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could have been a double load, but then the bullet typically doesn't seat right. Also could have been a bullet didn't leave the barrel due to a weak load. In that case pressures skyrocket and an explosion occurs.

But being scared is just stupid....you seem like a smart guy; smart enough anyway to reload your own ammo. In fact, the academic part of it is what fascinates me the most. Dialing in your shot at 300 yards dependent on how you stamp your own bullet is awesome. For me it marked the transition between just throwing lead down field and shooting. I am far being an expert. In fact I have just recently started reloading 308 for my M1A NM. I have been using my friends equipment up to this point but have already started to assemble my own set up. I can not wait to have more physical space down stairs to complete the process.

I reload Martini Henry rounds to full MilSpec(right down to the paper patch and beeswax wad).
Firing those through a 1872 rifle is a bit unnerving, but so far so good.

Only reason why I do it is that commerically available loads are $5 per round and crappy bull**** loads.

Ive reloaded 30-06 and 308 etc, but with ammo still less than 50 cents a round I will keep buying battle packs and such. Once it passes 50 cents per round, It better to break out the rock crusher.

And believe me scared keeps me honest! I don't listen to music or watch TV when I reload.

I don't trust myself to load and reuse .375 H&amp;H double belted casings

Pretty hard to double-charge a 9mm fer instance. Not that you couldn't, but it'd be significantly tougher.

this includes anything from 45-70 up to 45-120 and 45 colt, etc. (Any case originally designed for Black Powder pre 1893 or so)

BTDT, to keep you from loosing a finger.

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Thats one of the main reasons I use an old style Rock Crusher. The .577 casing requires a custom shell holder as no one makes reloading stuff for that brass. I got it 10 years ago from a guy in england who has since passed away. He also sold me a nice bullet mold for making exact reproductino martini henry rounds suitable for paper patching. He turned cases and I bought 400 cases from him. They take #2 rifle primers.

I use a drop tube and drop in 85 grains of FF powder. then a cotton wad on top of the powder which brings the load right to the neck of the cartridge. I drop in a half spoon of melted beeswax cut with olive oil which seals the round and cuts fouling. I then press in the paper patched 460 grain bullet.

In between loads, I anneal the necks and do a very minor case resize.

I have a multistage but I don't use it for blackpowder loads cause of the care needed to set wads and drop tubes. I will probably have to set it up when I .308 and 30-06 pass 50 cents per round.