Reeder Custom Guns - If you compress H110 or 296, Lilgun with a cool primer

WB
If you compress H110 or 296, Lilgun with a cool primer
Thursday, August 05, 2021, 15:53

it will hangfire almost 100%. I've done it with the .510 and .429 GNR most notable. It makes a packed yellow/green biscuit at the back of the cartridge and the remainder of the powder will be unburned. The projectile can be half-way in the cylinder/forcing cone or a very short distance down the bore.

Again this is due to slow burn rate powder compression and a primer that is too cool to do the job. With compressed loads I ALWAYS use "magnum" or "Rifle" primers in guns that can use them. Contenders or Encores seem to do fine with rifle primers, revolvers not so much. The Rem. 7-1/2 caps are an exception in .454 cases. Winchester markets a hot cap listed for "standard or magnum" loads, it's good.

Don't test this unless you want to pound a stuck slug out of your barrel!

Chronographing Handloaded .22 Rimfires - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 09:01
- With LILgun if you have some air-space - WB, 2021-08-05, 10:17
  - when did you have hang fires with full load of powder? - Gary Reeder, 2021-08-05, 14:57
    - If you compress H110 or 296, Lilgun with a cool primer - WB, 2021-08-05, 15:53
      - if it always does it 100% of the time why do you keep on - Gary Reeder, 2021-08-05, 16:47
        I found back when primers were scarce - WB, 2021-08-05, 19:02
        remember every reloading book will tell you to use a - gary reeder, 2021-08-05, 22:17
    - GNR is right. At a match in Alabama I saw - Jared, 2021-08-05, 15:10
    - The priming in these .22's seems "light" .. - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 15:02
  - These were not a compressed load... - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 11:03
    - Lil'gun can be hard to ignite. - WB, 2021-08-05, 13:16
      - if that powder causes problems, like GNR said, why not - James Pedigo, 2021-08-05, 17:38
      - The cases Denning sent me are steel. Pretty strong. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 13:50
- If you need more bullets just say so , I have plenty. (nm) - Sean Harper, 2021-08-05, 09:57
  - I could use some more of the 40 gr. FN bullets Sean - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 11:05
    - Going out tomorrow (nm) - Sean Harper, 2021-08-05, 12:29
      - Thank you Sean! (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-08-05, 12:35