I'll leave this here:
Hornady Powder Cop Die
Hornady Powder Cop Die
I'll leave this here:
Hornady Powder Cop Die
Glad you are able to type the post OP. Glad that no damage was done to you or anyone around you. Takes a big person to admit when they mess up and that's what it sounds like has happened. I use Titegroup as well because I like the way it shoots in my 9mm. I've been using Clays for 45. Neither fills the case much but I watch like you do. Sounds like aggravation/frustration may have gotten to you during setting up the new dies. Lesson learned.
BTW, if you don't want that horrible Titegroup I know someone who will take it off your hands. Me!
How did the guy asking about reloading take it? I think you may have scared him off.
5.8 sounds like a pretty high charge for titegroup in a .45 even with the light 185 bullets. I just looked at the Hodgdon site and a quick glance looks like 5.5 is MAX. I only run 4.5gr under a 200 grain bullet.
Glad you have no long term damage. Double check, double check, and then double check again.
Good Luck
I just saw that too. Highly frustrating when you see load difference like that between mannuals. Hornday 9th edition list 6.1 as max. Based upon the hogdon data I should have been around 5.1. However, my loads were extremely hot based upon the chrony readings before it went kaboom. I may try again but more in the 4.8 range first.
My close calls was I set powder measure and loaded 10, checked that with the scales, so loaded some for my 357 sig. At the range noticed some were recoiling more with a big flash. Went back and started weighing every charge found out with that load of Longshot there was variation of almost 2 gr. at any given time. Glad I was not operating at max levels, but with the extra 2 grs. it was over maximum. Since then I have bought powder trickler and weigh every charge. Then bought another powder measure and still weigh every charge.
Just not to long ago was loading then quit for the night so next day went out started back up, did not zero out scales. Changed powders and caliber decided to zero scales because of habit, thinking waste of time but I'll do it anyway. Only to find out that the scales were not zeroed! They were off a minus two tenths! Always zero out the scales before weighing first charge, period.