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February 24, 2013
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Yep, I’m thinking a set of shelves in the center kinda like this one I saw on a YouTube build.
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February 22, 2009
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What's a basement? I haven't had one since 1988 at Ft. Knox, KY.
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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February 24, 2013
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LOL we have 2,500 sq’ of basement. Built the house in 2009. Someday I may actually finish the basement.
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March 5, 2024
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racepres said
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To what do you attach the ground strap from the press?
This is a basement situation for me, so the water pipes run on the ceiling: Cold water pipe; "the ground wire in a receptacle" (assuming a 3 wire... hot, neutral and ground)
Sorry but, On the Reloading sites I visit, this practice is a No No...Me no no Why...but, not ever having any static problems, I only notice such things in Passing
I can see it as optional, but a no, no??... nope. I contacted Dillon, Lee and RBC, all said you can but optional. Specifically, this is Dillon's response:
"You can ground the machine if you like. There are posts on Brian Enos's forum that discuss this. If you are experiencing static electricity in the powder measure tube, it can be addressed by swabbing out the inside of the tube with a laundry dryer sheet.
Additionally you can cut a narrow strip from the dryer sheet.
Run it all the way down the inside of the powder hopper.
Fold the rest over the top of the hopper and tape it to the outside for continuous static dampening.
See if these techniques help to eliminate or reduce the problem."
Lee said optional but is static is a issue, put a anti-static matt on the floor (which would be grounded) to take away static from your person (mostly cloths, shoes, etc.).
It's a cheap, one-time install with no harm so I choose to do it.
May 6, 2024
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The No No is to ground to your Electrical System in yer House...yes it is a Ground...No it is Not for external Use..
Again..I have never had a static Problem..so IDK, but when I get slight powder cling in a Measure...I use Dryer Sheets..
I have heard (don't know if True) that some powder companies No Longer use Graphite Coatings on powder, and so Cling is more of a Problem with Some Powders..Which??? IDK
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February 24, 2013
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Hodgdon Titegroup seems to wanna cling. Dryer sheets resolves it tho.
November 5, 2010
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Charger Fan said
Is it possible that some primers fell into the tube facing each other? Two with the business end facing each other may have bumped each other & fired off under pressure, then fired off the next few up the line?I don't have a system like that. I intentionally hand prime only, so I can get a feel of an irregular one coming into the mix & to make sure one doesn't go in backwards. But I also only reload a few hundred at a session, maybe you guys are into the 1K area?
I've been reloading since the 70's. I still hand prime, never done it any other way. I only use single stage presses, or a lee 3 position press with the mechanism removed so it is a single stage that you manually index to do a different function(I keep several calibers set up that way so don't have to constantly be resetting my dies in single stage press all the time). I weigh every single charge, I don't use powder throwers, never have except to test consistency and not one out there is worth a damn all manufacturer's included. Just one thing at a time, I'm into precision and I refuse to ever use any shortcuts. I generally clean, resize brass, and prime one day, however much I have since the last time, and load what I want any other day from my stash of primed brass. I don't mix case manufacturer's either. My mistakes reloading amount to somehow having an unprimed case in my stash and not noticing. It doesn't work too well loading an unprimed case...
May 6, 2024
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Many would be Shocked at how many Shooting Accuracy Matches are won by people who "Throw" powder charges by Volume, vs Weight!!
But, if it makes ya feel good!!
February 22, 2017
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KarlH said
I've been reloading since the 70's. I still hand prime, never done it any other way. I only use single stage presses, or a lee 3 position press with the mechanism removed so it is a single stage that you manually index to do a different function(I keep several calibers set up that way so don't have to constantly be resetting my dies in single stage press all the time). I weigh every single charge, I don't use powder throwers, never have except to test consistency and not one out there is worth a damn all manufacturer's included. Just one thing at a time, I'm into precision and I refuse to ever use any shortcuts. I generally clean, resize brass, and prime one day, however much I have since the last time, and load what I want any other day from my stash of primed brass. I don't mix case manufacturer's either. My mistakes reloading amount to somehow having an unprimed case in my stash and not noticing. It doesn't work too well loading an unprimed case...
I've just been hand loading for a few years and made a lot of mistakes early on, partly because I let me wife talk to me while I was loading, which I learned very quickly was a bad practice. I also started with a Lee turret press and I've since decided that it's better for me to do one task at a time. I purchased a Forster Co-Ax single stage press last summer off of Craigslist at a very good price, and I haven't used the turret press since. I do use a Redding master powder measure in most cartridges, and I've found it to be surprisingly consistent for about 40-50 throws, and then I have to make adjustments. I perform a before and after throw weight check on every single piece of brass to make sure I'm within my acceptable tolerance for that particular cartridge. I have a trickle powder charge that I haven't used yet. I only plan on using it on a couple of cartridges to see if I can increase accuracy. If I get good results, I'll use it for more cartridges, but I'm pretty happy with the consistency I get using the Redding powder measure in most cases. I also started hand priming just because a Lyman hand primer came with the Forster press that I purchased last summer. I like it and I think I'm going to continue using it going forward.
I don't do high-volume loading. I started out loading a lot of 9mm because ammo was so scarce at the time, but I've found that it doesn't make sense when it's readily available and I can get it on sale. I don't shoot enough volume at the moment to justify hand loading 9mm, but that may change soon as I've committed to do more training and improve my semi-auto pistol skills. I shoot well with revolvers but not so much with semi-autos.
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