peterthefish Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't sort by headstamp, but I do toss garbage headstamp a in the scrap bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 The other items (the alarm and primer tool) may be wasteful or me being over cautious; regardless I've been shooting a while and never had a failure like this before so it's sitting heavy on my mind as it could have ended much worse. As for the barrel, if it's shot then the gunsmith can machine the slide to accept the barrel. A few members have had this done to their 5" models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I say get back on the horse and load the way it's supposed to be done. If you're careful and your machine is set up right you should have no trouble as long as you're not loading split cases. A lot of guys around here have loaded hundreds of thousands of rounds without serious issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks Lifeislarge, I will get back in there. But this did add a few more gray hairs for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Build4u Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 when you have to stop mid cycle on a progressive press because of a failure or jam, you have to be very careful and check everything after sorting out the problem and resuming loading. If I have to stop and walk away from my press I do it with the ram all the way up (handle on bottom of stroke) then there is only one thing to do when you resume. A habit from using the sl900 where the practice really shines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 That is smart advice David, thank you! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I do the same thing as far as stopping with the ram up. I also re seat the primer (forward stroke) after every issue or stoppage i have with the ram down. For the most part, my main malfunctions are case feed issues (upside down, waterfall, jammed case, empty hopper), primer seating (seating doesn't feel right; too easy or hard), and round inspection. I'd any of these happen with the ram down, I fix it, then do the primer seating stroke again. Once i start raising the ram, I never stop, and try to make the same stroke every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 So, any luck with the smith? What was the outcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 He's pretty backed up, I'll check with him early next week. Thanks! So, any luck with the smith? What was the outcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Been playing phone tag with gunsmith, I'll swing by his shop on Thursday if I don't hear from him tomorrow. In the meantime checking into purchasing a back-up pistol as I'm starting uspsa competitions. Purchased Winchester brass and tossing out a bunch of junk brass while keeping the Federal and Speer head stamps. Some will say I'm being overly cautious, but I really don't want this to happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 So, any luck with the smith? What was the outcome? Update: just got back from the smith, turns out I double charged the round and it caused the failure (the smith is great, Kapp Ogburn in Raleigh NC). No damage to the barrel & no pressure ring, main recoil spring is shot, he's still looking at the extractor & firing pin, and he's still pulling brass shrapnel from the pistol. As for getting the shell out of the barrel, he had to pull the barrel and put it into the lathe, then he turned the case to reduce the thickness of the case wall; once he got it to 3/100th (or roughly the thickness of a piece of paper), he could tap it out. He said it was almost fused to the barrel wall. Other loads such as 9mm and other are a bit more forgiving to a double charge, but the high pressure 40 S&W is not forgiving. I have what's left of the case and I'm going to put it on my "dumb a%&" shelf that contains exhibits of the other stupid things I've done. My pistol should be ready by the end of next week; it will be fully functional and just as good as it was before. Thanks to all who provided input! Will PS my powder charge die is on order... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 So, any luck with the smith? What was the outcome? Update: just got back from the smith, turns out I double charged the round and it caused the failure (the smith is great, Kapp Ogburn in Raleigh NC). No damage to the barrel & no pressure ring, main recoil spring is shot, he's still looking at the extractor & firing pin, and he's still pulling brass shrapnel from the pistol. As for getting the shell out of the barrel, he had to pull the barrel and put it into the lathe, then he turned the case to reduce the thickness of the case wall; once he got it to 3/100th (or roughly the thickness of a piece of paper), he could tap it out. He said it was almost fused to the barrel wall. Other loads such as 9mm and other are a bit more forgiving to a double charge, but the high pressure 40 S&W is not forgiving. I have what's left of the case and I'm going to put it on my "dumb a%&" shelf that contains exhibits of the other stupid things I've done. My pistol should be ready by the end of next week; it will be fully functional and just as good as it was before. Thanks to all who provided input! Will PS my powder charge die is on order... Sounds like a very competent gunsmith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yes Sir! Seems like the good ones are always busy, which is why its taking some time to complete the repairs; but it is all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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