Nasty situation adverted!

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I was loading cases today for my 6.5 x 284 which some have called the Fat Swede
Anyway I am about finished the first batch of 24 as I was changing the load spec's for the next batch of 12 (you have to experiment a little with stuff). (from 30 thou jump to 10 thou jam)
Maybe it was all the rounds I have loaded over the years because my Redding BR thrower is usually smack on though Reloader powder is not the best feeding powder, but something was amis!
I had 5 to go so I paused and checked all over again and there it was the point slider on my Lee balance scale I had inadvertently knocked and it had come loose and moved forward increasing the load, its done a few thousand rounds and is worn time to replace it I think.

When I dropped a previously loaded case on the pan it shot straight to the top and as I was already at a heavy loading this would have pushed it over the top for sure.
So re set the slider worked backwards until I hit the one that zeroed at the 52 grains required adjusting all the other cases back (8 in total ) all is now good.
And having a narrow squeak 2 years ago is still pretty fresh in my mind as why the action did not let go or a case rupture I have no idea but it did crack the back of the bolt where it is milled out for the stud (Savage action) discovered by accident 1 month later.

How I found that was it kept knocking the safety on when extracting as the rear of the bolt had drooped so on intricate examination it was revealed goodness me.
I put it all together from that one event where I suffered a flash over and the round detonated rather than burn.
I was chasing a low density load of ball powder with low pressure but reasonable velocity it did not work also I was using a magnum primer.
My loading's now are at 90 - 95% of case capacity I do not play so much anymore only bullet jump and minor load adjustments dependent on tried and proven powders/loads. Rifle has been checked over by my gunsmith a new bolt and re head spaced all is good.

But just goes to show you to be for ever vigilante when your doing stuff with or for your fire arms.
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