My poor glock and my bloody hand!
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sure if you actually touch every round after putting it on the press. With a progressive, you dont. Put the case on, and it dumps out the end.
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I have a bright reading light on a goose neck over the bullet seating station. I check each case just before dropping the bullet on. I am only loading 9 and 45 right now and am only using titegroup. A double or no charge is really obvious and it doesnt take any longer to check each one.
I give my complete attention to reloading. Remember that the OP's problem was a double charge by someone else. We are all fortunate that he posted here so that we can learn from his accident, but it should serve as a reminder to be conscientious and not a reason to not reload. I trust my loads more than factory loads.
I run a full Dillon 650XL with case feeder and RCBS bullet feeder... You can't get any more progressive than that lol (unless you get the motor).
When you take them out of the dump bin (hopefully a nice Dillon Blue bin), I use digital scale and pull each round out, stand them on their primer, quick weigh and dump them into a box.
When doing rifle I also use an 7 round case gauge and drop them in 7 at a time before weighing, just to make sure they will chamber correctly.
Also let's you see if the primer was installed correctly as it won't sit flat on the scale if it's not in there properly.
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yes when reloading thousands of rounds it adds time but WOW does it add piece of mind!
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So the guy is supposed to mount his hand in a shadow box?
On the other hand (sigh!), that is a good demonstration of the strength of Combat Tupperwear.
I run a full Dillon 650XL with case feeder and RCBS bullet feeder... You can't get any more progressive than that lol (unless you get the motor).
When you take them out of the dump bin (hopefully a nice Dillon Blue bin), I use digital scale and pull each round out, stand them on their primer, quick weigh and dump them into a box.
When doing rifle I also use an 7 round case gauge and drop them in 7 at a time before weighing, just to make sure they will chamber correctly.
Also let's you see if the primer was installed correctly as it won't sit flat on the scale if it's not in there properly.
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yes when reloading thousands of rounds it adds time but WOW does it add piece of mind!
Doesn't the Dillon 650XL have a powder check station? I really can't see the need to weigh 4-500 loaded rounds individually. I am absolutely positive it is something that I will ever do. I load on a 550B and try to be vigilant.
Oops i just checked and see that the powder check assembly is an option. Sounds to me like it would be a worthwhile 68 bucks tho.
funny, i do- and i run a progressive- i have to stop every 50 -60 rounds to refill my case feed/primers/bullets anyway, and to check my powder levels- sometimes the powder will stick to the sides of the measure and give a higher reading than what's in there- ie a powder ring-so itakes like a couple of minutes to check 50 rounds- and since they're going into 50 round boxes, it's just one extra step before they go into the ammo box- REALLY, NO BIG DEAL
i go till i empty the primer tube. I check the powder charge, and fill it up again. I dont have fancy schmancy case feeder, or bullet feeder. I touch all of those by hand.
it's a lee loadmaster , so no fancy schmantzy-lees COME WITH case feeders and the bullet was 30 bucks- it takes 15 cases to fill a tube,and there's 4 tubes,-that makes 60, but nobody says you need to fill those tubes all the way up
Powder check won't fit with the bullet feeder (due to rcbs design of activating from the powder dispenser) and I never trust it anyways, tends to randomly get stuck in the up position or even in the perfect position and you don't notice since your not expecting any beeps anyways.
I think I used my powder checker die for about the first 800 rounds and never used it since after a couple of rounds didn't pass the weight test!
Ahhh good to know. Thanks for the reply.
For the life of me I can't understand why people worry and check rounds on a Dillon or any other press that dispenses powder in a similar fashion. The powder measure is set to dispense a particular amount of powder dependant on a volume set inside the powder measure. The only way to get a double charge is for the shellplate to not move during a second stroke on the handle. How exactly would this happen without you noticing?
phone call for one thing; any interruption ; mrs murphy's law, any one of a dozen reasons, all human related- that's the one thing i don't care for on the 550- the manual index-with the lee, it goes without saying that you check EVERYTHING twice anyway- they have a certain "reputation'- empty primer pockets, missed charges, or the chain didn't quite close all the way
most people i know who have lee's do so as a first press, cause they dont know any better.
What is your time worth? Mine is priceless, so the less time i can spend reloading, the better.
i'm well past my first press which was an rcbs partner- the ONLY problem with the lees is the priming mechanism, and once you can deal with that, you're miles and dollars ahead-mof, i got my first turret in 86, my first 1000 in 89, and those served me well until i went to the 44 magnum, which demanded a loadmaster to gain the extra station needed for the factory die- like i said, i also have the 550, which is dedicated to 308, and it's the lees that get the most use
my money is more valuable than my time, as i'm an avid TINKERER-
moreover ,i find reloading enjoyable as a time filler- one cannot spend one's lifetime at the range, ( they DO close it from time to time)
my lees process one 9mm AND one 45acp with one pull of the handle- remember what i said about tinkering?- those are 2-1000 linked together
my money is more valuable than my time, as i'm an avid TINKERER-
moreover ,i find reloading enjoyable as a time filler- one cannot spend one's lifetime at the range, ( they DO close it from time to time)
my lees process one 9mm AND one 45acp with one pull of the handle- remember what i said about tinkering?- those are 2-1000 linked together
