Put componets in their place !!!

[azjohn]

Meaning when you are finished loading;clear your bench and put your powder back where you store it. I pulled some old reloads I got from my father that were loaded using Unique.I last loaded some 9mm using Herco. The powder container was still on the bench and the name was facing away from me. I dumped the Unique in the in the Herco container.
I noticed my stupidity when i went to put the power where it belongs. Now I have about a half pound of Herco that will be used for fertilizer in my garden.Just a reminder to pay attention!!

 

[hentown]

Paying attention is always good advice when reloading, driving, picking wives, etc.

 

[GaryL]

It might not help with pouring the contents back into the wrong container, but I put a 3x5 card in the hopper with the name of the powder (and lot# for ones I have more than 1 jug of). Sometimes it just serves as a simple reminder to double check.

In fact I have taken to putting 3x5 cards into just about everything, as I never know when I might get back to finishing something up. And trusting to memory is asking for trouble. So brass that is getting prepped goes into plastic jugs with a card stating the stage they have completed.

I know some people have nice organizational systems, but I don't have the space to lay things out as I'd like.

 

[guncheese]

was loading red dot
putting things away, reached into the drawer and pulled out the red dot jug and poured the 2 oz or so back into it
turned the jug around BLUE DOT!!!
i dont know what to do with the stuff
2oz or less of red dot in a full 1lber of blue dot
i guess i could blast thru it in .45acp as a light blue dot load
what a waste of money
NOT PAYING ATTENTION!!!!

 

[GaryL]

2oz or less of red dot in a full 1lber of blue dot
i guess i could blast thru it in .45acp as a light blue dot load

You would have to treat it like the faster powder, but you don't know how the two will interact, so who's to say what you would get out of it? The densities are not the same, so you couldn't safely load it with any standard volumetric dispenser. They are quite far apart in burning rate, so the very best you could hope for is an extremely erratic load.

I think it's too dangerous to keep. Fertilize the yard with it.

 

[9mmfan]

Mistakes are easy to make. When I was setting up my dies I got ahead of myself and didn't read all the directions. Got this:

Don't think I'm gonna be able to pull that one.

Fortunately for me there was no primer or powder involved.

It was a good to make a mistake early, and one that would not have disastrous consequences. It taught me to take my time and pay attention.

I'm still new at this, and am far from being a master reloader. I just want to get there some day.

At least you didn't just put the lid on and out it away without noticing.

 

[Constrictor]

That will pull no problem with the kinetic puller.

 

[BYJO4]

I always put everything away after I finish loading. After nearly 40 years, it's just habit. Not only is my bench ready for the next time I reload but it does help avoid making errors.

 

[Crashbox]

For what it's worth I only permit one powder at a time on the bench, with the following procedures as extra precautions:

* I have a plastic tag with the powder type permitted on the bench, hanging on the pegboard behind the bench. This tag controls what is allowed on the bench, and every trace of the previous powder is removed from sight before the tag is changed out;

* the container itself, and only ONE container;

* if I'm throwing charges I also slip a P-Touch tag with the powder type on the powder measure reservoir, it fits perfectly between the body and the hopper.

That's just my procedure; thus far I haven't made any errors in cross-contamination or case charging with the wrong powder... it works for me.

 

[mbopp]

I take it a step further - ONE powder, ONE weight / type bullet, and ONE type of primer on the bench at a time.

 

[J_McLeod]

This evening I went to the bench to load a batch of 9mm. Got everything set up, and put the first case through the sizing die. It was really hard to go through. Noted and put another one through. Same thing. I pulled the first one off station 2 to make sure the primer was seated right and noticed it looked odd. I put the .380 sizing die in station 1 instead of the 9mm die.