Here is an example of static electricity in action:
Thanks. I just read it. Guess I need thousands of thousands of 1" thick wooden cabinets now. I better read up on the powder storage too lolSAAMI has some good publications on variety of firearm safety and loading worth looking at.
Informational Publications and Advisories - SAAMI
SAAMI publishes information pamphlets, guidance documents and advisories on various topics relating to the storage, use and transportation of firearms, ammunition and propellant. Advisories Guidance on Ammunition That Has Been Submerged In Water – Is it possible to salvage ammunition that has...saami.org
This should be the rule for anything reloading. After using reloading equipment for a while you know what feels normal. When something doesn't give this "normal" feel STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND FIND OUT WHY! Especially when dealing with primers.Be careful and don't force anything, odds of things going bad are reduced by orders of magnitude I think.
Ridgetop, your saying the lee hand primer tool had one go off on you? what was the damage? this is currently what I use. thanks! super sorry for this guy wow! i know a man that lost 3 fingers but I need to ask him the details!My press came with a tube. Never used it because I heard bad things could happen. I use a hand primer. I did have one go off using the Lee Loader when seating the primer.. Just one went off.
If you get rid of the rug you won't have anything to vacuum the spilled powder and couple primers you dropped out of...........This should be rule for anything reloading. After using reloading equipment for a while you know what feels normal. When something doesn't give this "normal" feel STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND FIND OUT WHY! Especially when dealing with primers.
This topic has prompted me to clean all of my reloading equipment, including the primer tubes (never thought about it before). Also will add grounding cables to the equipment and remove the throw rug under the bench.
Never rush a primer, I've had the odd upside down as well. Use Dillon 550, Hornady single stage with primer feed, Lee Hand andI agree with the above sentiments about if it dont "feel right" STOP. I will be slowing down and paying more attention. Nothing to do with what caused it but, other have pointed out that, that is a plain aluminum tube. I had to go check my 550 and 450 tubes, they are aluminum, but get inserted into a steel tube, and the actual priming happens away from the bottom of the tube. So I feel safe in that way. Listening to others say how little debris it took I am amazed. I have had a kernel of corn cob media find its way from the plate into the cup and when I look at my bulk reloads find little dents from seating with it in the cup, plus with the occasional upside down one. I boggles my mind I have never had one pop.
There is another aspect I dont think has been mentioned. Speed. I dont push my "550" to get 550 reloads in one hour, more like 200-250 because I only have one primer tube for each size. And refilling with the primer pick up tube from the flip tray one at a time takes a min. But the faster you go the less gentle you are with that primer, I always come to a stop when the primer starts to seat and ease it in. It disrupts the flow a bit but.....