Reloading safety reminder

[Beluebow]

This just happened recently to a shooter near me....Pure speculation on what set the first one off, the rest went like popcorn. Be safe out there.

@orkan <<If I'm not mistaken this is one of the CPS selling points.

I'm not connected to Primal Rights in any shape form or fashion for the record.

 

[quarterman]

He is lucky he still has fingers and eyes after that. My dad had a primer go off while priming cases in the early 80s and a single primer blew off 3 of his fingers. They re attached them but the tips of two of them couldnt be saved. It has always been a reminder about safety while reloading, especially while priming brass.

 

[Muddyboots]

First, let's hope he really doesn't have any nerve damage and recovers well etc. Really lucky is understatement!

HOLY COW! I have used the RCBS for 30+ years and never see anything like this anywhere.! I have always used safety glasses and this sure reinforces that safety requirement.

Is that an actual RCBS primer tube? kinda looks a little long but after that dimensions are skewed beyond recognition.

 

[Muddyboots]

What is that at bottom of tube? That looks like the primer seater went up into the tube. If that is the case, it could have compressed the primer column. With so many of these out there it would be a huge benefit to hear step by step how this happened cause I now have the "willies" thinking of priming brass with mine now.

 

[Seabeeken]

Sold my bench prime years ago out of fear that this would happen. That tube slapping back and forth. I hope he completely heals

 

[Slick8]

Dang I've been using that set up for several years. I'd love to hear what happened.

Serious business.

 

[orkan]

What a terrible deal. I hope he heals up quickly.


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[Zen Archery]

O! MY! Hope the individual heals well. Help a brother out. What is that?!

 

[26Reload]

Yuck....

 

[Matt_C]

Yikes... I don't need any of that kind of action. Are there safer units on the market? Anyone heard how it happen yet?

 

[Mikecr]

I guess his hands were around the tube for some reason when it happened?

 

[Troutslayer2]

Maybe he somehow had a primer down in female part that the tube goes into and he was cramming it down in there? Or he was jamming it in with the keeper pin in there and it became mangled and touched one off. I too want to know how this happened so I can avoid that. If he was operating the tool there is no way both hands would be so mangled like that. Had to be while loading it.

 

[RidgeTop]

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.

 

[FEENIX]

The guy is lucky, and I hope he does not have any nerve damage and heals well. @Beluebow, thanks; it definitely is an excellent reminder; sometimes, we find ourselves complacent because we have been doing it for many years. Murphy does not discriminate. I only use a hand press and on an anti-static mat.