Staunton Shoot'n Greet

[meadmkr]

Getting things ready and checking my list...
Guns....check
ammo...check
hearing/eye protection....check
targets/cardboard/stapler...check
more ammo...check
loaded magazines...check
water/snacks...check

Am I missing anything?

What time are folks planning on getting there? I'm driving down from the Sterling area. Not sure exactly how long timewise but I'm planning on being there by noon.

>> A'yah. I'm planning on being there... anyone have a gee I've always wanted to try an XXXXXX" list? <<

Only thing I can think of is that I'd be interested in comparing a 17HMR to my 17Mach2.

I don't have much of a collection but will bring a few different guns if folks wanna try them out. Got a few bricks of Federal bulk 22lr and a few other boxes of 22lr to see what works best in my modified 10/22.

Cheers
Chris

[moss20]

It should take you around 2 1/2 hrs. with no stops. I plan to get there around 10:00-10:30.

I'm printing targets now.

[herohog]

Sorry I couldn't make it guys.. Things come up and I go down... it was one of those days.

[jdonovan]

So for the folks that lent a hand, tools, expertise etc with my revolvers problems today, thank you.

I got home and me and a soft aluminum rod had our way with the lodged projectile, and its out of the bore.

I pulled quite a few of the rounds and have found... nothing.

The powder isn't compressed, flash holes are not occluded with grit from tumbling, there is no evidence of lube inside the cases, there is no clumped powder, no discoloration of the powder and just as a final test the pulled powder was burnt off, and burned just like smokeless in open air normally burns.

So anyone have suggestions on other things to look at for a possible cause for the squibs?

[meadmkr]

So anyone have suggestions on other things to look at for a possible cause for the squibs?

Only thing that jumps to mind are bad or 'weak' primers?

For those rounds that you did get to fire how does the firing pin indent look? Years ago when I was reloading for most of my shooting group we ran afoul of a bad brick of primers. More than a 50% didn't fire or fired too weak for even ignition.

[herohog]

I had one on my 9mm WinMag and it stopped with the tip of the round JUST poking out the end of the barrel as shown below. No unburnt powder, no primer set back no signs of anything. All other rounds in that set functioned without issue. I can only guess low or no powder as I have nothing else to go on.

[jdonovan]

For those rounds that you did get to fire how does the firing pin indent look? Years ago when I was reloading for most of my shooting group we ran afoul of a bad brick of primers. More than a 50% didn't fire or fired too weak for even ignition.

Strong, deep primer marking, no evidence of light strikes.

This is 30gr of H110, so it will take a bit of oompf to light it off, but I would expect a wolf SR-Mag would have done the trick.

The description on this primer is:
This is the newest primer available in the Wolf line. It is ever so slightly hotter than the small rifle magnum primer and it comes with a brass colored thick cup. This primer can be used in place of the SRM primer or used when a different powder is used that is hard to ignite.

Sounded perfect for this application.

[jdonovan]

I can only guess low or no powder as I have nothing else to go on.

Both rounds had powder in them... it was about 1/3 yellow and 2/3 black. Some of it was pressed into a 1/4-1/2" thick cake.

The yellowed powder looked either like it had tried to ignite, and failed, or some sort of contamination.

The other loads done from the same powder canister (the 50AE) worked fine.

[herohog]

I can only guess low or no powder as I have nothing else to go on.

Both rounds had powder in them... it was about 1/3 yellow and 2/3 black. Some of it was pressed into a 1/4-1/2" thick cake.

The yellowed powder looked either like it had tried to ignite, and failed, or some sort of contamination.

The other loads done from the same powder canister (the 50AE) worked fine.

I was talking about MY Squib. Sorry I wasn't clear.