Thought for the day

cheygriz · April 19, 2005, 09:51 PM

Take reloading advice ONLY from people that still have BOTH eyes, and ALL TEN fingers!

Desert Dog · April 19, 2005, 09:55 PM

Ain't that the truth...

Here is another:

Never have more than one powder container on the bench at a time.

mtnboomer · April 20, 2005, 12:34 AM

If it goes "crunch" when you raise the ram - you're probably sizing the wrong brass!

kkb · April 20, 2005, 07:33 AM

If your press has a powder loader, remember to dial down the charge die when changing to a smaller case.
- The Dillon files

Guy B. Meredith · April 20, 2005, 10:20 AM

At Home Depot or some such I ran across an instruction book for use of a table saw. The person in the illustrations had lost several fingers somewhere.

Sometimes those with first hand experience on what NOT to do are the best teachers.

CaptainRazor · April 20, 2005, 05:42 PM

If you take your reloads to the range, and they don't fire........you did something wrong.

mtnboomer · April 20, 2005, 11:10 PM

If any of your ammo makes a funny sound when you pull the trigger - count the perforations in the target!

cheygriz · April 21, 2005, 05:06 PM

AND......

A kind word and a gun will accomplish more than a kind word alone

CaptainRazor · April 21, 2005, 05:20 PM

Don't eat yellow snow.

Smokey Joe · April 22, 2005, 05:37 PM

Cheygriz--I have to agree w/Guy B. Meredith.

The author of The ABC's of Reloading, which is the best reloading primer to be had IMHO, is pictured in the front of the book. He has obvious prostheses for hands. He states that this is the result of a boyhood experiment with explosives. What a powerful testament to "Do it right, know what you're doing, or it'll cost you!"

mtnboomer · April 24, 2005, 01:32 AM

My wife said that if I went shooting again, she would leave me. I'm going to miss her.

xmastree · April 24, 2005, 03:23 AM

Quote:

If it goes "crunch" when you raise the ram - you're probably sizing the wrong brass!

Or there's a stone stuck in the shell...

9mm shells will expand enough to accept a .40 head without splitting.

If you use a shellplate made for .45 with a 9mm shell, it will get stuck in the resizing die.

Quote:

My wife said that if I went shooting again, she would leave me. I'm going to miss her.

Get your sights zeroed...

kkb · April 24, 2005, 07:32 AM

If you are in need of a high quality J-hook attempt to deprime a berdan case.

Quote:

If you use a shellplate made for .45 with a 9mm shell, it will get stuck in the resizing die.

How that shellplate got into my die I'll never know.
(My apologies to Groucho Marx)

April 19, 2005, 09:51 PM	#1
cheygriz Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2002 Location: high up in the rockies Posts: 2,289	Thought for the day Take reloading advice ONLY from people that still have BOTH eyes, and ALL TEN fingers! __________________ If you think a mighty military force is expensive, wait 'til you see what a weak one costs.

April 19, 2005, 09:55 PM	#2
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	Ain't that the truth... Here is another: Never have more than one powder container on the bench at a time. __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson

April 20, 2005, 12:34 AM	#3
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 635	If it goes "crunch" when you raise the ram - you're probably sizing the wrong brass! __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati (If all else fails - play dead!) Support the Second Amendment. Join the NRA > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State & Big 12 - #1 GO POKES!!!!!

April 20, 2005, 10:20 AM	#5
Guy B. Meredith Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 1999 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 1,581	At Home Depot or some such I ran across an instruction book for use of a table saw. The person in the illustrations had lost several fingers somewhere. Sometimes those with first hand experience on what NOT to do are the best teachers. __________________ Smart Gun + 1 Battery + 3 Wires = Dumb Gun PC = Agenda driven groupthink filter on reality. Apostrophes denote ownership or missing letters NOT plurals!

April 20, 2005, 11:10 PM	#7
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 635	If any of your ammo makes a funny sound when you pull the trigger - count the perforations in the target! __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati (If all else fails - play dead!) Support the Second Amendment. Join the NRA > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State & Big 12 - #1 GO POKES!!!!!

April 20, 2005, 07:33 AM	#4
kkb Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2004 Location: Western Slope, Colorado Posts: 403	If your press has a powder loader, remember to dial down the charge die when changing to a smaller case. - The Dillon files

April 20, 2005, 05:42 PM	#6
CaptainRazor Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2005 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 302	If you take your reloads to the range, and they don't fire........you did something wrong.

April 21, 2005, 05:06 PM	#8
cheygriz Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2002 Location: high up in the rockies Posts: 2,289	AND...... A kind word and a gun will accomplish more than a kind word alone __________________ If you think a mighty military force is expensive, wait 'til you see what a weak one costs.

April 21, 2005, 05:20 PM	#9
CaptainRazor Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2005 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 302	Don't eat yellow snow.

April 22, 2005, 05:37 PM	#10
Smokey Joe Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2001 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 2,106	Fingers... Cheygriz--I have to agree w/Guy B. Meredith. The author of The ABC's of Reloading, which is the best reloading primer to be had IMHO, is pictured in the front of the book. He has obvious prostheses for hands. He states that this is the result of a boyhood experiment with explosives. What a powerful testament to "Do it right, know what you're doing, or it'll cost you!" __________________ God Bless America --Smokey Joe

April 24, 2005, 01:32 AM	#11
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 635	My wife said that if I went shooting again, she would leave me. I'm going to miss her. __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati (If all else fails - play dead!) Support the Second Amendment. Join the NRA > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State & Big 12 - #1 GO POKES!!!!!