oddjob Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I get bored reloading, but its a necessary evil. I was wondering if people here did anything else while reloading? Listen to music, listen to and watch TV (every so often). I know about how one should just concentrate on the reloading, but I was just wondering. I have a portable dvd player set up and listen to a movie. Then watch a scene I like and go back to listening and loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I do the radio If I break my rythem, I have to think, no tv for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpnav Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Books on tape/CD/iPod...or talk radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I listen for the sound of and count the individual granules of powder as they fall into the cases and keep a running total in my head of how many more I can load from my 8lb jug.. I am seldom bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I solved this issue with 1050's and load 10-20 minutes at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Throw in a .40 case with a 9mm stuck in it while loading .40, or a 9 Makarov case along with the 9 Lugers while loading 9's into the casefeeder and then standby for the fun... LOL! Seriously, though, I put in a real live CD into the CD player. The pause to swap discs forces me to take a short break since I need to walk away from the press and go dig up the next disc to play. When I step back up to the press, I give all the stations a quick look, with particular focus on the bullet seating station to make sure there is powder in the case. I trust the auto-indexing of my 650. If I didn't have an auto indexing press, I probably would have a printed checklist of things to look over each time I step back up to the press after stepping away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 No music, no TV, no distractions at all. It's like German engineering. Ever wonder why they don't put cup holders in German spec cars? It's because the Germans' think you should be driving. Not driving and eating or drinking or talking on the phone, etc. Pay attention to what you are doing, not to something else. I load until I have enough for a while, never leaving the machine till I'm done. The other thing I do is break up my reloading into 100 round increments, so if something does come up, I stop at the end of 100 rounds. I agree with Merlin, I seldom get bored..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 My 1050 cuts my reload days to 1-2 per month. I usually have the radio on but realistically I'm not paying much attention to it. I would never have type of video going to distract me visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 or talk radio Never considered this a cure for boredom! I listen to music and deliberately use small bins for catching loaded rounds. This forces me to stop every few hundred or so and do some drop checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I trust the auto-indexing of my 650. If I didn't have an auto indexing press, I probably would have a printed checklist of things to look over each time I step back up to the press after stepping away. I use a 550B and guess what I look for when I step back up to the press. You guessed it, powder in the case at the seating station. Huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I trust the auto-indexing of my 650. If I didn't have an auto indexing press, I probably would have a printed checklist of things to look over each time I step back up to the press after stepping away. I use a 550B and guess what I look for when I step back up to the press. You guessed it, powder in the case at the seating station. Huh! Sarge, I go one step further. I never leave the press with ANY brass in any station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 You should try casting. Once everythings in sync, it get boring really quickly. I always feel like I should be doing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I now put on eye protection, and muffs with my iPod set on low volume. Then I just watch and feel what I am doing. Now that summer weather is here, it's like a sweat lodge environment. Ican just barely hear the music, and I really like it. It is what I do to break dryfire monotony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I've "watched" (listened more that watched) Tv/movies while loading for 20 years or so, I can walk and chew gun at the same time. What works well is syndicated reruns on Tv. I'll load every night of the week, start when the show starts, stop when it ends. I recently went back to doing that since I'd watched all my VHS/DVD movies a billion times. I don't try and watch new movies while loading. Bad for the loading and the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I stifle the boredom by building as many automated machines that I can to complete tasks that I don’t feel like doing. I also generally spend less than an hour loading as I usually only load a thousand or so at a time. I can work and listen to the radio, as I do it every day dealing with things that potentially are much more dangerous than a reloading press but it‘s just white noise to me anyway. I save the TV for other tasks though like maybe trimming, case gauging and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 My bench is out in my shop---I crank up the tunes while doing darned near EVERYTHING, including reloading. 99% classic rock. Talk radio just distracts me or p1$$3s me off. I guess that's a bit odd--I grew up on a farm with NO background music, and I don't listen to music at my day job. Not even a member of the Walkman or iPod generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 When I step back up to the press, I give all the stations a quick look, with particular focus on the bullet seating station to make sure there is powder in the case. I trust the auto-indexing of my 650. If I didn't have an auto indexing press, I probably would have a printed checklist of things to look over each time I step back up to the press after stepping away. I leave the ram up if I step away from the press. That way there's no question where in the process I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Books on tape/CD/iPod...or talk radio Yep, I like the Holy Bible King James version. Bet ya never saw this one comming. Edited June 13, 2010 by usmc1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me! This American Life EconTalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Yoga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkin Chunker Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I get bored reloading, but its a necessary evil. Ever notice that there's only one person who's always been there every time you've been bored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I listen to the press, count the rounds, and watch each mechanical function. No room for music or tv Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzYooper Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I also just listen to music. I used to find that reloading was not boring, but back then I did not shoot and reload as many rounds. Now that I shoot more the long, multiple hour sessions have me bored. I like the idea of a mostly automated process and I hope to get there some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHolsted Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I have always have music on but never "listen" to it. It just adds a little background noise to the new rounds falling in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I get zoned (or is it Zen'd?) out, reloading. Each cyle is the same, repeated over and over, mantra like. It goes smoothly (unless there's a malf). Kinda wish I could shoot the same way - aware, observant, automatic self correcting, without expectations or trying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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