what do you do while you reload?

90-95% of my reloading time is spent on monotonous operations on rifle brass like working on the primer pockets, trimming, chamfering, lubricating, sizing, weighing and priming the cases. I do this in batches of 1000, so if I didn't watch TV at the same time, I'd loose my sanity.

When I'm weighing powder charges, I focus on just that, and after 18 years of reloading, I've never loaded a squib load.

I've only twice used other peoples handloads, and in both batches there was a round with no powder in it. One was a .308, so the bullet didn't even leave the case. Unfortunately the 9mm squib destroyed the barrel on an original Inglis hi-power.
 
I have the radio on 980am or 104.9fm at a barely audible level. The droning noise keeps me "in the zone."

if I'm popping primers and prepping casings, I'll smoke a cigar, and have a beer.
 
I stick to a quiet room while reloading, helps me stay focused and concentrate on making consistent loads.
 
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