I charge all the primed cases in a batch. I check powder level visually on the entire batch before seating bullets. If i was using a turret or progressive and charging powder and seating bullet at the same time, I would weigh the finished cartridges.
Weighing rounds after loading
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Not too many rifle calibres use so little powder that a weight difference could be confuse with inconsistent brass. This is not expecting identical weights across the lot, it is to ensure they are all charged so any “light” rounds would be light by 30-80 grains ( whatever the powder charge is) not just a couple grains as might show up in the differences in brass.
I will weigh loaded rounds if I think I might have messed up
I also shake the rounds and listen to the powder rattling inside if it’s not a right full case
Sometimes you can catch a mistake by the different sound the powder makes when you shake the round
As was said before I do compare the rounds dispensed on my charge master to the rounds made but if I’m using a scale only that’s where I find that I may mess up
I also shake the rounds and listen to the powder rattling inside if it’s not a right full case
Sometimes you can catch a mistake by the different sound the powder makes when you shake the round
As was said before I do compare the rounds dispensed on my charge master to the rounds made but if I’m using a scale only that’s where I find that I may mess up
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Everyone deals with life's little distractions... Sitting at your bench loading fifty while listening to the game... Stuff can happen.. A weight check before putting them in the box is a great way to save your face and hands... Saying no to good advise is something else...
My Lyman digital scale sure helped me sort out some factory ammo I bought second hand. There were 165 and 180 TTSX Barnes factory rounds plus 150 and 180 Swift Scirocco bullets in Remington factory rounds. I was able to sort everything and identify them 100% which was a good idea because the seller had more than a few mixed up.
When I dispense powder the second powder is in the case it goes into the block and a bullet tested in the neck )like a temp cap). Then when seating I grab a case, pluck out the bullet and visually confirm the powder level then run the bullet into the case seating it. I also have a habit since I was about 13 with rifle ammo. I shake each round by my ear to hear the powder then into the magazine each goes.
Been lucky the last 48 years not to have seated a bullet over an empty case.
When I dispense powder the second powder is in the case it goes into the block and a bullet tested in the neck )like a temp cap). Then when seating I grab a case, pluck out the bullet and visually confirm the powder level then run the bullet into the case seating it. I also have a habit since I was about 13 with rifle ammo. I shake each round by my ear to hear the powder then into the magazine each goes.
Been lucky the last 48 years not to have seated a bullet over an empty case.
Unless one likes being a bean counter....
For me factory beats hard to find ammo that must be reloaded.
I have delved into reloading and thats all I have to say about that.
that is the part of being a "Safe Reloader" and a smart one too.Rob
Agree on all points. Before I seat the bullets I stand over the loading block with a flashlight and check. It's easy to screw up but it's also easy to make sure you don't. One powder on the bench at a time. Same with primers.
How many people sit and do thousands of rounds in one sitting?You need to build a process to eliminate the possibility of this BEFORE seating bullets.
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Charge cases in a loading block. Check ALL the cases for powder, BEFORE seating bullets.
Produce a few thousand rounds of something and the answer as to why not will become obvious to you.
Its a massive waste of time and is not needed if your process is good and has means to prevent empty cases being loaded.
However, you do you.
A thousand, or even a couple is not outside the scope of a well set up progressive press at one sitting. In that case, it helps to know / have assurances that nothing is missed along the way. QC after the fact with significant quantities can be a real pain in the short and curlies.
I believe this would be the design rationale behind Hornady's Powder Cop die. It's supposed to indicate no or multiple charges of powder.
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Pistol shooters used to do that on a regular basis BUT, they use progressive presses but we are not talking about that and IDCAY knows that but but just has to inject his reductio ad absurdism in most threads. Just ignore and carry on.
A properly organized reloading process and an understanding of how the equipment works means mistakes won't be made
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