reloading injury

[mek42]

I sat down at the puter, almost logged on, then decided that I'd run 50 pieces of 308 brass through the sizing die. Well, 50 turned into 100, then 150, then 200, which when added to the 50 I did as a demonstration to friends last night is half the brass I was given a little time ago.

I get the tumbler full to wash off the lube, sit back down, log on and now my finger hurts. How did I cut myself - I was wearing nitrile gloves? Turns out I got a blister in the middle bit of my ring finger of my right hand (the press operating hand).

Guess I need to reload more to build up a callous.

 

[kennedy]

when I load a lot of .40 my right wrist and elbow hurt from the shock of the ram hitting the die, I use a lee turrent and using 3 dies and loading 200 rds, my arm is stressed 600 times. I feel it the next morning

 

[ReloaderFred]

I use a heavy leather glove on my right hand when sizing large amounts of brass. It helps a lot.

Fred

 

[scrat]

hahahaha yep you do. i dont use gloves at all.
I was thinking of hot rodding mine. Taking off the ball and putting on a Hurst shifting knob.

 

[lgbloader]

Scrat, now that is a cool idea.

 

[GP100man]

glove

i use an I/R impact glove on the press hand.


GP100man

 

[tasco 74]

ya neat idea scrat! my lee reloader press is bolted to my bench with the little slotted bolts from a chevy quadrajet carb already cause i thought they looked neat!! maybe it needs a flame paint job too!

 

[scrat]

i can see it now a month from now we all post pics of our presses with Hurst shifting knobs
I bet it would be a heck of a lot easier. you could get a good firm grip

 

[ants]

Sometimes after I load a couple thousand rounds my wallet hurts really bad.

 

[WayneConrad]

Grandpa Shooter? Remember where I said that picture would win you bragging rights? Here ya go!

 

[Spartacus451]

I don't have trouble with blisters. It's the repetitive stress that gets to me.

 

[Seafarer12]

I reload with a single stage and some time when I am expanding I get going pretty fast and a few time I haven't gotten my finger out in time and end up with a 36 caliber cut on it. Other than that just a sore wallet when it comes time to buy supplies.

 

[MinnMooney]

If you get a blister from 250 brass thru the sizing die, try 250 brass thru a manual case trimmer! THAT'S where I get blisters.

 

[mek42]

I just bought a second cordless drill set so I could keep one drill, a couple batteries and a charger down at the reloading bench for sizing / primer pocket reaming (of crimped military brass).

I wonder if I could find a handle that would stick out at 90 degrees and have a freely rolling handle surface so that my hand doesn't need to rotate through the press process. My single stage is an old Pacific upstroke unit.

 

[RustyFN]

I put a different handle on my press. Much better feel and very smooth.
Rusty

 

[ForneyRider]

Sometimes after I load a couple thousand rounds my wallet hurts really bad.

 

[strat81]

For large trimming sessions with my Possum Hollow Trimmer, I use a heavy leather glove to hold the cases. Otherwise, I get some nasty blisters.