17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load

[uncle buck]

I was thinking my scales were all off: the two below listed loads were difficult to load into the  17 Hornet case.. Frustrated a bit I just decide not even to use the two below listed powders.. I did check all kinds of manuals and web sites  and they do recommend these two powders for the  25 grain Berger HP.. 17 Hornet loads..
I used the nondigital RCBS and nondigital Lee scale.. I'm going to have to try out a digital scale I have to see if that also gives me the same reading as the nondigital scales.

Hodgon Powders:

  H4198

 H322

 

[Outdoors_man]

maybe you need a long drop tube.  (You didn't say what the problem was/is.)

[uncle buck]

I was thinking about it. The grains of those two powders are larger then the fine grain ones. I think much of it stuck inside the mouth of the 17 Hornet case because of excess lube! See it wouldn't flow because of larger granuals sticking to inside mouth.  I will try again without giving  the inside mouth any lube. I wanted small bullet to slide in with little effort.

[Pa Goosehntr]

  UB the only lube inside of any of my case necks is Mica and it's dry... I use that when punching out the old primer and resizing the case  No wet lubes..

[uncle buck]

I went back this afternoon and visited both powders and used no lube and I got three each loads for each powder.. That's what it was. I didn't use any lube on the seating of the bullets. I actually went and used new cases too but that didn't matter it was the lube..

[Dale]

you need to keep those contaminated loads separate and watch when you're shooting them... that lube contamination could cause squibs or misfires... you sure don't want a bullet stuck in the bore and light off another one behind it...

[coyotejohn]

UB, to add on to what Dale said, I would pull the bullets, dump the powder down the drain, clean the neck of the case and start all over again. 

[uncle buck]

CJ & D thank you for your concerns..