Glad you're OK.
One thing going for you, it's a great picture of the 44 that really needs to be clicked to see full size.
One thing going for you, it's a great picture of the 44 that really needs to be clicked to see full size.
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Fishslayer
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Eeeew! The face has lots of blood vessels right up top, so yeah, I believe.
When I was a wee lad my mom was cutting my hair & nicked the top of my ear. Looked like somebody slaughtered a cow!
Sorry for your accident. Being able to walk away is always a lucky gift, though.
You avoided the need for hospitalization or surgery.
I'd like to share a reloading tip. As I charge each case, I seat the bullet. It's just as fast as charging a tray of cases first, and then seating.
I keep a tray of primed cases and a box of bullets near the press, and when done they go into an ammo box.
Do the same sequence each time. I pour the powder with one hand, hold the case & funnel on the bench with my other. Pick up bullet with my left (never taking my right hand off the case), start it in the case, then run the press.
This began while learning with a Lee Loader. Do the same with RCBS single stage, too. I have a Dillon 650, and I'm probably the slowest user of a progressive press.
Step 1: after tumble cleaning, size & de-prime, usually flare case mouth
Step 2: clean primer pockets and inspect cases
Step 3: reprime cases (sometimes on the Dillon, sometimes with a Lee autoprime)
Step 4: powder weigh (or measure) & seat / crimp. Obviously,
I don't use the case feeder, just insert it under the seat die, with shellplate pin removed.
So, I rarely use more than a couple functions simultaneously with my Dillon. But, it's still pretty time efficient.
Thanks for sharing your accident for our learning and benefit.
Jim
You avoided the need for hospitalization or surgery.
I'd like to share a reloading tip. As I charge each case, I seat the bullet. It's just as fast as charging a tray of cases first, and then seating.
I keep a tray of primed cases and a box of bullets near the press, and when done they go into an ammo box.
Do the same sequence each time. I pour the powder with one hand, hold the case & funnel on the bench with my other. Pick up bullet with my left (never taking my right hand off the case), start it in the case, then run the press.
This began while learning with a Lee Loader. Do the same with RCBS single stage, too. I have a Dillon 650, and I'm probably the slowest user of a progressive press.
Step 1: after tumble cleaning, size & de-prime, usually flare case mouth
Step 2: clean primer pockets and inspect cases
Step 3: reprime cases (sometimes on the Dillon, sometimes with a Lee autoprime)
Step 4: powder weigh (or measure) & seat / crimp. Obviously,
I don't use the case feeder, just insert it under the seat die, with shellplate pin removed.
So, I rarely use more than a couple functions simultaneously with my Dillon. But, it's still pretty time efficient.
Thanks for sharing your accident for our learning and benefit.
Jim
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Glad your ok, guns can be replaced.
When reloading no one talks to me that’s my rule.
When doing ten rounds at a time I look inside each round when charged to make sure there evenly charged.
With the progressive presses I look in each case as I install the bullet.
When reloading no one talks to me that’s my rule.
When doing ten rounds at a time I look inside each round when charged to make sure there evenly charged.
With the progressive presses I look in each case as I install the bullet.
REM 3200
US Veteran
Sorry 'bout the loss of your revolver. Everyone else has covered the reloading stuff, so I will not go there.
However, there's always a however isn't there. As a former Army Medic (26 years worth),
I think I would get a second opinion on leaving the piece of casing in your cheek.
If it were me, I'd want it out.
I'm glad the injury's are minor.
Take Care,
Rem 3200
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I also use a Hornady progressive press. When I first bought mine, I knew there would be a learning curve, so I started out with .357 Magnum and Win 296 / H110 powder. That way, there isn't enough case volume to double charge.
I can't remember what happened, but something interrupted the flow of the process. It seems like maybe I didn't set a bullet straight in the case and buckled the case or something.
Point being, I re-set the shell plate back one position so as to finish the rest of the cycle. When I did that, I forgot about the case that was already charged and double charged it. Luckily all it did was make a mess when the case overflowed.
I wonder if you made a similar mistake with the double charge.
I haven't had an opportunity to run a Hornady Progressive, so I don't know if there's room to mount a small led light, that shines down on the tops of the cases.
My Dillon 550b has the room, and now a light. Its the best add on accessorie I've ever added, as it all6me to glance down and see if anything looks out of sorts before the bullet goes in.
Did you have any shrapnel in your safety glasses? You are a very fortunate man to have only lost a replaceable firearm. VERY Fortunate! Thanks for the wake up call to the rest of us.
It wouldn't hurt any reloader to have a collection of photos of failures, posted everywhere around the presses.
My Dillon 550b has the room, and now a light. Its the best add on accessorie I've ever added, as it all6me to glance down and see if anything looks out of sorts before the bullet goes in.
Did you have any shrapnel in your safety glasses? You are a very fortunate man to have only lost a replaceable firearm. VERY Fortunate! Thanks for the wake up call to the rest of us.
It wouldn't hurt any reloader to have a collection of photos of failures, posted everywhere around the presses.
OP
And that is why I am still confused by this happening. I was looking in each casing after dropping powder. I must've missed one somehow. I'm going back to the range today to see if I can find more pieces of my gun. I have part of the rear sight and the top strap.
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Hey, ive had that problem since birth. Now it's just a little easier to scare small children.
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In a kaboom detailed on another forum the owner couldn't understand how it happened because he charged with powder using an RCBS Chargemaster and immediately seated a bullet.
That was I believe Bullseye in a .357 case. The truth is every process is foolproof right up until it's not followed. It's the interruptions by people, malfunctions, or lack of focus that cause these errors. Safety lies not only in the process but also in the protocol for when the process is interrupted unexpectedly.
I'm sure you've loaded for decades without a problem. Me too. I caught myself double-charging a case once after a person interrupted me. I failed to follow my interruption protocol but I realized it almost immediately.
This could happen to anybody.
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Glad you're ok, this could have been much worse.
I installed a Hornady 44660 Lock-N-Load Light Strip inside the front part of the press frame. It lights up the cases when they get to the bullet seating die.
Just a glance down into the case and I can get a visual on whether there's too much powder or not enough in the case. This would probably work on most any press, regardless of the color of it.
https://www.hornady.com/reloading/presses/lock-n-load-accessories/control-panels-and-accessories
Bill
I installed a Hornady 44660 Lock-N-Load Light Strip inside the front part of the press frame. It lights up the cases when they get to the bullet seating die.
Just a glance down into the case and I can get a visual on whether there's too much powder or not enough in the case. This would probably work on most any press, regardless of the color of it.
https://www.hornady.com/reloading/presses/lock-n-load-accessories/control-panels-and-accessories
Bill
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RonPagan
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Glad no one was injured.
When people do something repetitively sometimes their mind starts to just accept stuff. It gets to expecting to see powder in the case and it can see powder in the case when there is none. The eye actually sees empty but, the mind expecting to the powder to be there thinks it is. Something like the level of powder the mind could accept as correct much easier.
Like this. Ask a person to say roast 10 times, after they say it, ask them what they stick in a toaster. They will all say toast, but we actually stick bread in a toaster and take toast out. Mind locks on patterns.
Like this. Ask a person to say roast 10 times, after they say it, ask them what they stick in a toaster. They will all say toast, but we actually stick bread in a toaster and take toast out. Mind locks on patterns.
Thanks for sharing. It is easy to get complacent, reminds us all to slow down and be a little safer.
I like no distractions when reloading. One time I put the radio on and realized I was paying less attention.
Hope your feeling better.
I like no distractions when reloading. One time I put the radio on and realized I was paying less attention.
Hope your feeling better.
Glad you escaped without more serious injury.
I also use a Hornacek lock n load. When I started I figured on a learning curve.
First loads were mild 38 spcl. My goof up was squib loads. First cylinder, second shot and I lodged a slug into the forcing cone just far enough that it would not allow the cylinder to turn.
Back home I went and pulled all 498 loads that remained. Found 17 cases not charged.
Started over and came up with a protocol that assured all cases were inspected.
Using a progressive requires a very clear mind and extreme focus to assure safety. Now when I load there is nobody allowed to interrupt, no TV, no radio, just loading. I have not had a problem since.
Hornady claimed something like 400 loaded rounds an hour. I may get 250 due to a very deliberate process.
Glad these incidents get posted. Reminds us all that safety is paramount when loading and that even the most experienced among us can Make a mistake.
I also use a Hornacek lock n load. When I started I figured on a learning curve.
First loads were mild 38 spcl. My goof up was squib loads. First cylinder, second shot and I lodged a slug into the forcing cone just far enough that it would not allow the cylinder to turn.
Back home I went and pulled all 498 loads that remained. Found 17 cases not charged.
Started over and came up with a protocol that assured all cases were inspected.
Using a progressive requires a very clear mind and extreme focus to assure safety. Now when I load there is nobody allowed to interrupt, no TV, no radio, just loading. I have not had a problem since.
Hornady claimed something like 400 loaded rounds an hour. I may get 250 due to a very deliberate process.
Glad these incidents get posted. Reminds us all that safety is paramount when loading and that even the most experienced among us can Make a mistake.
WoW, that’s some scary sh... stuff right there! Glad you’re ok. Poor gun.
I’m fairly new to reloading ( few years) and I worry about stuff like this all the time which causes me to be extremely cautious when reloading.
I’m fairly new to reloading ( few years) and I worry about stuff like this all the time which causes me to be extremely cautious when reloading.
Glad that you are okay. Sorry for that beautiful piece, but remember eventually you can buy another one. The good thing here is that you get minimum injuries.
Us reloaders have to check, double check and verify every little step to avoid accidents.
Thanks for sharing
Us reloaders have to check, double check and verify every little step to avoid accidents.
Thanks for sharing
Same goes with me. I lock my self in my cave to avoid distraction from my wife, kids, dogs or cats. Safety comes first, always.
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