I suppose I am the only person that read R. Lee’s book on modern reloading, I did not say Lee invented the system, I said he made remarks about the tool, after that he made the usual comments ‘I’ have learned to expect, I saved you the editorial version.
I do not know why or how the primer tube was rendered scrap, again, if I do not have the luxury of disagreeing, I will take it.
I can duplicate the catastrophic failure of the primer tube, I believe Dillon can also, I can drop the tube, deliberately or by accident,. then make a foolish attempt to grab it before it hits the floor, in the attempt of grabbing it I could bend the tube, in bending the tube by accident I could crush a primer, again that is my story and I am sticking with it. I do not know what happen, BUT, his hand was on the tube when it failed, the tube is bent and I believe that is a better story than static electricity.
There are times when sucking air through your teeth is better than hitting the brakes, like going into a skid on ice, or doing nothing when an animal runs out in front of you, and we know swerving is the worst of choice. Add: When dropping a loaded tube of primers it is better to suck air through your teeth than grabbing for for the tube and risking bending the tube.
F. Guffey