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Ok, I have five boxes a friend of mine reloaded. He used all Winchester components and since he no longer shoots I bought a bunch of his components from him. He threw in the boxes just to get rid of them. I trust him and that he is competent enough to make sure the loads are correct. But I dissembled a few of them and removed the components to see what I have. I have a few concerns and I thought I would post these pictures to get y'all's opinion.
In the pictures below one of my concerns is how much the wads have been crushed. Secondly, take note how the powder is caking. Is this due to moisture or the length of time the wad has kept it under pressure? Looking at the weight it appears it was reloaded to shoot at 1200 fps using WST powder.
His crimps suck, plain and simple, this appears to be attributed by too much wad pressure thus lowering the over all stack causing the open hole in the crimp and not properly adjusting the machine.
I am not interested in discussing whether or not it is safe to shoot someone else's reloads. What I am interested in discussing is whether or not, from the facts that are presented, would these shells be ok to shoot?
Disclaimer, I completely understand the issues and possible danger with shooting someone else's reloads.
Bryan
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Ok, I have five boxes a friend of mine reloaded. He used all Winchester components and since he no longer shoots I bought a bunch of his components from him. He threw in the boxes just to get rid of them. I trust him and that he is competent enough to make sure the loads are correct. But I dissembled a few of them and removed the components to see what I have. I have a few concerns and I thought I would post these pictures to get y'all's opinion.
In the pictures below one of my concerns is how much the wads have been crushed. Secondly, take note how the powder is caking. Is this due to moisture or the length of time the wad has kept it under pressure? Looking at the weight it appears it was reloaded to shoot at 1200 fps using WST powder.
His crimps suck, plain and simple, this appears to be attributed by too much wad pressure thus lowering the over all stack causing the open hole in the crimp and not properly adjusting the machine.
I am not interested in discussing whether or not it is safe to shoot someone else's reloads. What I am interested in discussing is whether or not, from the facts that are presented, would these shells be ok to shoot?
Disclaimer, I completely understand the issues and possible danger with shooting someone else's reloads.
Bryan
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