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<blockquote data-quote="Pulp" data-source="post: 2413096" data-attributes="member: 14195">I&#039;ve been studying on this since you&#039;ve first posted and cannot think of anything that would have caused it.&nbsp; Static?&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen tests where black powder has been repeatedly hit with high voltage static with no ignition.&nbsp; Will smokeless react the same way, or is it more static sensitive?&nbsp; Down here in my neck of the woods we usually don&#039;t have a problem with static, but this winter it has been bad.&nbsp; Cold weather with much lower humidity than normal has caused many a spark in my house.&nbsp; First time I really remember it since I&#039;ve lived in the house.I also use a Lee 4-hole turret, although on .223 I just use two dies and skip the other holes.&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming you had no pressure on the handle, since if it is fully down or fully up, you can&#039;t remove the loaded shell.&nbsp; I raise the handle about half way, pull the loaded cartridge, and insert the next empty case.&nbsp; I&#039;m goin&#039; way out on a limb here and not suggesting you did this but, if a person did raise a loaded shell back up into the decapping/sizing die, could it drive the bullet down far enough to cause heat from compressing the powder?&nbsp; I know from 7th grade science that compressing objects generates heat, but would it be enough to ignite powder?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pulp, post: 2413096, member: 14195"] I've been studying on this since you've first posted and cannot think of anything that would have caused it. Static? I've seen tests where black powder has been repeatedly hit with high voltage static with no ignition. Will smokeless react the same way, or is it more static sensitive? Down here in my neck of the woods we usually don't have a problem with static, but this winter it has been bad. Cold weather with much lower humidity than normal has caused many a spark in my house. First time I really remember it since I've lived in the house. I also use a Lee 4-hole turret, although on .223 I just use two dies and skip the other holes. I'm assuming you had no pressure on the handle, since if it is fully down or fully up, you can't remove the loaded shell. I raise the handle about half way, pull the loaded cartridge, and insert the next empty case. I'm goin' way out on a limb here and not suggesting you did this but, if a person did raise a loaded shell back up into the decapping/sizing die, could it drive the bullet down far enough to cause heat from compressing the powder? I know from 7th grade science that compressing objects generates heat, but would it be enough to ignite powder? [/QUOTE]

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