THE FOUR RULES

1. ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED.

2. NEVER POINT YOUR MUZZLE AT SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY.

3. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET AND YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT.

4. KNOW YOUR TARGET AND WHAT'S BEYOND.

Winston Churchill said
"A GENTLEMAN, SELDOM, IF EVER, NEEDS A GUN.
BUT WHEN HE DOES, HE NEEDS IT VERY BADLY!"
Si Vis Paceum Para Bellum

Sam Adams, more than beer

“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen”
Samuel Adams

Lincoln on power

"We must prevent these things being done, by either congresses or courts — The people — the people — are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it —" Abraham Lincoln

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

It was a small explosion

Yesterday morning, I was loading some 45 for the upcoming show when there was some kind of small malfunction in the primer feed of the press. Somehow, a primer detonated. I have never, in the 37 years of reloading have I ever had that happen before. When it fired, I went to the floor like I'd been shot. That's that old Marine training to get as low as you can. I was trying to melt into the floor. About 6 inches above the primer feed is the powder measure. It doesn't hold a lot, but it could have been pretty bad if had caught.

Years ago, when I first started loading for my 38 special, I bought a basic Lee loader. If you have never used one of those, most operations, including seating the primers, are done with a hammer. Actually a mallet, but it's still striking a steel pin.

The only damage, other than to my nerves, was a destroyed primer feed chute. After all the excitement, I though about the fact that all of the primers didn't chain fire and really do some damage. I never did find all of the pieces of feed chute. A quick call and parts are on their way.

After yesterdays fun, I think I'll just take the grandsons fishing. A good day spent out at the lake, untangling lines a settling arguments is time well spent. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You need to get you a Lee Loadmaster - when one primer goes off the whole tray full of primers does too. Now that's exciting!

Robert Fowler said...

I'm using a Lee pro 1000.

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