...on the stem of a seating die that was in your press? How bad was the cut? Or is it just me? Maybe I'm too clumsy or too large for my loading bench! BTW, ever got powder in your eye?!?!?!

Yes and yes.

I do believe that you should wear eye protection when reloading,and maybe elbow pads.

Perhaps a full suit of armor would help?

If you are accident prone, maybe a bullet proof vest and fire retardent clothes

Yep, been there did that. Hurts like hell. Though I have never had powder in my eye. Probably because I wear glasses.

Shoot Safe, Shoot Straight......RiverRat

Eric J,

Got any stories 'bout how you pinch your fingers when seating bullets?

...now that you mension it.....No, fingers are too big to get in there. Have pinched a finger setting up a die, nothing serious though. I really think that more of you hurt yourselves and are ashamed to admit it.....Come on guys fess up! Don't tell me that no one has ever dropped their deburring tool, bent over to pick it up and smashed your head on the edge of your bench or the bottom of your press? Wish we had a webcam set up to watch some of you...would probably be hilarious!

btw... let's don't turn this into an Eric bashing post....I KNOW I'm not the only one.

[ 12-21-2002, 20:25: Message edited by: Eric J ]

I've got a small bench, so I unbolt me Rock Chucker and put it away sometimes. carrying that press is dangerous. When gravity gets ahold of the handle, the press starts operating, and it doesn't care where your thumb is.

Maybe thimbles would be a good idea.

H. C.

Yes to hitting my elbow on a sizing die, amazing the amount of pain that can cause!

Aw, you guys ain't seen nothin'!

Picture this: Put a .45-70 case in the shellholder and send it home for resizing. So what?

I FORGOT TO TAKE MY FINGER OFF THE TOP OF THE CASE!!

I HATE IT when that happens!

Puncher

Re Scraping the die with your arm---You MUST use a RCBS die with the screwdriver top to it--AND you must make sure you've "goobered" up where the screw driver goes so it's nice and sharp.

Where the hell did that scar go?? I guess it healed up!!

Also--the wife thinks you should be watching some dumb dating show with her and when you show up with your bleeding elbow she thinks it's great!!

I have did the arm scraping, head banging, but no powder in the eye. I did bust off a short shot bottle off a mec press, I still have some number 7 1/2 in the floor. Kinda comes in handy, when I have a new set of dies that needs some shot in the set screw, just go to the floor and can usually find it. As to the head banging, and arm scraping, I keep telling myself I wouldn't do it near as much, if I had a sit down table.

Eric J - yep that die leaves a helluva mark...

Puncher, you arent the only one with a doughnut shaped scar on your finger...Damn 260 case nearly took out a chunk.OUCH

Yup I've bumped my elbow (RCBS dies) and pinched my finger. The pinched finger came from those tiny little .22 cal bullets. Sure have slowed down since then. I find that really helps alot.

Turok

I've done it often enough that I put a short length of surgical tubing over the screw with about 1/2" protruding above the top of the screw. Still hurts if you hit your funny bone but doesn't draw blood any more. You can still get a thin shanked screw driver inside it to adjust.

Best of the season to you all.