SURPRISE IN BOX OF NEW BULLETS

[SteveBurton]

So the entire box was 130s instead of 140s?
I have had a few boxes that had a single bullet that was the wrong weight or caliber but not the entire box mislabeled. That could be bad.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..in 6 decades of reloading every brand there is I've never seen that even once...

 

[Lenny Foffa]

I separate Target Bullets by weight, but starting right now, I'm going to weigh a few bullets at random in every box I open. tI cant hurt to check. Thanks for the tip!!

 

[VTbluegrass]

I guess I have been reloading about 17-18 years and I've only had a wrong bullet once. It was a 147gr 9mm in a bulk bag of 2000 124gr 9mm, it was a different profile and everything so it was an easy spot.

 

[Far North Hunter]

So the entire box was 130s instead of 140s?
I have had a few boxes that had a single bullet that was the wrong weight or caliber but not the entire box mislabeled. That could be bad.

The entire box.

 

[cabelasken]

I opened a new box of name brand bullets and something about the size made me check the actual weight of the bullet. The box said 140 gr., in fact they were 130 gr. Could have been a real problem if the scenario was reversed and it was140's in a 130 box, especially given the charge I was using. In 55 yrs of reloading this is a first. Makes me wonder if I should check actual weight each time I open a new box.

I found a 7MM bullet in a box of 300 WSM factory loaded cartridges. The crimp held it in place firm enough that I couldn't pull it out.

 

[Taj]

Why oh why do guys sit in the isles and stare at bullets in boxes...

Brother don't you know!! It's called the "Accuracy JuJu". If you get closer yo can hear the words. I hear that some even have chicken bones in their pockets.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I opened a new box of name brand bullets and something about the size made me check the actual weight of the bullet. The box said 140 gr., in fact they were 130 gr. Could have been a real problem if the scenario was reversed and it was140's in a 130 box, especially given the charge I was using. In 55 yrs of reloading this is a first. Makes me wonder if I should check actual weight each time I open a new box.

No need to divulge brand name...but what color was the box?

 

[manitou]

I handload pistol bullets in addition to my rifle cartridges.

I was shooting in my backyard range one day and had a jam. Looked down and a cartridge had failed to seat in the chamber by about 1/8".

Upon inspection there was a bullet from the previous round stuck in the barrel. Fortunately it did not travel far enough down the tube to allow the next cartridge to seat or the results could have been disasterous.

It took every bit of ingenuity, a bench vice, punch, hammer and a lot of force to remove the stuck bullet.

I began measuring the box of bullets I had loaded the rounds from and several were several thousandths oversized.

IIRC they were Hornady brand but can't guarantee it as this was 10-12 years ago.