Hello folks,
Thought I would share this to possibly save someone some grief:
Last night, loading a few hundred rounds for my long range rifle in my garage, I adjusted the little spotlight that I have available for verifying that powder is in each case prior to inserting the bullet into the case. I use 50-round blocks side by side, fill with IMR4064 from an RCBS electric scale equipped auto-dispenser, and pour into a powder funnel for each case. I fill 50 pieces of brass, slide under the little spotlight to verify, then assemble the rounds in a Bonanza Co-Ax one at a time. Slower than my Dillon, but more uniform and accurate using rifle dies for bottleneck cartridges, at least I tell myself that.
I was done with 30 cases, the RCBS was dispensing powder into the scale's pan, and what appeared to be a large flashbulb popped and showered hot glass all over my loading blocks. The 60W Halogen lightbulb had burst and showered my bench with small, hot metal filament particles and hot glass.
Luckily, I was loading IMR4064 and not dispensing Black Powder into my .45-70 cases. The brass measure would have been safe enough, but the loading blocks would have been showered from above, and hot fragments could easily fall into a .45-70 case full of black powder.
I suddenly found a Fluorescent bulb for the light, along with some screen to cover the bulb housing. I can see inside the cases just fine, and feel a little better about my chances.
I may be the only guy who uses overhead lighting at the reloading bench, but I doubt it.
I like my 6.5 loaded Hot, but enough is enough
Arman4461
Thought I would share this to possibly save someone some grief:
Last night, loading a few hundred rounds for my long range rifle in my garage, I adjusted the little spotlight that I have available for verifying that powder is in each case prior to inserting the bullet into the case. I use 50-round blocks side by side, fill with IMR4064 from an RCBS electric scale equipped auto-dispenser, and pour into a powder funnel for each case. I fill 50 pieces of brass, slide under the little spotlight to verify, then assemble the rounds in a Bonanza Co-Ax one at a time. Slower than my Dillon, but more uniform and accurate using rifle dies for bottleneck cartridges, at least I tell myself that.
I was done with 30 cases, the RCBS was dispensing powder into the scale's pan, and what appeared to be a large flashbulb popped and showered hot glass all over my loading blocks. The 60W Halogen lightbulb had burst and showered my bench with small, hot metal filament particles and hot glass.
Luckily, I was loading IMR4064 and not dispensing Black Powder into my .45-70 cases. The brass measure would have been safe enough, but the loading blocks would have been showered from above, and hot fragments could easily fall into a .45-70 case full of black powder.
I suddenly found a Fluorescent bulb for the light, along with some screen to cover the bulb housing. I can see inside the cases just fine, and feel a little better about my chances.
I may be the only guy who uses overhead lighting at the reloading bench, but I doubt it.
I like my 6.5 loaded Hot, but enough is enough
Arman4461
