weird Idea with pushed out FPB's
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
RE: weird Idea with pushed out FPB's
I have pushed a couple loads through my Genesis. These were bullets loaded after shooting deer.
Aside from staining of thecopper jacket and very minor rifling marks, the bullets looked fine. I cleaned them up and have put one back in a speed loader, and the other is loaded in the gun right now.
That bullet was easy to start in the muzzle, I was able to press it in by hand. I believe it will shoot fine, it is in the same condition it was when it was first loaded.
Aside from staining of thecopper jacket and very minor rifling marks, the bullets looked fine. I cleaned them up and have put one back in a speed loader, and the other is loaded in the gun right now.
That bullet was easy to start in the muzzle, I was able to press it in by hand. I believe it will shoot fine, it is in the same condition it was when it was first loaded.
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
RE: weird Idea with pushed out FPB's
i was told by a national match shooter a while back that they do this all the time. they have a jig they use to line them up right everytime. the guy i talked to shoots knights also.
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 1,081
RE: weird Idea with pushed out FPB's
I have done a little testing like this with a different bullet. I did it with a REAL bullet and had no problem with lining it back up with the rifling, even in my QLA gun. All I did wasrotate it as I lightly held it against the rifling until it dropped into alignment. It works kind of like turning a screw backwards until the threads drop into alignment. The bullet shot as good as a freshly loaded bullet. I don't recall how well it stayed in place since I didn't test for that. I would suggest you check for that. Good luck and keep us informed.