Broke the Golden rule....

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So upset at myself.

Last night I was downstairs loading up some .223. I always reload in the basement, by myself. Only thing I ever have on is some music turned down low in the background.

Last night for whatever reason I felt bad about my s/o being upstairs by herself so I asked her if she wanted to come down stairs and turn on the TV while I finished the last 20 rnds.

I'm at the charging station, ram is up with shell in die. G/f asks me if I want to run outside for a quick smoke so I say sure.

Come back in, dump powder into case and lower the ram. Powder everywhere, I had already charged it......

Thankfully I've never worked with loads that only fill less than half the case but man, thinking about what could have happend scared the poop out of me. And naturally its H335 and that stuff gets everywhere.

Lesson learned, never again. I know something similar winds up happening to most eventually but still......the first time I break my rule and it almost burned me.

It's not hard to reload, but you sure as hell have to pay attention, a moments distraction can end in disaster.

Bad bad bad.
 
I reload in the basement as well, an unfinished one. My leather shop is down there, but the reloading bench is in it's own space, and there is no radio or TV down there. I enjoy reloading, but in silence. I treat it like reading - quiet and careful, but enjoyable. I've never done a marathon reloading session - never more than 100 rounds in a sitting - doing more is what I think would cause mistakes - getting too deep into a 'groove', getting a little bored or tedious, etc. 100 or less at a time keeps me sharp and interested. I don't shoot pistols or semis, so 100 or less is fine.

I've had a beer while reloading before, but the other night it was getting late, but not late, and when the game was over I was done with TV and though about getting 50 rounds done up for the next day. I had been drinking scotch while watching the game, went to bolster the glass before going into the basement. I spilled some in a stumble (just Famous Grouse, nothing to lament wasting a bit of) and considered it as good a sign as any. I did pour another drink, but I didn't head into the basement.
 
My old neighbour from the Vancouver days was the last person I thought that could quit smoking.
And he did.
Every day he put into a can what he would of smoked.
He bought himself a new BMW motorcycle.
This was way back in the mid 2000's.
The bike is getting some k's on it, but he has managed to stay off the t'backer'.
 
I have occasionally doubled charged a case, or left a whole row of cases empty that should have got powder. each time it was because my wife dropped in to ask about something.

When the distraction happens, stop regroup and double check where you are.
 
Ganderite said:
I have occasionally doubled charged a case, or left a whole row of cases empty that should have got powder. each time it was because my wife dropped in to ask about something.

When the distraction happens, stop regroup and double check where you are.
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How did you come to realize you had double charged some? Hopefully not a the range?
 
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