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Jim243 · February 23, 2011, 08:16 PM

AHHHHHHHHH, today is not my day. First I wake up with a wrenched sholder/back. Then I think I will just relax and do some reloading. First I can't find the VMD for IMR 8208 XBR, ok I can work it backwards. Then I set up 50 new remingtom 223 cases and Yes they pass the gauge test and I don't have to size or trim (things are looking better). Then I do a newbe stupid thing and start to size and prime without lube, yes you guessed it a stuck case. To make it worse instead of using the stuck case remover I have, I reach for the hammer. Yep can't get the stem back into the die.

No problem since I have 3 sets of resizers for 223. Grab another resizing die and ready to go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,wait, what's this, I am using a 9mm resizing die for 223 Remingtons? How did that happen? (the 9mm die set is sitting in the case I have for one of my 223 die sets).

I don't know about you, but I am going back to bed and start the day over.

I'll see you'all after I re-read all my reloading books (in about 4 weeks).

What ticks me off is I know better. And here I thought only newbe's had days like this.

Stay Safe.
Jim

February 23, 2011, 08:16 PM	#7
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	AHHHHHHHHH, today is not my day. First I wake up with a wrenched sholder/back. Then I think I will just relax and do some reloading. First I can't find the VMD for IMR 8208 XBR, ok I can work it backwards. Then I set up 50 new remingtom 223 cases and Yes they pass the gauge test and I don't have to size or trim (things are looking better). Then I do a newbe stupid thing and start to size and prime without lube, yes you guessed it a stuck case. To make it worse instead of using the stuck case remover I have, I reach for the hammer. Yep can't get the stem back into the die. No problem since I have 3 sets of resizers for 223. Grab another resizing die and ready to go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,wait, what's this, I am using a 9mm resizing die for 223 Remingtons? How did that happen? (the 9mm die set is sitting in the case I have for one of my 223 die sets). I don't know about you, but I am going back to bed and start the day over. I'll see you'all after I re-read all my reloading books (in about 4 weeks). What ticks me off is I know better. And here I thought only newbe's had days like this. Stay Safe. Jim __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum