I was trying to get into a rhythm. Had a few things I needed to change and re-adjust. finished 50 and then it hit me, I think i loaded to much powder in one round, by about 10%.

 

I guess I need to start them over. Can these be separated without special tools?

This is why you need a bullet puller.

 

Were you starting with starting loads? If so, 10% would not be too high, however, unless you know for sure, throw it in the to be pulled pile.

better safe than sorry - pull all bullets + salvage what components that you can -

I have never reloaded anything in my life.

 

However, a cartridge that has 10% more powder should weigh more than a cartridge that has the normal amount of powder. If you have an electronic scale, I would weigh each cartridge. Any cartridge that is above the mean can be discarded. That may save you some time.

You can definitely check them by weighing them.

 

More info on what you were reloading and how you think you messed up will help me determine if it's worth pulling all the bullets or not.

 

M

You wont be able to tell if a charge is 10% heavy by weighing the complete round, the brass alone has variations well over %10 what your powder would be. Thats .4 grains if you have a 4 grain charge. Brass is + - at least a grain

+1 to what Glenn said.

 

The variation and Brass and bullets alone will be above the .4 grains you are stuffing in a 9mm round.

 

As an aside... how do you think you got 10% more powder in there? Are you weighing them by hand? What kind of press?

Thanks for the quick replies.

 

So I am weighing every single load before putting it through this Lee die that sizes and flares. After doing this for a while and thinking about all things bullets, I measured and then poured the powder through the funnel on the top of the die. It went through the die and out onto my floor, which I was interested in cleaning up immediately.

It wasn't until I finished the 3rd to last one that, like an idiot, I did it again. That's when I realised that when I dumped that first one through that I had the brass in the press but in its full retraction. I looked at the latest one I f'ed up and realised that even though most ended up on the floor, a good amount landed in the case. I then loaded a full starting load on top of it.

 

So somewhere in the batch is a very hot load.

 

I had been thinking about an electronic scale to measure them out. I guess that would be pointless. Seems it is best to just bust them all up and chalk it up to experience.

 

reccommndations on a bullet puller?

reccommndations on a bullet puller?

 

pm me, i have an extra, NIB

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=685703

Depending on how you loaded the projectile and if you did a crimp or not you might be able to get away with getting two pairs of pliers and you turn the casing one way the projectile another and wedge it out. I have done this on about six 9mm bullets that I either loaded with too much or the primer went in wrong. This is something I did and I am not telling you to do this but its something I know that's worked. If you loaded these bullets on the lower end of a data sheet that 10% increase may not be a issue.

Depending on how you loaded the projectile and if you did a crimp or not you might be able to get away with getting two pairs of pliers and you turn the casing one way the projectile another and wedge it out. I have done this on about six 9mm bullets that I either loaded with too much or the primer went in wrong. This is something I did and I am not telling you to do this but its something I know that's worked. If you loaded these bullets on the lower end of a data sheet that 10% increase may not be a issue.

 

 

I wonder. I gues what I could do is replicate my dumb as$ move, put the starting load in on top of it and then weigh the resulting powder.

 

hmmmm.

Inertial pullers are ok for taking down one or two cartridges but a pain in the a** for any more than that. Get a cam-lock style puller that mounts in your press. You can remove bullets very easily and very quickly and the components are still reusable.

pm me, i have an extra, NIB

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=685703

 

Thanks again for this. Making 50 rounds then breaking them apart was time consuming, but I am glad I did it. I gave up on weighing the poweder because I was stressed for time, but I am pretty sure the one in question because visually it dumped out more than the others.

 

Better safe than sorry right?