1st. This thread is about the importance of eye protection.
2nd. This thread is about the use of federal primers in a lee 1000 progressive
I began rotating out some 40cal on my lee1000. There were no other primers available at p&d besides federal, so I took bad advice from so called gurus who have reloaded thousands of bullets with federal in lee bla bla bla. The lee 1000 instructions say to specifically not use federal primers. I should have listened
long story short, I must have had an alignment problem, however with no more force then usual, my primer tray EXPLODED after about 20 rounds.
Human error on my part is completely possible, but how I got through 20 with no problems is beyond me.
Anyways, the tray fractured into sharp plastic , there was a casing or two, a bullet from my left hand, and about 50 primers and these became shrapnel.
From the following pics, you will see the damage created on my reloading bench, as well as my hand. In addition to my hand, I have puncture shrapnel type injuries on my face (approx 10), and my arms. My cotton shirt was imprinted with pokes that are still evident.
My lee 1000 will go to the garbage I think, and a dillion will soon grace my bench. Whether it was 100% the presses fault or not who knows, but I know that it is at least partly to blame with its bulls**t loose tolerances.
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2nd. This thread is about the use of federal primers in a lee 1000 progressive
I began rotating out some 40cal on my lee1000. There were no other primers available at p&d besides federal, so I took bad advice from so called gurus who have reloaded thousands of bullets with federal in lee bla bla bla. The lee 1000 instructions say to specifically not use federal primers. I should have listened
long story short, I must have had an alignment problem, however with no more force then usual, my primer tray EXPLODED after about 20 rounds.
Human error on my part is completely possible, but how I got through 20 with no problems is beyond me.
Anyways, the tray fractured into sharp plastic , there was a casing or two, a bullet from my left hand, and about 50 primers and these became shrapnel.
From the following pics, you will see the damage created on my reloading bench, as well as my hand. In addition to my hand, I have puncture shrapnel type injuries on my face (approx 10), and my arms. My cotton shirt was imprinted with pokes that are still evident.
My lee 1000 will go to the garbage I think, and a dillion will soon grace my bench. Whether it was 100% the presses fault or not who knows, but I know that it is at least partly to blame with its bulls**t loose tolerances.
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