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Reloading
What are the easiest mistakes you learned the most from when reloading?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1547444" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>Read the directions on anything you will be using. That is the reason that so many get stuck cases using Hornady One Shot Lube. I use it exclusively following the directions since it came out and have never stuck a case. Don't get in a hurry doing anything. I was once really quickly sizing a bunch of 223 cases on a single stage press. I got too fast and pulled the handle before I got the case lined up properly and my finger out of the way. Nice cut on bottom of finger pad and primer punch through the top of the nail. REALLY HURT FOR A WHILE. Double and then double check again your data and scale set up. Once loaded one grain too little powder in 100 cases but caught the mistake before seating the bullets when I looked at the data to see what COAL I needed to seat the bullets to. Had to dump them all and refill with proper load. I also learned the hard way when going to the range with a bunch of different loads like doing a ladder test to place each batch of same load in ziplock bags with data included. Once got to the range with a 50 round box of different powder loads with the same bullet, case and primer and knocked it off the bench with the top not latched and they all came out of the box spilling on the ground. No way to tell now what rounds have the same powder charges.</p><p>If something don't sound or look right when shooting a load STOP and find out why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1547444, member: 10178"] Read the directions on anything you will be using. That is the reason that so many get stuck cases using Hornady One Shot Lube. I use it exclusively following the directions since it came out and have never stuck a case. Don't get in a hurry doing anything. I was once really quickly sizing a bunch of 223 cases on a single stage press. I got too fast and pulled the handle before I got the case lined up properly and my finger out of the way. Nice cut on bottom of finger pad and primer punch through the top of the nail. REALLY HURT FOR A WHILE. Double and then double check again your data and scale set up. Once loaded one grain too little powder in 100 cases but caught the mistake before seating the bullets when I looked at the data to see what COAL I needed to seat the bullets to. Had to dump them all and refill with proper load. I also learned the hard way when going to the range with a bunch of different loads like doing a ladder test to place each batch of same load in ziplock bags with data included. Once got to the range with a 50 round box of different powder loads with the same bullet, case and primer and knocked it off the bench with the top not latched and they all came out of the box spilling on the ground. No way to tell now what rounds have the same powder charges. If something don't sound or look right when shooting a load STOP and find out why. [/QUOTE]
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