Cold welding is apparently a well known issue for rifles used in long range shooting. Again, apparently it occurs with uncoated bullets loaded in uncoated cases with time. Could this also cause problems in handguns loaded to max, and ammunition that is left for a long time? Cold welding would boost the pressure on firing.
Cold Welding in Handguns?
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Cold Weld can happen with any two metals meet. All it takes is time. Tommy Mc
I never had an issue with this in either pistol or rifle reloads that affected performance.
I often bulk load 38 specials and 357 magnums with jacket bullets during inclement weather days, especially in the cold months of the winter. Sometimes they'll sit for 6 to 12 months or so and I never detected an issue with performance. They still hit the 10 ring if I do my part.
But don't take my word for it, runs some tests.
PS: Also, bulk load rifle cartridges in the winter for upcoming spring and summer varmint season - same results - no performance issues - they still take down a ground hog if I do my part.
I often bulk load 38 specials and 357 magnums with jacket bullets during inclement weather days, especially in the cold months of the winter. Sometimes they'll sit for 6 to 12 months or so and I never detected an issue with performance. They still hit the 10 ring if I do my part.
But don't take my word for it, runs some tests.
PS: Also, bulk load rifle cartridges in the winter for upcoming spring and summer varmint season - same results - no performance issues - they still take down a ground hog if I do my part.
jds holler
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Every time the subject of "bullet weld", "neck tension" and other similar topics come up, I think back to a particular experience in my past...
Back in the mid-seventies, I bought a 30-06 (Golden State Arms, sporterized 98 Mauser). I was a budding reloader, and didn't want to spend the money buying factory loads, BUT -- our local army/navy store sold military surplus ammo for some ridiculous low price. This was full jacket stuff with black tips, cemented bullets, and primers, Korean War vintage, with 1950's date cases.
No one gave me any cause to expect any kind of accuracy, so I headed to the range to blast through a bunch of them, and hopefully get the Redfield scope on the rifle sighted in. I set up at 100 yds., and soon realized that the scope was already zeroed just fine. I continued to burn through twenty of my GI shells, and the resulting group was basically 1.5 inches with a couple of fliers. I'm pretty sure that if I'd shot four, careful, five shot groups, that a couple of them would have been sub MOA.
Soooo--- I've always kind of wondered if perhaps glued bullets might correct or lessen the variable of neck tension.
I've also considered that the quality of US manufactured ammo from those days was pretty damned good. That rifle was eventually proven to be a pretty consistent shooter, as far as hunting rifles go, but that surplus ammo really surprised me. jd
Back in the mid-seventies, I bought a 30-06 (Golden State Arms, sporterized 98 Mauser). I was a budding reloader, and didn't want to spend the money buying factory loads, BUT -- our local army/navy store sold military surplus ammo for some ridiculous low price. This was full jacket stuff with black tips, cemented bullets, and primers, Korean War vintage, with 1950's date cases.
No one gave me any cause to expect any kind of accuracy, so I headed to the range to blast through a bunch of them, and hopefully get the Redfield scope on the rifle sighted in. I set up at 100 yds., and soon realized that the scope was already zeroed just fine. I continued to burn through twenty of my GI shells, and the resulting group was basically 1.5 inches with a couple of fliers. I'm pretty sure that if I'd shot four, careful, five shot groups, that a couple of them would have been sub MOA.
Soooo--- I've always kind of wondered if perhaps glued bullets might correct or lessen the variable of neck tension.
I've also considered that the quality of US manufactured ammo from those days was pretty damned good. That rifle was eventually proven to be a pretty consistent shooter, as far as hunting rifles go, but that surplus ammo really surprised me. jd
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