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Yes it is too dark ... need better lighting... no wonder you were loading
Ammo is .44 ACP with FMJ @ 23 grains.
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Ascertain calibre and ensure your dies and equipment are prepped and suitable for the calibre of cartridge and bullet
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So your using .44 magnum dies to load .44 ACP ... I've never tried that ... next time I find a set of .44 ACP dies I'm gonna try it!!!

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If you're NOT a better reloader than you are a photographer, OR typist, then you're gonna blow yer head off! Also learn some terminology, it's not a primer rod, it's a primer TUBE.

If at first you do not succeed, try, try, again
 
Sweet! A new caliber, with tiny 23gr bullets:D

If you're NOT a better reloader than you are a photographer, OR typist, then you're gonna blow yer head off!
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That there is funny:)
 
Are you serious? What the hell is a 44 acp and 23 grains of what?
You and your buddy need to do some reading and some research.
I didn't look at the video because from what I read I wasn't into a comedy show.
 
It's not bad for a first attempt. You will get better with experience. The most important thing to do, is to have very good lighting. Make sure that the lights are behind the camera pointing at the subject. You want the light to fall on everything that is important, and fall off on the stuff that in inconsequential. The music is a good idea, but make sure the subtitles are on the screen long enough to be read.

Another important part of a video is to make sure you have your facts right. Also go back and review the video with a critical eye and make changes if it does not suit you.

I look forward to the next "improved" version. :)

PS. This is constructive criticism, I'm not belittling your effort. :D
 
You know, I don't try to be negative. But really. There is no such thing as a .44acp. If there was it would take a much bigger bullet than one that weighed 23 gr.
Or was that supposed to be powder load?
Have you even looked at a reloading manual?
Than at least correct your mistakes before you post.
What are people supposed to think?
Is that better 1Kperday?
 
Yeh... everyone's a critic I guess. :) All I know is the new guy takes the time to film, edit, upload and post a vid, comes to supposedly the friendliest gun forum on the net, to the reloading forum which is supposed to be extra accomodating, and gets piled on pretty harshly for some typos.
 
This is a prime example of why you don't believe everything that comes across the Internet!

Did I belittle your(OP) efforts... you darn right I did!

Is that High Road, maybe not, but it would be very low road and down right dangerous to let this type information breed on You Tube or the INTERNET with out some type of correction.

You came across as pompous expert on reloading... yet you don't even know the terms of reloading nor the subject at which you profess to know.

Did you even bother to have someone do a proof read of your video or check the your facts. If they did, they share the blame too, for posting such incorrect information.

Do I applaud your effort, yes I do! But... I would take down the video, reshoot it with better lighting, get the terms/facts correct and repost it. Then everyone could have the joy of a good video that is correct and factual.

This reminds me of the beginnings of my photography career and my first print judging. The older more seasoned photographers who served as judges spared not my feelings. Did it hurt my feelings, of course it did! Who do you think I learned more from, those judges or the people who patted me on the back and said they liked my photos. I did my share of reshoots while learning!

Jimmy K
 
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Hi guys, the .44 ACP was an error of typing on my behalf.
It's .44 Magnum ammo that the cases and charges etc were set to :)

You can fire all the criticism you want, we fired off all those reloads and didn't have any problems.
I'm an apprentice at this and am posting up videos. The master gunsmith noticed my typing error and pointed it out.
Thanks to the poster who recognised that it takes time to post up videos.
I've developed thick skin against the facist mentality I sometimes come across so I don't worry about the haters too much :D

OK, on the lighting problem there's not much I can do about that. The lighting in the reloading room is great for the human eye, not so good for a camera lens. I might try and get extra lighting in for next time though.

I am in wonder at how I come across as pompous though?
 
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It is all about the...

...attention to detail!

Thick skinned or not, learning is about taking critical feedback and not repeatedley making the same error. Now you know to proof read your post a little better next time. Previous posters have given good advice on how to improve your product. Take those recommendations and post a vid that will blow the socks right off those same critics. You can't expect a Gold Star and pat on the back just for trying...it requires real work!

You lost me with "facist mentality"? Is that a new term for people who expect accurate content and call you on it? See above...

It is better to try and fail, then fail to try!
 
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How about the "thumbs up" you gave yourself... the big words to impress....
It's .44 Magnum ammo that the cases and charges etc were set to
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You posted the video even though you knew it was too dark... how bright was that?

Call me a "facist" if that makes you feel good ... I have a rather thick skin too! I've been called every name you can think of ... so fire away!

Why didn't you correct the mistakes in your video ... when pointed out by the Master!

All I can hope ... is that some kid doesn't come along searching for "good useful" information and find your video and take it to be correct. I hope thay don't just use 23 grs of something and blow their face off. You should have said what powder and gave the source of the data or not even given the amount.

If you'd want to do the "right thing" you should take the video down, go back reshoot the video and correct the information and repost. But if you don't care what kind of misinformation you're spreading ... leave it up all with all the mistakes.

The so called Facist...Over an out of here!
Jimmy K
 
Jim,
If you even bothered to read the video description on YouTube you'd see that I have pointed out the error I made.
So in your case, you need to look over the details some more.
 
OK, on the lighting problem there's not much I can do about that. The lighting in the reloading room is great for the human eye, not so good for a camera lens. I might try and get extra lighting in for next time though.
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Actually there is a very cheap and easy way to light up your subject. Go to a hardware store and ask for clamp-on lights with a reflector. You can clamp them on a convenient surface and focus the light on the subject. Get two of them and place one on each side of the camera, pointing towards the subject. I would use 150W bulbs, but you may have to use smaller ones if you can't get far enough way to avoid overpowering the camera's ability to utilize the light. Even a couple of table lamps with the shades off will improve the lighting.

Also look in your cameras menu for a setting for color balance or white balance. Resetting that will adjust the picture to compensate for the yellow light given off by incandescent lamps.

Good Luck:)
 
Saying everything is okay don't make it so.

From the viewer feedback on Utube;
Q: It's too dark I can't see anything.
A: Look harder then! I know it's a bit lower-light than you are used to but that's how the reloading room is set-up.
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Look harder? Great attitude! Look harder at black? Still looks black, NO DETAIL.

Ammo is .44 ACP (EDIT! It was .44 Mag not ACP) with FMJ @ 23 grains.
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Actually you're using PLATED bullets, it looks like they're made by extreme bullets. What you don't know vastly outdoes what you DO know. Then you get defensive when we make suggestions to remove that train wreck of a video from the public view.

We still don't know 23 grains of what? Because the still shot of the powder scale is out-of-focus, we can't even guess. Just suppose some rookie reloader watches that, goes to the reloading store and buys a pound of bullseye. 23 grains of that is a bomb in a 44 mag.

Get real, learn terminology. Reloading is terminology rich. Details are critical in what we do. Knowing precisely what we need to know and following detailed instruction makes it a very safe endeavor.

Learn more about photography. Open the aperture on that camera, or provide much more light, or both. Then if someone that doesn't know what they're looking at can see it, put it on utube.
 
Uridium -
Friend, the base line problem is this... We're not making a pizza with "olives" and slipped up and called them "onions".

When you don't get the cartridge, bullet, powder, or load correct in this hobby, then people get maimed or killed. Someone's lawyer with just such an injury would have a field day with you and your video in court.

Listen up. You are not the victim here. You are clearly the perpetrator; disseminating information which could lead to personal injury. And there is a digital trail leading right to your front door for every ambulance-chasing lawyer in America to follow.

When they knock and hand you a summons, be sure and call them fascist hater, too.
 
As a technical instructor for 25 years I’d like to offer some constructive comments:

-Criticism is criticism, whether it comes with a pleasant tone or a nasty bark… its value lies in the knowledge of the critic. The people of THR represent a vast knowledge base, and you owe it to yourself to be less defensive and more receptive.

-Try to avoid the attitude exemplified by your statement that there was nothing you could do to improve the lighting; it is silly and also serves to annoy anyone who knows better. It also leads observers to the conclusion that you may be ill equipped to deal with the endless challenges encountered in reloading.

-In addition to the comments on the video quality, I have to add that you broke almost every rule of clear instructional development. The brain can’t process all the information you present in rapid-fire text boxes which themselves obscure the visual input (assuming enough light to have rich and detailed visual information). You should slow down the info barrage and at the same time, involve other senses. Use audio to describe the process you are showing and consolidate the text boxes so that they dominate the visual field (no background video) while reading the onscreen text. Most people cannot process visual input and text input simultaneously and as a result end up either seeing the process or reading the text.

Good luck with your apprenticeship, and take the chip off your shoulder yourself so others aren’t tempted to assist you with the task. ;)
 
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