Yep, I shake my head at these threads. I can't for the life of me figure out why some people who reload feel the need to "just crank'er" on a progressive, and/or talking on the phone, watching tv, drinking etc...
I load on a 650 and physically LOOK into every single case at the powder inside before I seat each bullet. I can easily load 400 rounds in an hour with this methodology. I can confidently say that I've never had any mishaps in over 20 years of reloading, not even a squib. That's not to say I'm infallible, I'm not and I know it. I think that's what keeps me safe, I don't trust a machine 100% nor trust myself either. I consistantly double check the machine as well as back myself up during the loading process.
QC also includes distractions...everyone's task performance is degraded while distracted. There are some things you can't get away with doing while distracted, driving, flying, reloading, etc are a few. It goes without saying, as QC decreases the risk of mishap increases
Glad everyone made it out the other end ok, chalk this one up as a learning experience. Remember success is built on failure, the trick is to not fail too dramatically
This. I do the same thing. i have reloaded thousands of 9mm, .45 and .223 on my 650 and I visually check every round as it comes over to the powder check station.
I reload with ZERO distractions. no TV, no music, no friends, no girlfriend around. We are dealing with explosives here gents, anything but your complete undivided attention to reloading is silly. I reload responsibly and carefully.
So does this mean you will not drive to the range for fear of getting into a dealy car accident? or have to police pull you over and take all of your guns and throw you in jail?
I'm not trying to be sarcastic with the above comments but IMO that's going too far. Its not just reloading to save money, it to customize a load for an intended purpose. I can buy bulk .223 55gn for my AR and have quite a spread at 3 and 400yds, or I can work up a load under a 69gn SMK and hit golf balls at 400yds. That's why I reload
I have the utmost confidence in my reloaded rounds because I MYSELF have visually inspected each round and weigh random ones to make sure my charge is still accurate. I don't have to hope some factory machine calibrated on Friday made my rounds correctly. A guy I work with had 2 (TWO) squibs from the same box. Not sure if I'm allowed to mention the brand name so I wont but it was not the cheap stuff.
In a nutshell, reload responsibly and you will be fine. We are all human yes, but the people that calibrate those factory loads are human too. You computer is a machine, how many times in your life have you had to restart it because its not working properly. machines aren't gods. When it comes to high explosives in my hands I'll trust my own eyes and competence over a strangers.
