rustybayonet Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 The question here: if you followed all the rules have you ever been injured during the reloading process? Reason is I loaded some 223 and dropped a finished one right on the primer. A little flinch but good to go. Just a thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 many mashed fingers... does that count? miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 many mashed fingers... does that count? miranda I think there might be a rule that say do not stick fingers in press when you pull the hand, but not sure on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 uh ok. isn't there a rule not to drop primers and primed ammo? the only thing I know happens on a somewhat unpredictable basis is the primers can blow up. (my guess is static discharge causes this unpredictability.) I think no one has claimed blood loss. miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I don't see how you can get injured if you follow all the rules. I got injured by doing something totally stupid. Not a serious injury, fortunately, but one that required a surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I deprimed the first joint on my left index finger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What are the rules of reloading? I haven't injured myself by operation of the press alone, but I have blown up a Glock via being a dumbass and forgetting to only put in gunpowder once. A friend of mine also managed to detonate a 1050's primer magazine (likely by mashing on it like a gorilla). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 My 6 year old once stuck his hand in the press while I was on the up stroke. I figured out something was wrong before I really smashed it too bad. He won't do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwsnowbum Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I pushed a piece of brass into my finger. That put a nice hole in it. Just going to fast...but I was wearing my eye pro for all the good it did me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 You should see all my bills for reloading over the years. That seriously injured my wallet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Someday my wife is going to see the invoice in a big box of powder and primers. I'm fairly certain she's going to throw a hard object at my head, and it will hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Better unsaid. Edited July 12, 2016 by P.E. Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3324temp Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I load 1000's of rounds a year and have ever been injured. I've also never had a primer detonate in the press despite crushing several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Never an injury, but once had a Federal primer detonate while inserting into a case. It was loud, went deaf for about 1/2 second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 yeah I probably did a little hearing damage when I let off a whole bunch of primers in my old lee loadmaster. fortunately I had the optional primer explosion shield installed. No matter how cautious we are or how many rules we follow there is a small amount of risk in any activity we do. particularly one that involves flammables and a small amount of explosives. Hell there have been cases of fit, healthy people in their mid 30s who fell over walking down their front path of their house and died from head injury. They certainly weren't doing anything we'd consider dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 My worse was yesterday I bent down to pick up a shell, hit my forhead on the primer slide and drew blood ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I sucked up a live primer with the wife's vacuum cleaner and it went off. She was not very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DagoRed Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 My worse was yesterday I bent down to pick up a shell, hit my forhead on the primer slide and drew blood This one cracked me up I've smashed fingers a bit, and a blister on my hand from pulling the handle. Knock on wood Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 My 6 year old once stuck his hand in the press while I was on the up stroke. I figured out something was wrong before I really smashed it too bad. He won't do that again. My dad called that a knowlage bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techj Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 My pride when I screwed up a batch of 500 rounds that I then needed to pull because I forgot to re-adjust the powder measure when changing to another caliber (same powder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Worse way to get hurt reloading is 1. no powder, or 2. too much powder, or bullet setback. (Not checking to visually confirm there is the proper amount of powder in the case before seating the bullet), or Not sizing the cartridge case properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandw1dth Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Worse way to get hurt reloading is 1. no powder, or 2. too much powder, or bullet setback. (Not checking to visually confirm there is the proper amount of powder in the case before seating the bullet), or Not sizing the cartridge case properly. Can you elaborate on 1? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 For any number of reasons, it's possible that you will throw ZERO powder, or very little powder, while reloading ... (I have 200 rounds which contain anywhere from 0 - 7 grains of powder, and can't tell which is which). Best way to avoid it is to have a good light that enables you to see into EVERY case before you seat a bullet. With no powder (or very little powder), the primer has caused the bullet to fire just far enough to lodge itself in the barrel. If you're shooting "on the clock" and perform a very rapid "rack bang", you can load a fresh cartridge into the chamber and pull the trigger before you even think of the consequences. Fresh bullet at PF 135 or 175 tries to get past the blocked bullet already in your barrel, and BBBBOOOOOOMMMMMMM. Very important to "see the powder" Every Time Before you seat the bullet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark R Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Does crapping your pants when a primer goes off count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Had my fingers mashed 30+ years ago, I was the bullet feeder/collator and my Brother was the case feed and autodrive. The manual has no rules, and when your a kid some things are learned the hard way. We did manage to load 800 rounds in an hour on an SD though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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