Author Topic: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load  (Read 4792 times)

uncle buck

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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

 
« Last Edit: March 15, 2015, 01:22:47 AM by uncle buck »

Offline Outdoors_man

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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2015, 09:44:08 AM »
maybe you need a long drop tube.  (You didn't say what the problem was/is.)

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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2015, 01:31:33 PM »
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.
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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2015, 05:02:44 PM »
 :( :( :( 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..
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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2015, 05:10:26 PM »
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..

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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2015, 01:15:48 PM »
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...
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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2015, 03:15:17 PM »
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. 
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Re: 17 Hornet reloads... This particular size powders are tough to load
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2015, 10:46:58 PM »
CJ & D thank you for your concerns..