A short lesson on getting careless:
I wanted to load some ammo for my custom .280AI. I’ve been a competitive shooter for over 60 years and have loaded well over 200,000 rounds of ammo, so this should be no problem, right?
R-P brass, 162gr Hornady ELD-X over H4831SC powder, 20 rounds. Easy-peasy.
As I weighed each load, I noticed that I was having to re-set the powder measure often. A lot. After 9 rounds, I stopped and engaged my brain, something I had neglected to do up until then.
There was a can of N350 pistol powder on the bench that I’d been using last week to load .38 Special ammo.
Well, crap!
I hadn’t emptied the powder measure. I was having to re-set the measure, because the loading density was changing as the fast pistol powder mixed with the much slower rifle powder.
Much swearing ensued. Loss of powder resulted, including the powder in my trickler.
So, one more time for everyone who’s even dumber than me:
Only one can of powder on the bench at a time! And make sure it’s the right damn powder!!
I wanted to load some ammo for my custom .280AI. I’ve been a competitive shooter for over 60 years and have loaded well over 200,000 rounds of ammo, so this should be no problem, right?
R-P brass, 162gr Hornady ELD-X over H4831SC powder, 20 rounds. Easy-peasy.
As I weighed each load, I noticed that I was having to re-set the powder measure often. A lot. After 9 rounds, I stopped and engaged my brain, something I had neglected to do up until then.
There was a can of N350 pistol powder on the bench that I’d been using last week to load .38 Special ammo.
Well, crap!
I hadn’t emptied the powder measure. I was having to re-set the measure, because the loading density was changing as the fast pistol powder mixed with the much slower rifle powder.
Much swearing ensued. Loss of powder resulted, including the powder in my trickler.
So, one more time for everyone who’s even dumber than me:
Only one can of powder on the bench at a time! And make sure it’s the right damn powder!!