Ugh. So... I may have created some duds today. Going to have to mark this can special and keep it aside. Here is my dumbass story.
I typically spot check my powder drops 1-2 times per 100 rounds as my SDB has been extremely reliable over the years with over 40k 9mm loaded on it. Well, today I failed to notice the clamp for the powder drop neck loosened up. Never had this happen before, but I have been on a 5k stint. Due to being loose, I was getting intermittent light charges as the entire assembly was able to lift up slightly. I checked a case and it only had 1.4gr (target 3.4gr). I ran 10 more, got 2 more light charges. Motherf***er....
Pulled the whole thing apart to make sure everything else was fine. Reassembled, torqued everything properly and checked 20, all spot on, but now I have 1500rds loose in a can with some puff loads mixed in. . I'm not going to pull them all, I'll just use them for slow fire bullseye. Maybe I'll get to practice squibs....
This is the screw that came loose for ref.
I typically spot check my powder drops 1-2 times per 100 rounds as my SDB has been extremely reliable over the years with over 40k 9mm loaded on it. Well, today I failed to notice the clamp for the powder drop neck loosened up. Never had this happen before, but I have been on a 5k stint. Due to being loose, I was getting intermittent light charges as the entire assembly was able to lift up slightly. I checked a case and it only had 1.4gr (target 3.4gr). I ran 10 more, got 2 more light charges. Motherf***er....
Pulled the whole thing apart to make sure everything else was fine. Reassembled, torqued everything properly and checked 20, all spot on, but now I have 1500rds loose in a can with some puff loads mixed in. . I'm not going to pull them all, I'll just use them for slow fire bullseye. Maybe I'll get to practice squibs....
This is the screw that came loose for ref.