Smokey Joe
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Well! Just discovered a new way to annoy myself while prepping cases.
Was de-priming a batch of cases on my RCBS Rockchucker; had the aluminum primer catcher in place as usual. Reached for something on my reloading bench, and snagged the rubber band holding the primer catcher onto the press. Of course, POINNG! the rubber band let go of the primer catcher, and of course, it had quite a bunch of primers in it, and of course, the primer catcher tumbled to the floor, and the spent primers went all over the place. What I said next can't be repeated on a public forum like this.
Picked up as many of the primers, and primer anvils, as I could find. I'm sure I'll find more later!
Put the primer catcher back on the Rockchucker with a stouter rubber band. Proceeded with the job of case prep.
Bottom line: Does anyone have suggestions as to how to avoid this in future? Have been using the RCBS with primer catcher for many years; this is the first time this has happened. Mebbe I've just been lucky.
But I don't care to depend on luck. Mrs. Smokey Joe will NOT be pleased if she steps on one of those spent primers barefoot.
Suggestions??
Was de-priming a batch of cases on my RCBS Rockchucker; had the aluminum primer catcher in place as usual. Reached for something on my reloading bench, and snagged the rubber band holding the primer catcher onto the press. Of course, POINNG! the rubber band let go of the primer catcher, and of course, it had quite a bunch of primers in it, and of course, the primer catcher tumbled to the floor, and the spent primers went all over the place. What I said next can't be repeated on a public forum like this.
Picked up as many of the primers, and primer anvils, as I could find. I'm sure I'll find more later!
Put the primer catcher back on the Rockchucker with a stouter rubber band. Proceeded with the job of case prep.
Bottom line: Does anyone have suggestions as to how to avoid this in future? Have been using the RCBS with primer catcher for many years; this is the first time this has happened. Mebbe I've just been lucky.
But I don't care to depend on luck. Mrs. Smokey Joe will NOT be pleased if she steps on one of those spent primers barefoot.
Suggestions??
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