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Old 02-15-2016, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by elpac3 View Post
Load with a single stage press.

When loading pistol I will generally check powder weight every 5th load.

Once I pick up a primed case, I powder charge then immediately seat the bullet. That way there is no possible way to throw a double charge.

Once all the rounds in the block have been seated I go back and crimp the rounds.
I took your advice and switched my routine. Rather than charge 50 cases at once and then check each with a light and then seat all 50, I now charge the case, put it in the press, and seat the bullet. No chance of double charging and no worries of spilling a case into the rest in the loading block (I did that once and had to dump them all and re-start). When all are seated, I crimp them all at once. I still weigh every charge though. Not gonna stop doing that. 10 seconds per round is worth my peace of mind. I'm not in a rush anyway.

Makes things easier. If I get called away after 6 rounds loaded, it's no big deal. Just pick up where I left off.

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