[RC20]

Hard telling about the powder. Sounds like static stick but then there is the mud aspect that would need a picture please.

Smell being weak is not a given, smelling wrong is but you should also have discoloration.

I have stuck a number of 9mm rounds but caught it (early back to reloading and had not got myself to look at each case so just the primer. That will put a bullet into the barrel on a pistol.

Rifle? At least not 30 cal.

Back in the 70s when I had that horrid Lee Hammer them into submission reloading tool I missed one fill in a 44 Ruger Magnum. Busy shooting at a TV, I am pretty sure I had a failed one and hauled back and fired again.

Shot went off fine, not barrel bulge, forget is I hit the TV. Phew. Lesson learned.

Ruger was not the greatest shooter (hated the safety trigger bar as it needed an adjustment as you had to almost jerk it to get it up into the engagement area before the hammer fell. Still was hell for stout and had fun with it until I sold it and got a S&W 44 and then went onto a 41 SW magnum which I liked best of all. Not quite a Python but danged good.