Have never had a double charge incident following this procedure. With shorter cases like 9mm, even with 4 grains of bullseye the case is pretty full and a double charge would over flow the case. Not so with the .38.

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