PLEASE CHECK YOUR POWDER LEVEL BEFORE YOU SEAT THE BULLET!!!

[Homerange]

Or you can say i cant believe anybody would seat a bullet without dumping all their powder and looking in the cases with a light to compare

Hell no, you can do that dumb stuff if you must and risk mistakes but I won't !

Charge then seat, one by one.

 

[jghoghunter]

Everyone needs to adopt a safe system and stick with it. Just because someone does something a different way doesn't mean it's not safe.
Glad you cought it before it was too late.

 

[hoz53]

Great tip.
Never have I understood why reloaders would charge a bunch of cases before seating.
Charge case, seat !

C'mon guys adopt safer reloading practices !

its pretty simple - for pistol i charge a whole 50 round tray right out of the powder measure. i then take a flashlight and look into all the cases tilting the loading block a little as i do it so i can see the powder well. its obvious if any are not at the same level as the others and to me safer than loading one at a time. thousands of rounds and ive never had a double charge or a squib from no charge. just the way i do it

 

[hoz53]

Or you can say i cant believe anybody would seat a bullet without dumping all their powder and looking in the cases with a light to compare

thats how i do it

 

[JEFFPPC]

I charge cases one at a time and seat a bullet before charging the next one.

 

[Rsadams]

using my dillon 550 for 44 mag. - i use a short piece of wood dowel rod - i stick it in the case after powder charging and mark the dowel at case mouth, then i use it as a powder check gage on every round. Its easy to miss one no matter how you do it. Im stopping using the 550 for handgun loads since it doesnt have room for a powder check die, the way i want to set it up. gonna set it up for 223 and go back to the single stage on handgun loads. i see the one - glad you caught this

I am sure you already have it but if not the light kit from inline fab is great for looking into cases while loading and when I bought one it was cheap , like $30....

 

[Mauser06]

I was torn o what progressive to go with.


I went with a 550 and UFO light system on it. I got the height set so it's an easy visual check. I can still crank out rounds quickly but with the indexing and manual feeding I always glance at the cases.

I also try to use powders that it's very obvious if it's double charged. Like it best if it's spilling out making a mess obvious.


Glad you caught it! Good reminder for us all. Easy to do. And easy enough to miss.

Heck. I manually dump rifle charges on the 550. I miss primers often. I've missed powder atleast once. I might go back to hand priming my cases. Almost never miss a pistol primer. Something about my rifle process...I've missed a bunch.

 

[wagonman]

Hell no, you can do that dumb stuff if you must and risk mistakes but I won't !

Charge then seat, one by one.

I'm glad its not your way or the highway, you stay safe as I will

 

[Homerange]

I'm glad its not your way or the highway, you stay safe as I will

Of course I know shite after reloading for 45+ years and since joining AS have seen a # of threads where poor chaps have either hurt themselves or damaged their guns from reloading mistakes.

Don't say it can't happen to you and I hope it don't.
Load safe and stay uninjured.

 

[jghoghunter]

Of course I know shite after reloading for 45+ years and since joining AS have seen a # of threads where poor chaps have either hurt themselves or damaged their guns from reloading mistakes.

Don't say it can't happen to you and I hope it don't.
Load safe and stay uninjured.

I've been reloading for 40+ years myself and all I can say is "WOW"!!!!

 

[Ironman308]

Distraction is the devil. I must admit I have had one or two squib loads, never a double charge, but most times it’s when I get distracted. I don’t answer the phone and keep my mind on the task at hand.

 

[Jeff Porter]

Never say never. I have loaded 10’s of thousands of rounds of .38spl on Dillon Square Deal B press. Still not sure how it happened but it happened. Lovely K38 masterpiece to pieces.

 

[BigBolt]

It is easy to double load a case when not paying attention. To help resolve that problem I start with all my cases upside down. Turn them over one at a time and load powder. Then you know all the cases that are right side up have been loaded once not twice.

 

[joshb]

View attachment 1318139Never say never. I have loaded 10’s of thousands of rounds of .38spl on Dillon Square Deal B press. Still not sure how it happened but it happened. Lovely K38 masterpiece to pieces.

Ouch. I’m sorry to see that gun ruined. Hope you escaped injury.

 

[Jeff Porter]

Ouch. I’m sorry to see that gun ruined. Hope you escaped injury.

I did thankfully. I found this at the range a few weeks later. Could have been a bad way to end the day. This post was about 15 feet from the firing point.

 

[hoz53]

I am sure you already have it but if not the light kit from inline fab is great for looking into cases while loading and when I bought one it was cheap , like $30....

i dont have one of those but ive seen them before. i really should try something like that. — my recent load in 44M when doubled will be rite at the top of case so its obvious but missing one - not so obvious- gotta find a way to check that. thanks

View attachment 1318139Never say never. I have loaded 10’s of thousands of rounds of .38spl on Dillon Square Deal B press. Still not sure how it happened but it happened. Lovely K38 masterpiece to pieces.

wowser— I hope you didnt get hurt- youve just convinced me even more to go the way Ive been planning with my pistol loading. thanks

 

[GLO123]

Great advise for us. I’m currently loading 9mm with 3.7gr of Titegroup. Its very easy to double charge this powder. Titegroup only has a .3 grain range and I’m over charged. I use a flashlight to visually check before seating bullet.

 

[bloc]

Great advise for us. I’m currently loading 9mm with 3.7gr of Titegroup. Its very easy to double charge this powder. Titegroup only has a .3 grain range and I’m over charged. I use a flashlight to visually check before seating bullet.

That's exactly why I use Unique in my 9mms. Much greater margin for error. I shy away from fast burning powders.

 

[Homerange]

View attachment 1318139Never say never. I have loaded 10’s of thousands of rounds of .38spl on Dillon Square Deal B press. Still not sure how it happened but it happened. Lovely K38 masterpiece to pieces.

So let's examine your loading technique and find out why.
Start with how you bring fired cases to the bench and every step thereafter, regardless of how small it is.

 

[jghoghunter]

Hell no, you can do that dumb stuff if you must and risk mistakes but I won't !

Charge then seat, one by one.

Of course I know shite after reloading for 45+ years and since joining AS have seen a # of threads where poor chaps have either hurt themselves or damaged their guns from reloading mistakes.

Don't say it can't happen to you and I hope it don't.
Load safe and stay uninjured.

So let's examine your loading technique and find out why.
Start with how you bring fired cases to the bench and every step thereafter, regardless of how small it is.

I went to your profile and checked some of your other replies for the last year or so. I'm sorry for questioning your procedures. I did not realize you were an expert in so many areas! I think I will just put you on the ignore list and call it a day!