plodder
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I finished up a reloading session on the Dillon 650 tonight and decided to sweep up all the stray grains of powder and spent primers that got loose from the container that were on the floor. I got out the Oreck vacuum cleaner and went to town & suddenly POP! Apparently a new primer had bounced out of the notorious Dillon "ski jump" that is supposed to hold the primers that don't find a shell to be pushed into, and had launched itself onto the floor. The vacuum's rotary bristles threw it with enough force to ignite it. Not loud, but enough to notice; about like snapping a large twig.
No adverse effects occurred, but I did keep an eye on the vacuum's bag for while to make sure that nothing was smoldering inside.
I would have found it hard to believe if someone told me it could happen, but it did.
No adverse effects occurred, but I did keep an eye on the vacuum's bag for while to make sure that nothing was smoldering inside.
I would have found it hard to believe if someone told me it could happen, but it did.