Reload Problem ADVICE NEEDED

[boludo12]

Gents:

I recently bought some reloads and had one of the rounds blow out the chamber of a friends 1911. So they are now shelved waiting for me to take them apart and reload with my uncle.

Questions for those in the know. If i get a digital scale and weight each, would i be able to figure out which are correct weight and which arent to find the good rounds that are not overloaded?

[the_tunaman]

Not likely. Each piece of brass will have variance, as will the projectiles. Those differences will likely far outweigh the differences in powder, unless they were grossly overloaded.

[Socal.Lifer]

No.. The variation in brass and bullet weights causes a weight stack that is too substantial to determine the amount of powder inside the case.

I've tried this on 9mm bullets and there was no way you could tell.. .45acp is going to be even harder to differentiate. I'm sure someone will come along and try and postulate how it could be done. If you have spare unloaded components you can try measuring them with calipers and a scale. You'll see that pistol bullets tend to vary quite a bit in size, length, diameter, and weight despite the label. Best bet is to pull the bullets and reuse the components.

[champu]

With non-magnum pistol rounds in particular, this is not feasible.

Suppose a nominally loaded .45 ACP cartridge is 325 grains. About 7 grains (a little over 2%) of that is going to be powder. Variation in non-powder components can easily hide a bomb.

[boludo12]

Thank you gents. I will be pulling and reloading.

[TKM]

Who did you buy the reloads from? Wouldn't a complete refund and replacement 1911 beat the hell out of pulling bullets?

[MrElectric03]

^^^agreed, supposing that person had the proper licensing to sell reloads. That's a real problem and a lot of time to spend.

[noylj]

If the OP and relative did the reloading, suggest they start to LOOK in each and every charged case to verify that the powder height is correct.
If the reloads were purchased, was the seller licensed to manufacture ammo for sale and, if so, there is a law suit. When you break down the rounds, dispose of the powder.
The .45 is a very low pressure round and the pressure needed to blow up a cylinder or barrel is FAR in excess of almost anything beyond a double charge.

[vinconco]

With some progressive presses it is easy to accidentally double charge a 45 acp case. It has happened to me twice through the years and both times the round just happened to get fired over a chronograph (what are the odds?) The load was enough Bullseye to push a 200 gr SWCL @ 900 fps but the double charge pushed it @ 1450 fps both times. No damage to the gun but the case was toast. One gun was a series 70 colt the other was a Para Ord double stack frame and a series 70 slide. GI barrels both times.

[baih777]

Was it a local company that you bought the reloads.from ?
If so. Take what's left back to them..

[RNE228]

I have had good results with Bulleye. But you have to be careful; you could could easily triple or 4x the charge with room left in the case.

I like bulkier powder...

With some progressive presses it is easy to accidentally double charge a 45 acp case. It has happened to me twice through the years and both times the round just happened to get fired over a chronograph (what are the odds?) The load was enough Bullseye to push a 200 gr SWCL @ 900 fps but the double charge pushed it @ 1450 fps both times. No damage to the gun but the case was toast. One gun was a series 70 colt the other was a Para Ord double stack frame and a series 70 slide. GI barrels both times.