embarrassing mistake

Ain't it fun! Last trip to a picnic (range), I forgot the fried chicken (my reloads)! Now you know how much fun I had! Must have been a senior moment for this old frog!
Good reloading, Catpop

Catpop said:

Ain't it fun! Last trip to a picnic (range), I forgot the fried chicken (my reloads)! Now you know how much fun I had! Must have been a senior moment for this old frog!
Good reloading, Catpop

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I went out a few months back with about 4 of my rifles. left the keys to the trigger locks at home.... :banghead:

Over the years I've been guilty, and more than just once of getting all the way to my hunting spot, and them realizing I forgot the ammo. And I can't blame it on a senor moment either, cause I haven't made that mistake since I was about 35 yrs. old.

The other day I tried to resize 7 mag. with my .270 win die though.

Hate it when that happens!

GS

I just loaded a bunch of .45 acp and didn't do the plunk test well the die was too high and they don't fit,time to pull and resize ...ooopps
CC

I've gone to the range wanting to try some new loads, realizing I left that gun at home .

I've went to the range, unloaded everything, set up targets, loaded mags, then realized my hearing protection was left at home. Grrrrrrrr.

I've probably reloaded 25 or 30 rounds that failed to go bang. Powder was everywhere. Forgot the primers. Especially embarrassing when it's discovered at the range.

Welcome to the human race! While back I didn't have my 223 brass sized correctly (too long) jammed my AR up tight. Had to go home and pull a bunch of rounds. Just recently had some 45's with bullets pushed in crooked.

Makes you stop and think and keeps your head in the game!

Hell, I better go check all my alignment sleeves

Don't sweat the small stuff.
If you forget ear protection, just pick up a couple of pieces of brass of suitable size.
Mine are 9mm.
If the rounds are loaded too long, just stick them back in the press and push them deeper with the bullet seater.
Forget targets?
Just pick out a spot on the berm and shoot at the dirt.
Works pretty good, and no need for patching targets.
No help for forgetting the ammo or gun, though.
You could always practice your rock throwing skills.
Whatever you choose to take to the range, make sure you actually put it in the car and not leave it on the roof.

I wish I could count on one hand the number of times I have gone to the range only to find I had left the mag to one of my guns at home. or that I had never had to pull apart hundreds of bullets. mistakes happen. It is so hard to never mess up and get everything right.

I can top all of you. I couldn't figure out why my powder was spilling all over the place. After about 100 rounds or so I realized I forgot the primers:banghead:

Back when I was a greenhorn, while rushing through a reloading session, and skipping all the fail safes, I also managed to forget to prime. I only realized it when I picked one up to seat a bullet in it. The worst part was that I was using H110, so it just flowed out the flash hole and spilling out all over the place.

It was that incident that inspired me to rethink my process, thus incorporating the necessary steps to eliminate any mistakes. I haven't had an incident since.

GS

Okcafe86 said:

Today i was loading some 45acp as always. Halfway through i got to looking at my seating die. (Hornady) Come to find out i had the alignment sleeve in upside down. Ive reloaded and shot quite a few like this with no issues. I flipped it over and found the rest of my session was smoother. I really had to consider posting this but i wanted to pass this lesson learned on.

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At least you reset the OAL after cleaning, that what counts. The sleeve just makes it easier to set a bullet in place. No big deal.

Wow! Youz guys is weird! I neeeverrrr done any thing like that. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. But one time I loaded up all my gear, ammo and guns, drove 1 1/2 hrs to the rifle range and found my 45 ACP wouldn't shoot the 9mm ammo I brought... I too had a bunch of those "leaky" cases; powder all over the place. Hint; primers help keep the powder in the case!

Batch reloading will help with some of these mistakes. Recently I was loading for a new rifle and for got to flashlight check my charged case!! Prim er Went Off But NO Boom Thankful It Was During Load WORK UP AND NOT With Old Mossy Horns Standing there!!
Bull

Just in the last few years I've brought an AR to the range with no mags, loaded 50 rounds of .40 S&W with the resizing die not screwed in tight enough, not put my .308 die in tight enough, put .243 down a .308 and 9mm down a .40. I am now a much smarter and careful shooter.

I drove 160 miles to a major match without ammo.

Boy, it sure was nice reading all these posts.
Now I know I'm not the only one doing "Sptuid" stuff.

I was in a hurry this morning to drill a few holes with my Milwaukee drill, but all my M18 batteries were dead.
So I put a battery in the charger and did a few other things until it was charged.
About an hour passed and went to get the fully charged battery....BUT I NEVER PLUGGED THE CHARGER IN.......

I'm guilty as charged...I just plugged it in and went in to drink another cup of coffee.
Please don't tell my wife.....

TxD

J.mcleod...that's a funny misspell....

And while I am off topic for a sec I will bring out a classic. Punctuation is the difference between helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

Not quite firearms related, but I drove 110 miles one way today to do an assessment on a referee crew and discovered that I was 25 hours early for
the match.

WestKentucky said:

J.mcleod...that's a funny misspell....

And while I am off topic for a sec I will bring out a classic. Punctuation is the difference between helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

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Yes. Great misspell. That's another embarrassing mistake. Editing that post now.

First reloads i ever made were to be very light loads for a friend's wife's 38spl. Shot the first two fine at 5 yds and nice light recoil. The 3rd didn't hit the target and sounded very funny. Tried to open up the cylinder to check for squib. Couldn't do it. Bullet was stuck between the cylinder and barrel. No powder. Taught me a great lesson early on.