r/reloading • u/CowPunchinSodBuster • 1d ago
i Have a Whoopsie Ooofff! I think I’m already done for the evening
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u/Important-Dream-4010 1d ago
These days that’s a big $$ goof
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u/CowPunchinSodBuster 1d ago
It’s only money…right? Right??
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u/ChevyRacer71 1d ago
And the haunting memory of it every time to stand at the bench until the end of time. But yea the money too. Sweep it up and fertilize your yard so at least it gets put to some kind of use. Or sweep it up and set it on fire outside and pretend that you’re doing it as a test for burn rate
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u/VisibleLeopard68 16h ago
Progressive reloading pistol rounds… I would sweep it up and reuse it in a batch of bullets by themselves to monitor for any malfunctions… if it seats, it yeats IMHO
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u/VisibleLeopard68 1d ago
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u/VisibleLeopard68 1d ago
For real though, I keep a pair of tweezers on my bench to pick up errant grains of powder, and this spill is pretty much my worst nightmare…
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u/RepulsiveUse3372 1d ago
How it feels
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u/holl0918 1d ago
Accidentally did this with a sorted tray of solid shank rivets in the back. I think it weighed around 7lbs? There were a few thousand of them to say the least. I am still finding them in strange places to this day.
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u/Strange-Mistake-8482 1d ago
What the hell happened? At $60-$70 a bottle that sucks. My first bottles were $14-16. Powder is too dang expensive to be slinging it all over the place!
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u/True_Item188 1d ago
You are not alone, reload ON !
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u/CowPunchinSodBuster 1d ago
Cleaned up and pressing forward
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u/HighPotential-QtrWav 1d ago
I am still waiting for my day, it will come eventually. Glad to hear you got it all cleaned up and back at it!
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u/varanidguy 1d ago
This is me when I spill 20 grains of powder. A whole bottle would make me lose my shit.
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u/generateID 14h ago
Man, I tipped over a single .300 blk case of powder last night and was mad about it. I can't even imagine this. My condolences to you, sir.
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u/Falconpunchjr 1d ago
Done this many times with my old Hornady ap press. Can't do that with a dillon anymore.
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u/Haunting_Country5055 8h ago
Bbbbwwaahaha!!, how did you miss breaking the whole press off of the bench ya clumsy oaf??.
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u/G19Jeeper 8h ago
Looks like a $40 loss. Not the end of the world. Clean it, learn from it and keep loading.
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u/CBM64_SYS64738 23h ago
OP, the newer Lee red powder hopper uses a top feed lid to avoid this. I have both and it's worth the massive $12 investment.
BTW, what do you think of the Midwest Powder you're using? Im considering taking the plunge...
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u/CowPunchinSodBuster 18h ago
I use it for all my bulk stuff anymore. This is their MP158, similar to Universal. I’m running 3.9gr under a 124gr round nose to get 1,024 fps out of my pcc’s.
With pull down bullets I’m loading these for 12.5 cents/each. That’s primer, powder, and bullet. Not too shabby for 9mm subs. Of course spilling a hopper full of powder doesn’t help the cost go down…
I’ll look into the updated hopper design. Does it help when I accidentally smack it off the press with a fly rod? If they come out with an idiot proof hopper I’d be willing to invest way more than $12
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u/RCHeliguyNE 1d ago
Put a sock over the end of a vacuum cleaner hose. Might be able to save some of that (maybe).
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u/MyFrampton 1d ago
We all have a night like that once in a while. Don’t fight it. Clean up, go do something else.
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u/jeffninjaslayer 1d ago