Sickening sound...

ScottRiqui · March 9, 2013, 06:38 PM

I just dropped about 700 spent primers on a hardwood floor. Well, I had nothing to do for the next half-hour anyway!

nbk13nw · March 9, 2013, 06:45 PM

Put on some work boots and pretend it is bubble wrap!

huntinaz · March 9, 2013, 06:50 PM

I did that once. Luckily I was in my garage and could just sweep them up.

ScottRiqui · March 9, 2013, 06:52 PM

Between the broom and the vacuum cleaner, I got them up quicker than I thought I would. I was amazed at how far some of them bounced/rolled, though!

hodaka · March 9, 2013, 07:24 PM

You will find them for months, one at a time.

Ranger185 · March 9, 2013, 07:27 PM

I pulled the tray out of my rock chunker this week and promptly dropped it Tuesday night I feel your pain.....

Lost Sheep · March 9, 2013, 09:08 PM

I've never done that yet. Thanks for the warning. I will be more careful in the future.

Does anyone use a drop cloth under their loading work area?

Lost Sheep

Dodge DeBoulet · March 10, 2013, 09:13 AM

The primer dump tube from my LnL goes right into my trash bucket. No fuss, no muss, and never any spillage.

That is, unless I accidentally and unknowingly pull the dump tube off with my knee while sitting at the press . . . those primers don't make a lot of noise when they hit the floor, at least compared to the noise the case feeder makes when running

buck460XVR · March 10, 2013, 01:07 PM

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I pulled the tray out of my rock chunker this week and promptly dropped it Tuesday night I feel your pain.....

Been there done that. I now use the shop vac to suck them outta the tray instead of trying to remove it. Gives me a good excuse to suck up the loose powder and tumbling media spread across the bench and floor also. Works great for gettin all the fine debris that falls outta the cases when being decapped. What I really hate is the sound of that one live primer that falls to the floor and rolls to only the good Lord knows where.

leadchucker · March 10, 2013, 01:16 PM

You could have dropped about 700 live primers on a hardwood floor.

kutz · March 10, 2013, 01:23 PM

Better than live ones

CADILLAC HOOSIER · March 11, 2013, 12:54 PM

I've dropped a few live primers, kinda freaked me out! I keep a couple of beach towels spread out under foot. Those things go like jumping beans on my garage floor.

March 9, 2013, 06:38 PM	#1
ScottRiqui Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2,905	Sickening sound... I just dropped about 700 spent primers on a hardwood floor. Well, I had nothing to do for the next half-hour anyway!

March 9, 2013, 06:45 PM	#2
nbk13nw Junior Member Join Date: February 28, 2013 Posts: 7	Re: Sickening sound... Put on some work boots and pretend it is bubble wrap!

March 9, 2013, 06:50 PM	#3
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	I did that once. Luckily I was in my garage and could just sweep them up. __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

March 9, 2013, 07:27 PM	#6
Ranger185 Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2013 Posts: 5	I pulled the tray out of my rock chunker this week and promptly dropped it Tuesday night I feel your pain..... __________________ "I'd rather be FREE than risk-free"

March 10, 2013, 09:13 AM	#8
Dodge DeBoulet Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2009 Posts: 181	The primer dump tube from my LnL goes right into my trash bucket. No fuss, no muss, and never any spillage. That is, unless I accidentally and unknowingly pull the dump tube off with my knee while sitting at the press . . . those primers don't make a lot of noise when they hit the floor, at least compared to the noise the case feeder makes when running __________________ "You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence." - Charles Austin Beard

March 9, 2013, 06:52 PM	#4
ScottRiqui Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2,905	Between the broom and the vacuum cleaner, I got them up quicker than I thought I would. I was amazed at how far some of them bounced/rolled, though!

March 9, 2013, 07:24 PM	#5
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	You will find them for months, one at a time.

March 9, 2013, 09:08 PM	#7
Lost Sheep Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2009 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 3,341	I've never done that yet. Thanks for the warning. I will be more careful in the future. Does anyone use a drop cloth under their loading work area? Lost Sheep

March 10, 2013, 01:16 PM	#10
leadchucker Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 252	You could have dropped about 700 live primers on a hardwood floor. __________________ JOIN THE NRA!

March 10, 2013, 01:23 PM	#11
kutz Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 393	Better than live ones

March 11, 2013, 12:54 PM	#12
CADILLAC HOOSIER Member Join Date: August 28, 2010 Location: INDIANA Posts: 62	I've dropped a few live primers, kinda freaked me out! I keep a couple of beach towels spread out under foot. Those things go like jumping beans on my garage floor.