My Bone Head move of the day

Eric Musgrove said:

Thought I would share my mistake of the week. In case anyone else had dueling rock chucker's set up and using the lock rings on their dies. I apparently forgot that when I set the seating die up for OAL and locked the ring down that it was in the press on the right. Yesterday when I treaded it into the press on the left and seated the first bullet I got a new wiz bang cartridge that headspaces off the front disk! Reminds me of Aircraft photo's breaking the speed of sound. The newer (not as good) RC II is about 1.5 turns off on die adjustment from the older style. One more thing to mark down and document.

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Eric Musgrove said:

Thought I would share my mistake of the week. In case anyone else had dueling rock chucker's set up and using the lock rings on their dies. I apparently forgot that when I set the seating die up for OAL and locked the ring down that it was in the press on the right. Yesterday when I treaded it into the press on the left and seated the first bullet I got a new wiz bang cartridge that headspaces off the front disk! Reminds me of Aircraft photo's breaking the speed of sound. The newer (not as good) RC II is about 1.5 turns off on die adjustment from the older style. One more thing to mark down and document.

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Equalizer said:

Yeah whenever I get the time to load I try and collect my thoughts and get a handle on where I'm at on what cartridge/rifle (or pistol) combo and what cycle it's brass is in before I even start. I have a lot to keep track of and the times I've just went out to the garage and started banging away I always seem to make mistakes and or ruin stuff. As expensive as it is it can make you sick and smart really quick.

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C-130 Dude said:

I hope this isn't in the water. I did the same thing a few years back doing .223rem. Oops!

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C-130 Dude said:

These days I find myself reviewing my load notes and specific gear instructions before I dive into a reloading session. Admittedly I don't reload as much as I used to. But a quick review/study of exactly just what the heck I'm supposed to be doing just might save my old dumb ***.

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Muddyboots said:

Maybe we should start a thread dedicated on capturing all these goodies?

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Eric Musgrove said:

Thought I would share my mistake of the week. In case anyone else had dueling rock chucker's set up and using the lock rings on their dies. I apparently forgot that when I set the seating die up for OAL and locked the ring down that it was in the press on the right. Yesterday when I treaded it into the press on the left and seated the first bullet I got a new wiz bang cartridge that headspaces off the front disk! Reminds me of Aircraft photo's breaking the speed of sound. The newer (not as good) RC II is about 1.5 turns off on die adjustment from the older style. One more thing to mark down and document.

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