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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 1594080" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>[ATTACH=full]126206[/ATTACH] TJ,</p><p>Cross contaminating powder is one I've avoided so far but I've come close. Probably one of the worst things I've done (as long as we're confessing our sins!) Is loading a 250 gr. bullet using 200gr. data. Blew the snot out of the primer pocket but the bolt lift was sort of ok (I only had to whack it few times with my hand... no block of wood necessary). Thing smacked me a good one, too. When I shoot my .338WM off the bench the scope ticks the bottom of my glasses with each shot. A little disconcerting at first but I got used to it. That time it nearly knocked 'em off my face and I was wearing ear muffs (and plugs... bring around jets, guns and rock 'n roll all of my life my hearing is as bad as I can stand already!). Real wake up, that one. Live and learn... or don't live! I am also guilty of something the books tell you not to do... storing powder in alternate containers. I use a fair amount of Alliant powder but I hate those tall containers and usually transfer it to the smaller Hodgdon containers... however, I also transfer parts of the label as well, like in the picture. The bench looks really bad right now but I'm not loading, I'm sorting/sizing brass. It will get cleaned up some before any powder gets opened... honest!</p><p>Cheers, </p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 1594080, member: 78056"] [ATTACH=full]126206[/ATTACH] TJ, Cross contaminating powder is one I've avoided so far but I've come close. Probably one of the worst things I've done (as long as we're confessing our sins!) Is loading a 250 gr. bullet using 200gr. data. Blew the snot out of the primer pocket but the bolt lift was sort of ok (I only had to whack it few times with my hand... no block of wood necessary). Thing smacked me a good one, too. When I shoot my .338WM off the bench the scope ticks the bottom of my glasses with each shot. A little disconcerting at first but I got used to it. That time it nearly knocked 'em off my face and I was wearing ear muffs (and plugs... bring around jets, guns and rock 'n roll all of my life my hearing is as bad as I can stand already!). Real wake up, that one. Live and learn... or don't live! I am also guilty of something the books tell you not to do... storing powder in alternate containers. I use a fair amount of Alliant powder but I hate those tall containers and usually transfer it to the smaller Hodgdon containers... however, I also transfer parts of the label as well, like in the picture. The bench looks really bad right now but I'm not loading, I'm sorting/sizing brass. It will get cleaned up some before any powder gets opened... honest! Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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