So, how many primers activated? Three, or where there more than you thought?
well, based on what shook out of the tube on the table ( NOW they shake out, right ? ), what came out of my hand, and what was stuck in the ceiling, somewhere between 30 and 40.
It's just that we aren't perfect intelligences with computer-like minds that don't always think of every detail at every moment. There isn't one person who can say they are different. Some are anal about detail most of the time but there isn't anyone perfect and all it takes is one slip in your analness.
Another wise man once said, and I forget who at the time, but :
"Reloading in itself is not dangerous, it is however very unforgiving of mistakes."
True statement.
So, the post has since disappeared, but it was a valid one and I'll answer it :
No, I haven't soured on reloading, and I'm eager to get back "on the horse". Just not "that" horse. What bothers me is this is the start of the shooting season for me, and thats pretty much nixed for the foreseeable future- and this on the heels of a new XDs in 45. Gives me something to look forward to, or, a great chance to work on weak hand shooting. Maybe thats the gold lining there, it was almost my weakest suit.
I do hope I regain full function in my pinky, the only digit with significant on digit and in hand muscle damage, but it does have full tactile response, so thats good. If pinky doesn't come back 100%, my days of full tilt 44 mag and larger are pretty much done, and thats sad. We'll burn that bridge when I come to it.
With more pointed directions to navigate through google ( thank you ! ) i've learned that im not the only creator of the dillon smoothbore. I don't think its a Dillon thing, I think its an inherent flaw in stacking primers on top of each other in a tube :/
I'm not using that to discount the events laid out here, only to point to myself that its not an isolated incident- and that bothers me greatly. I can add "research better" to the list of mistakes.
I'm done with that business, the boom tube. Its a finicky system at the best of times anyway- and I know im not alone in that lamentation. This just kinda ices the cake.
I don't really like the hand-priming jobs. I do like my lee safety prime.