I am not your average reloader. I have multiple machine driven progressive presses with both case and bullet feeders on them. I have several manual progressives and several single stage presses. Sometimes there is some spilt powder and dropped primers on the counter or floor. Not a good combination.
Yesterday, while reloading .223s I dropped a loaded round off the press at chest level to the concrete floor. The point of the bullet found a un-spent primer on the floor. Yes, it went off and did not ignight anything but my underwear.
I looked under my bench and there were literally several dozen spent and unspent primers on the floor. There was a slight dusting of powder on the floor also. To my right was maybe 100 pounds of powder in cans and kegs.
I spent about 20 minutes sweeping up the floor and cleaning off my counters. I was amazed at what I found. I carried the matter to may incenerator barrel. And burned it with a load of paper trassh. It sounded like the 4th of July.
We can't be too safe and we often become complacient.
Take time to clean up after every loading session.
I had a lucky and inexpensive wake-up call.
Rustystud
Yesterday, while reloading .223s I dropped a loaded round off the press at chest level to the concrete floor. The point of the bullet found a un-spent primer on the floor. Yes, it went off and did not ignight anything but my underwear.
I looked under my bench and there were literally several dozen spent and unspent primers on the floor. There was a slight dusting of powder on the floor also. To my right was maybe 100 pounds of powder in cans and kegs.
I spent about 20 minutes sweeping up the floor and cleaning off my counters. I was amazed at what I found. I carried the matter to may incenerator barrel. And burned it with a load of paper trassh. It sounded like the 4th of July.
We can't be too safe and we often become complacient.
Take time to clean up after every loading session.
I had a lucky and inexpensive wake-up call.
Rustystud