Mike1951 wrote:Footpounds wrote:I've had good results with Bullseye....a very fast powder. It has been used in billions of .45 ACP loads over the decades.
Bullseye is an excellent powder. But I always caution folks to take extra efforts to make sure a case isn't double charged.
Where with some of the bulkier powders, a double charge would overflow the case, a case might hold 3-6 charges of Bullseye before overflowing. Just saying that for comparison, as no one is going to make that large of a mistake.
But a double charge of Bullseye can be hard to spot and can have catastrophic effects.
I would say that this would be more likely to happen when multiple cases are held in a loading block and the reloader is distracted.
Not so much chance of happening with a progressive.
on the being careful with Bullseye. When I was reloading years ago, the only double charge I ever had was because I couldn't tell there was too much powder, even being VERY conscious about double checking. Luckily, I was trying out some lighter loaded .357's out of a Ruger Security-Six with a solid frame and a a top strap like a railroad tie. Had it been in my model .66 (ala side plates) it would have probably warped one of them. It still left a nasty hammer cut in between my thumb and forefinger from the recoil as it slid back in my hand.
