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I just loaded & fired some 6.5 Swede for the first time, (my first experience with bottleneck cartridges). It was a super light load of H380, the lightest load listed in the Lee manual and WAY lighter than anything suggested by my Lyman manual. With two of the cartridges there seemed to be double explosions, like the primer went off & then, a split-second later the powder ignited. The bullet fired okay, but the sound was disturbing. Could this be because my load was so light? The OAL was according to both manuals. Do you think a heavy crimp would help, like recommended with a .44 mag loaded with 110 or 296? By the way, I find it very curious that the max load suggested by Hodgden is lighter than the lightest Lyman recommendation - what's up with this?
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