Does reloading cause brain damage?

[bigwheelzip]

My oldest friend from childhood just shared this about her husband, the retired Air Force Colonel that took me shooting the first time.

"MEN!!!!! Richard is in the garage reloading. I walk outside, just to see what he is doing. I am shocked to find my Mother's 60 year old Royal Worcester China ramekin filled with gun powder!!! It was actually on the ground, in the driveway! Gun powder is now in a disposable plastic bowl."

His response:

"I was actually "unloading" past mistakes (wrong powder weights) so I could reuse everything. I dislodged the round with an inertial bullet puller by banging it on the driveway. The bullets and powder went into the China Ramekin (perfect size!) and the primed brass went into a bucket."

 

[RGPM1A]

Only after banging your head on the reloading bench after reloading 300 rounds before noticing the charge bar was stuck.

 

[jag312]

I don't understand the problem.

 

[Krogen]

His actions make complete sense to me. Your point?

But then some of us are known to put Glocks in dishwashers, brass in ovens and to melt lead in a favorite cast iron skillet.

I guess that's why my ex is an ex.

 

[lihpster]

Goes both ways. My father once went to use his bandsaw and found the blade rusty and covered with some kind of ****. Asked my mom about it and she told him that a couple weeks ago she had used it to split frozen game hens in half. He had to spend a couple hours cleaning up the saw.

 

[Daimler1989]

Only after banging your head on the reloading bench after reloading 300 rounds before noticing the charge bar was stuck.

I once had a shooting buddy who came to the shooting range with a large box of 1500 .38 Special handloads. 158 grs LRN bullets and 1.5 grs of N320. Charge bar was probably not stuck, but adjusted incorrectly.He had noticed after firing the first rounds that there was something wrong, pulled one bullet and checked the powder weight. Then decided that he would be going mad using his inertia bullet puller (one the driveway or anywhere else) and it would be better to unload them the hot way on the range. It was fun to see the target backup made of strong cardboard bounce backwards each time he hit it at 25 meters, bullets won't go through. 1500 times....

regards from Germany
Ulrich

 

[Daimler1989]

.......or

.....Does brain damage cause reloading.

wait a moment, I'll ask my wife

 

[nbedford]

I once had a shooting buddy who came to the shooting range with a large box of 1500 .38 Special handloads. 158 grs LRN bullets and 1.5 grs of N320. Charge bar was probably not stuck, but adjusted incorrectly.He had noticed after firing the first rounds that there was something wrong, pulled one bullet and checked the powder weight. Then decided that he would be going mad using his inertia bullet puller (one the driveway or anywhere else) and it would be better to unload them the hot way on the range. It was fun to see the target backup made of strong cardboard bounce backwards each time he hit it at 25 meters, bullets won't go through. 1500 times....

regards from Germany
Ulrich

Now since the primer drought hit, I reckon he would get out the inertia hammer.

 

[mikld]

I'm OK after reloading for 40+ years, but I do find myself repeating my self. I don't chew on a cast bullet when reloading and I don't snort any fired cases, but I do find myself repeating myself. I use mostly cast bullets and don't chew on any when I'm reloading, but I do find myself repeating my self, myself...

 

[joeraf]

You use it or lose it.

 

[Cal44]

Does reloading cause brain damage?

Perhaps.

But it may be the other way around.

People with brain damage take up reloading.

 

[s&wchad]

Does reloading cause brain damage?

Casting your own bullets without proper ventilation will make you mad as a hatter!

Tumbling your brass in a confined area with poor ventilation isn't very healthy either, so I run my case cleaner on the porch outside. I got a deal on a bunch of old shot that left a cloud of lead oxide dust when poured into the press bottle. I figured it would be smart to move that operation outdoors as well.

If you exercise proper precautions and practice good hygiene, reloading is probably safer than driving around looking for supplies.

 

[Oracle]

As a fellow retired from the military guy his actions reflect rapidly keen analysis, immediate problem solving and avoidance of using highly sensitive items such as a great grandmothers urn.

 

[GypsmJim]

The only thing I ever did right was using ear muffs. I melt wheel weights in the basement with no vents, have shot for years on an indoor range with poor ventilation, tumble, reload etc with no vents. I started shooting at age 13 and I'm 71 now.

A few years ago I asked my doctor about all this stuff. He put a lead analysis on my annual blood test. The result came back showing the lead in my body didn't even register on the chart.

I guess the fact that I'm goofy has another root cause.

 

[jimbo728]

Im hard "pressed" to come up with an answer to that question.
Jim

 

[cmj8591]

I got brain damage from reading internet forums.

 

[GB]

Maybe not brain damage but probably excessive-compulsive disorder!

 

[S&WIowegan]

Only after banging your head on the reloading bench after reloading 300 rounds before noticing the charge bar was stuck.

Many years ago I loaded about 500 45 ACP 200 gr Semi-wadcutters on my Dillon 550, I failed to notice my powder dropper was skipping about 30% of the cases. I noticed it at the range sometime later. I saved all the ammo and emptied them during the winter.

A lesson well learned.

 

[socal s&w]

Ain't it called "Daine Bramage"??

 

[chrislind2]

Using a hammer puller used to drive me insane. I bought a bullet puller for my press and barely was able to salvage what was left of my brain. So much easier than that terrible hammer.