Pelon
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1- Safety glasses
2- Hearing protection
3- Both: Safety glasses & hearing protection
4- No protection
2- Hearing protection
3- Both: Safety glasses & hearing protection
4- No protection
What kind of protection while reloading?
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Steve Smith
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I agree with Cordex.
oldfart
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All those things help of course, but the single, MOST important thing is a sturdy lock on the door to keep the wife and kids from interrupting you. Sshutting off the phone is good too.
Master Blaster
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Safety glasses when working with the primers outside of a sheilded feeding system are a must, you only get one set of eyes.
Master Blaster
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ED you are using the wrong part of your body to pull the handle, the double knot must be hard to untie.
Please re read the manual.
Please re read the manual.
Okiecruffler
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I just wish I could tie a double knot, or a single knot for that matter.
only1asterisk
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Ground strap and (safety) glasses.
David
David
Ground strap? Are you working with IC's at the same time you're reloading?
Not to belittle your paranoia because as I've said before, "paranoia can be your friend when reloading." But, you might be carrying it a little too far. Since there generally aren't volatile fumes present when reloading, I doubt a small static spark would set off anything you would normally come in contact with. Besides, if you're getting static sparks, something needs to be changed in your reloading area - keep the cat away, spray any rug present with an anti-static agent, etc. Static causes more problems with scales (both electronic and beam) than the actual spark it might cause.
Not to belittle your paranoia because as I've said before, "paranoia can be your friend when reloading." But, you might be carrying it a little too far. Since there generally aren't volatile fumes present when reloading, I doubt a small static spark would set off anything you would normally come in contact with. Besides, if you're getting static sparks, something needs to be changed in your reloading area - keep the cat away, spray any rug present with an anti-static agent, etc. Static causes more problems with scales (both electronic and beam) than the actual spark it might cause.
Mike Irwin
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I'm surprised that no one but myself has said both eye and hearing protection.
Anyone who has ever had a primer pop in the press knows how loud it can be.
And since there's ALWAYS the possibility of a "multiple" fire when working with any priming system that holds multiple primers, hearing protection begins to make even more sense.
Anyone who has ever had a primer pop in the press knows how loud it can be.
And since there's ALWAYS the possibility of a "multiple" fire when working with any priming system that holds multiple primers, hearing protection begins to make even more sense.
braindead0
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What I wanna gnow is who uses just hearing protection and no safety glasses....
braindead0 - very good question.
Mike, I heard so many primers go off when using a Lee Loader in the '60's that I got used to them and they didn't seem so loud after a while. In fact, nothing seems as loud these days as it used to.
Hmmmm.
Mike, I heard so many primers go off when using a Lee Loader in the '60's that I got used to them and they didn't seem so loud after a while. In fact, nothing seems as loud these days as it used to.
Hmmmm.
Paul "Fitz" Jones
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Primer explosions
I have sold over a thousand reloaders mainly Star, C-H and CPM along with a few Cougar and Hunters, a ton of C-H "H" Presses with primer feeds and automated high volume reloaders and all the explosions that occurred in the 1970's were with CCI primers and men who followed my advice never had an explosion with Federal and Winchester primers and a little good sense.
Protection: Locked door for reloading, ammo and components, eye protection, raised edge on your reloading bench to keep primers and primer pick up tubes from rolling off, ventilation blowing out a nearby window if casting, Hand lotion on your hands when handling lead, and no shooting indoors no matter how well ventilated are the procedures I prefer along with at least three reloading books and a good mentor.
In millions of rounds loaded individually and commercially I have never had a reloading explosion with the exception of deliberately hitting one in a reloading class with a hammer to demonstrate its power.
Also don't park next to an indoor shooting range as you will have a lead coating on your car, shoes and on you when inside and in going to your car.
The most hazardous place to shooters health is poor ventilation when shooting even with only primer powered wax bullets in a basement or garage as it is little mentioned that there is lead in primers.
John Paul
I have sold over a thousand reloaders mainly Star, C-H and CPM along with a few Cougar and Hunters, a ton of C-H "H" Presses with primer feeds and automated high volume reloaders and all the explosions that occurred in the 1970's were with CCI primers and men who followed my advice never had an explosion with Federal and Winchester primers and a little good sense.
Protection: Locked door for reloading, ammo and components, eye protection, raised edge on your reloading bench to keep primers and primer pick up tubes from rolling off, ventilation blowing out a nearby window if casting, Hand lotion on your hands when handling lead, and no shooting indoors no matter how well ventilated are the procedures I prefer along with at least three reloading books and a good mentor.
In millions of rounds loaded individually and commercially I have never had a reloading explosion with the exception of deliberately hitting one in a reloading class with a hammer to demonstrate its power.
Also don't park next to an indoor shooting range as you will have a lead coating on your car, shoes and on you when inside and in going to your car.
The most hazardous place to shooters health is poor ventilation when shooting even with only primer powered wax bullets in a basement or garage as it is little mentioned that there is lead in primers.
John Paul
Paul - every single primer that exploded for me were also CCI's. No other brand ever did.
only1asterisk
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Black Powder=Ground Strap
Am I being too careful?
David
Am I being too careful?
David
Mike Irwin
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I don't use CCI primers.
In the past 25 or so years that I've been reloading, I've had 4 primer explosions.
In the past 25 or so years that I've been reloading, I've had 4 primer explosions.
David Wile
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Hey folks,
I don't want to jinx myself, but I have been reloading for close to forty years, and I have never had any primer mishap nor anything else untoward happen. I wear my glasses because I need them for vision, but they are not safety glasses, and I never considered my reloading activities to be either an eye or hearing hazard. When I was a Safety Specialist for the Marine Corps in Quantico, I know the enlisted men who reloaded for the rifle teams were required by safety regulations to wear ground straps while priming, charging, and seating bullets. Even though it was required to wear grounding straps, I thought the practice was really something less than necessary.
My biggest concern has always been with the risk of fire hazard with all the powder around. My thoughts on fire hazards were essentially to manage the risk by insuring no flames or heat sources were allowed in the reloading room, and this obviously meant no smoking. Bullet casting was not done in the reloading room.
I have always considered shooting hot loads to be more dangerous than the actual reloading operation. I shoot fairly mild loads, and have no real interest in pushing the cushion. For me, reloading is a fairly safe pastime compared to other everyday practices like driving in traffic.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
I don't want to jinx myself, but I have been reloading for close to forty years, and I have never had any primer mishap nor anything else untoward happen. I wear my glasses because I need them for vision, but they are not safety glasses, and I never considered my reloading activities to be either an eye or hearing hazard. When I was a Safety Specialist for the Marine Corps in Quantico, I know the enlisted men who reloaded for the rifle teams were required by safety regulations to wear ground straps while priming, charging, and seating bullets. Even though it was required to wear grounding straps, I thought the practice was really something less than necessary.
My biggest concern has always been with the risk of fire hazard with all the powder around. My thoughts on fire hazards were essentially to manage the risk by insuring no flames or heat sources were allowed in the reloading room, and this obviously meant no smoking. Bullet casting was not done in the reloading room.
I have always considered shooting hot loads to be more dangerous than the actual reloading operation. I shoot fairly mild loads, and have no real interest in pushing the cushion. For me, reloading is a fairly safe pastime compared to other everyday practices like driving in traffic.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
Mr. Chitlin
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I always wear safety glasses, learned the hard way!! A very good friend of mine started competition shooting with our group about 15 years ago. He wanted to get into reloading, so he bought a Lee Pro 1000. He loaded about 10 rounds, and had a detonation of a primer. It had a chain reaction up the primer chute, and blew the whole primer tray up, and the debris went all directions, including back at him. This guy wore corrective lenses, so having his glasses on saved his sight. His face and chest looked like he had been shot with a shotgun. The debris went right through his t shirt, and his glasses were damaged enough that the lenses had to be replaced. I used a pro 1000 at that time, too, and had never thought about eye protection ( I was young and dumb), but I went out and bought some safety glasses before I loaded again, and wear them ANY time I reload ( and shoot, too. The 22lr case that blew up in my face is another story, though).
blades67
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I never reload without safety glasses. If I loose my hearing, I can still see to shoot.
It don't work so well the other way.
It don't work so well the other way.
MANDATORY
If I plan on touching ANYTHING other than paper I don me glasses (and sometimes if the print is small).
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Ever had a piece of press machinery break and come back at 'ya? Spring? Etc?
Lesseenow..........haven't had an unintended primer event since '80-'81.......
If I plan on touching ANYTHING other than paper I don me glasses (and sometimes if the print is small).
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Ever had a piece of press machinery break and come back at 'ya? Spring? Etc?
Lesseenow..........haven't had an unintended primer event since '80-'81.......
Mike Irwin brings up an excellent point. I posted as "eyes only" with one of my main reasons for safety glasses being a kaboom. But if I have a kaboom, my ears get it too.
I suppose we all unconsciously prioritize our sight as more important than our hearing. Interestingly, my Dillon is constructed to contain shrapnel from a primer detonation, but it doesn't have a sound muffler on it. Thinking about it, it's almost more necessary to wear hearing protection than eye protection, but I choose to wear only glasses. It's definitely something to consider, and when it comes down to it, the collar style earplugs have a good enough NRR for reloading, and they're no more of a hassle to take on and off than glasses are.
On a side note, I notice that in the Dillon video I have for my 650, the guy is wearing safety glasses but no hearing protection. I wonder if they make their techs wear both when they're building/testing stuff at the Dillon factory?
I suppose we all unconsciously prioritize our sight as more important than our hearing. Interestingly, my Dillon is constructed to contain shrapnel from a primer detonation, but it doesn't have a sound muffler on it. Thinking about it, it's almost more necessary to wear hearing protection than eye protection, but I choose to wear only glasses. It's definitely something to consider, and when it comes down to it, the collar style earplugs have a good enough NRR for reloading, and they're no more of a hassle to take on and off than glasses are.
On a side note, I notice that in the Dillon video I have for my 650, the guy is wearing safety glasses but no hearing protection. I wonder if they make their techs wear both when they're building/testing stuff at the Dillon factory?
dan_s
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I wear safety glasses, AND a condom..
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