Reloading mistakes

Well I made a terrible selection in wet tumbling this last range trip and found out that 45, 6.5 Grendel and 38s absolutely don't belong together.. throw in a random 10mm or six and I gad a few triple stuck together cases, a new level of ridiculous. On a positive note a kenitic hammer will save the day fixing stupid....
 
Well, I have a major reloading mistake but not like you would think. I had (emphasis on HAD) a RCBS MatchMaster. These things are 900 bucks. Slipped out of my hand and end of story - no way to fix the delicate scale. Could i get it fixed? Sure but those costs are half the cost of the unit. I was not that impressed for what it did compared to the price. RCBS has models that are 300 and 430 bucks that work just as good. Needless to say, pretty much the most expensive mistake of my life. I think i will design some sort of ceremony and prayers over my next powder dispenser the next time it must be moved from one location to another. Anyways, it was an accident but was preventable if I had ben more careful.
 
I keep a small bowl under the Charge Master myself. I’ve loaded powder with dump gate open a couple of times. Also added powder before priming myself. 45/70 to be exact. I’ve said it before, I’m new at being old…..this stuff happens more and more.
 
Wouldn't it be nice to have a sticky about reloading mistakes? Just came back from the range with the same .223 ammo I brought there, seems I did them with with a 2.28" OAL (gas gun, Wouldn't fit the mag). I searched and there have been other posts. Some sad some funny. Any chance the powers that be could start a sticky where we could all put them? After all, we do learn from our failures.
One of the first rules for loading ammunition for a magazine fed rifle is to make sure the ammunition fits the magazine.

Of course, in cases like 223 Remington in AR-15, there are bullets that cannot be loaded to magazine length and they have to be fed by hand one at a time. The 80 grain match bullets use in Service Rifle competition are one example. The bullets are used for 600 yard, slow fire course of fire where rapid fire is not a necessity and the long range stability of the bullet is.

A sticky thread would be useful for providing quick information on what works and what doesn't, but the information is out there. Due diligence on the reloaders' part in researching a particular bullet/load is important.
 
My guess is there is gonna be a LOT of these that MANY of us CAN’T NOT relate to….. :p :rofl:
I applaud your use of the double negative, Sir. 😁

My most often committed mistake is planning: I plan to reload Saturday. Spend time Friday night checking supplies and doing minor prep work. Saturday morning before the rooster crows I get a text alert - or a phone call, or a knock on the door, something urgent has come up - and all I end up doing in the reloading room is prep and putting away.
Maybe that will change when I retire?
 
I applaud your use of the double negative, Sir. 😁

My most often committed mistake is planning: I plan to reload Saturday. Spend time Friday night checking supplies and doing minor prep work. Saturday morning before the rooster crows I get a text alert - or a phone call, or a knock on the door, something urgent has come up - and all I end up doing in the reloading room is prep and putting away.
Maybe that will change when I retire?
No it won't change--what gets your attention will.
 
I applaud your use of the double negative, Sir. 😁

My most often committed mistake is planning: I plan to reload Saturday. Spend time Friday night checking supplies and doing minor prep work. Saturday morning before the rooster crows I get a text alert - or a phone call, or a knock on the door, something urgent has come up - and all I end up doing in the reloading room is prep and putting away.
Maybe that will change when I retire?
Everything changes when you retire and after you adjust to it you'll love it. After a while you'll loose track of what day it is and it really doesn't matter.
 
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