Dangerous Brain Fart

Aubrey, so glad that you still have all your bits and pieces together. WOW, that is some spicy load.

Hope to see you next weekend at Sidley. Saturday anyway.

Ian, what is it with you and the Stevens/Savage hatefest???

FYI, the Savage/Stevens is every bit as strong as the Rem700 and various customs on the same footprint.

Aren't they tested and rated by the same industry standards?????

You don't like that action. We get it. They work. Many shoot them. Sometimes we even win.

It's all good....

Jerry
 
I recollect a number of years ago dumping about ½ lb of H870 into a part can of H5010.
Because they are so different in appearance, I spotted it when I went to use the 5010.
A seive of the right mesh quickly separated them as well, so not a disaster.
It truly pays to keep your mind carefully on your work when reloading.
Eagleye.
 
Danimal247 said:
is it common place to weigh each individual cartridge after reloading? it would point out any double charges or under charges and would only be 1 more step to your process
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I guess, but that would only work if you weighed and separated all your loading components. I don`t have a huge supply of brass, but I do have about 125 shells and I could bet that maybe 10 might weight the same.
 
I wish it had been fired over a chronograph. lol

I know this is old and Aubrey might not read any of the latest replies, but all the same I wish to thank him for the post, and it's nice to hear he was not seriously injured.
 
Aubrey ... thanks ! A good read and glad you suffered no harm.

Knock on wood, haven't come even close to a boo boo yet in 45 years worth of hand loading
for rifle, pistol & shotgun, although I've spilled my share of shot and powder when forgetting
to close the gates after emptying a progressive machine then starting to refill.

All said and done, I would recommend however, that you buy some lottery tickets ! ;)
 
Not my mistake and the shooter lived. Either the wrong powder, one bullet lodged in the bore, or over charged. Quite certain the shooter was a novice, and it was supposedly a hand load.

 
Banished, your explanation of how brain farts come to be is classic. Now, if my old lady complains about my easing myself at somewhat inappropriate times, I can just assure her it is in her own best interests that I am preventing brain farts from happening at potentially life-threatening moments. Wouldn't want to miss a red light, or stop sign, or confuse entrances and exits!
 
My wife used to laugh at me as I hold the loading manual or recipe in the left hand, the powder container in the right hand and read them both out loud. This is after I take out the powder I need, and lock the magazine back up. This worked well I thought for the last few years, until I simply read the next line down in the Lee manual several times in a row and luckily later realized it and had to pull apart 93 .308's with 110grn v-maxs. 7 away from being done.... Looking back, the powder error probably would have been fine as I wasn't loading max's, and both powders are in the same burn rate range, so it wouldn't have been 93000PSI wrong.... but it still makes you cringe and dummies you up. Now I highlight the loads in orange I use so I don't miss the line I mean to read.

Remember guys, life suck's, then you die. The trick is going out without people laughing! ;)
 
When I'm reloading I usally ask folks not to disturb me
Unless urgent, I keep eye on what is going on
Especially when I use 2400 powder in 45/70
And 43 Mauser were the case would hold much more than
Charge I needed to use and not be noticed if double charged
 
Danimal247 said:
is it common place to weigh each individual cartridge after reloading? it would point out any double charges or under charges and would only be 1 more step to your process
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In this case, weighing or measuring would have shown nothing. He had the right weight of the wrong powder, from what I read.
 
blacksmithden said:
Thanks for the post. It's always good to share ones bad experiences with others so that hopefully they won't be repeated. Glad to hear you weren't picking the bolt out of your teeth and the barrel out of your arm.
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I'll never forget a poster in my high school wood-working shop... "Learn from the mistakes of others, you can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself". Thanks for sharing, glad you are okay!!!
 
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