Pop my cherry

[TXGunNut]

I'll fit right in

Welcome to the forum, I think you will too. I know you're wearing eye protection when reloading, that caution goes double if you decide to de-prime live primers.

[ghh3rd]

I haven't had this happen to me, but from reading here it sounds like you might be able to fire the primers in the empty cases, if you're nervous about having them go bang while depriming. I have deprimed a handful of live primers over the years and never did have one go off ... just don't like that anticipation.

[jimb16]

Everyone was a beginner once upon a time; 46 years ago in my case. Even now I can make mistakes. For instance, the other day I was loading some 300 Blackouts and I made a minor goof. The cartridge is new to me as is the actual upper that I'm shooting them in. I was loading some cast bullets that are slightly oversized for the bore. I left one driving band outside of the neck and used a heavy crimp. Just my luck ( I know I should have checked) the barrel has a short throat! JAM-O-MATIC! Today I took those 50 rounds and chucked them into a Lee case trimmer base and used a file to "remove" the driving band. Now I can shoot the gas checked bullets without having to pull them. Quicker and easier than pulling the bullets from a crimped case and then having to fight out the stuck gas checks. Nobody is immune to making mistakes. Even those of us who know better can screw up. And before anyone mentions it, I coated the filed off area with LLA to avoid leading.

[mdi]

Mistakes? Not me! Every round I assemble is perfect an I can wring out 1/4 MOA at 123.5 yards with my .2" .38...

That's my story and I be stikin' to it...

[Wayne Smith]

MDI - I think you transposed some numbers. Wasn't it 213.5 yards???

Supertrout - years ago I was in a local cigar store looking for a box to keep some of the pens I made. Found several, but also found a four drawer vertical box that small cigars came in. I snapped it up (all of one dollar each for the boxes, take your pick!) and four sleeves of primers fit perfectly in each of the drawers. This is how I keep my primers in the loading room. The rest are in the garage fridge. Just have to pay attention to which box I'm pulling sleeves from!

[Scuppertrout]

Its Scuppertrout !! ,one day maybe I'll explained what that means.

[DerekP Houston]

Its Scuppertrout !! ,one day maybe I'll explained what that means.

Im gonna go out on a limb and just leave this here

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...cupper%20Trout

[CHeatermk3]

So, here's something a bit different...

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...&hsimp=yhs-001

[Griff]

And if one reloading manual is good, several are better! You'll find that just like reloaders, they don't always agree with each other.

[Lead Fred]

Silly me, I have an ammo box for rifle primers, another one for pistol primers, another for small pistol.
Since the only thing I use the small rifle for is 300BO, I keep them with the AR stuff, way away from the small pistol primers.

reloading is not a hobby, it is a science.

[Scuppertrout]

When I went through Navy diving school this is what we were referred to. I wear the name proudly. Hooya

[ghh3rd]

Not related to Trouser Trout I guess...

[Scuppertrout]

Not related to Trouser Trout I guess...

I doubt we are even in the same league.

[Victor N TN]

I started handloading in 1972... I bought, with all the mechanical and explosive stuff a 45th edition Lyman's handloading manual. The man told me it had more USABLE information than any 3 of the other manuals combined. I believe he was at least very close if not correct. I have a couple of Hornadys, + 2 Sierras + 1 Berger, + Speer. I have a 47th and 49th edition Lyman. Plus their cast bullet manual and shotshell manual. They have just come out with their 50th edition. I'll probably have it in a few weeks.

I said all that to say this, DON'T START WITH THE DATA SECTIONS... Read ALL the safety, setting up and getting started chapters. Then read the safety chapter again. I make it a habit to read that part of one of their manuals every new year when the house is quiet and the grandkids are in school. Then look up your data you need for the caliber you're wanting to load.

Lyman's is also the only manual with more than a couple of loads for cast bullets.

Welcome to the board. Just take more care. Things we work with as a hobby, don't react too well to accidents.