Poper
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It's been awhile since I have regularly participated here. Work and family have keep me busier than usual, so time is sacrificed somewhere, so my participation in on-line discussion boards took the biggest hit.
Anyway, I have returned to share a stupid mistake I caught before it turned to trouble!
I went to my loading bench to load some .30-06 and .308 Win. I started with the .30-06 and its favorite load of 52.0gn IMR4064, Rem. 9-1/2, RP cases and Sierra 150gn Game Kings. The .308 Win. prefers Hornady 165gn InterLocks over 44.0gn IMR 4350, Rem. 9-1/2 and Win. cases. I had all the components out on the bench to verify I had sufficient quantities to load the cases that had been cleaned, prepped and placed in loading blocks. I then put the 4350 away and proceeded to load the .30-06 brass.
I no more than finished loading all the .30-06 cases and was filling out the labels for the boxes.... and DANG IT! I had gone on auto pilot and used the Hornady 165 grainers into the .30-06 cases! There is NO excuse for that!!! Absolutely NONE! But both boxes were on the bench and I just dipped into the closest one.
Oh, well. No damage done. (Sure could have been, though!)
Half an hour later I had all the bullets pulled using my Hornady collet mistake eraser.
A word to the wise: Only have the exact components for the caliber you are loading NOW on the bench. Also, check, double check and then check again!
(Whew! That was a close one!)
Poper
Anyway, I have returned to share a stupid mistake I caught before it turned to trouble!
I went to my loading bench to load some .30-06 and .308 Win. I started with the .30-06 and its favorite load of 52.0gn IMR4064, Rem. 9-1/2, RP cases and Sierra 150gn Game Kings. The .308 Win. prefers Hornady 165gn InterLocks over 44.0gn IMR 4350, Rem. 9-1/2 and Win. cases. I had all the components out on the bench to verify I had sufficient quantities to load the cases that had been cleaned, prepped and placed in loading blocks. I then put the 4350 away and proceeded to load the .30-06 brass.
I no more than finished loading all the .30-06 cases and was filling out the labels for the boxes.... and DANG IT! I had gone on auto pilot and used the Hornady 165 grainers into the .30-06 cases! There is NO excuse for that!!! Absolutely NONE! But both boxes were on the bench and I just dipped into the closest one.
Oh, well. No damage done. (Sure could have been, though!)
Half an hour later I had all the bullets pulled using my Hornady collet mistake eraser.
A word to the wise: Only have the exact components for the caliber you are loading NOW on the bench. Also, check, double check and then check again!
(Whew! That was a close one!)
Poper
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