The only good thing about swaging...

[joelogic]

I have almost finished processing a 5 gal bucket of .223 and I am all caught up on Flashforward and halfway through the first season of Macgyver.

[tamalpias]

you where distracted while reloading? That is blasphemous in the reloading world. One mistake and kaboom to you and your rifle!

[Blacktail 8541]

you where distracted while reloading? That is blasphemous in the reloading world. One mistake and kaboom to you and your rifle!

Don't know much do you. Swaging is the process of removeing the crimp from military brass. This is done prior to reloading.

[tamalpias]

I'm sorry I always thought that swaging is part of the reloading process. It falls under the brass prep portion of reloading.

[tamalpias]

just checked, and yes prepping brass was part of the reloading process from my speers book.

[rksimple]

just checked, and yes prepping brass was part of the reloading process from my speers book.

Have you ever swaged/reamed primer pockets in bulk? If so, you would know why he was watching TV.

[mif_slim]

Have you ever swaged/reamed primer pockets in bulk? If so, you would know why he was watching TV.

+1
lol.

[AEC1]

Hell you dont want to know some of the things I have done while trimming/swagging primer cups!!

[Baja_Traveler]

Heck - I hand prime all my brass while watching TV! No better way to spend a Saturday afternoon...

[mif_slim]

Hell you dont want to know some of the things I have done while trimming/swagging primer cups!!

Umm....did you really want to post that on the net? I mean...it doesnt sound good.

[5hundo]

To be clear:

Sizing/decapping: Okay to watch T.V.
Case Expanding (for pistols): Okay to watch T.V.
Priming brass: Okay to watch T.V.
Charging Brass: DO NOT watch T.V.
Seating Bullets: DO NOT watch T.V.

Priming is debatable but I say it's alright. About the worst thing you can do is install a primer backwards and even that's not a huge deal.

[joelogic]

Sorry just to clarify. I would decap, size, and trim on my dillon in the basement (No TV, too loud anyway) and then bring the bucket upstairs to swag on my super swage while at the computer watching netflix. Priming and loading no tv in the basement.

[tamalpias]

Have you ever swaged/reamed primer pockets in bulk? If so, you would know why he was watching TV.

I have done many things while reloading besides just that task, including resizing, trimming, priming, etc. The consensus on here has always been that you need to be focusing on just the task at hand while reloading. It was meant as a tongue in cheek comment hence the smilies i added to my original post. Last I check humor was still part of this forum.

[joelogic]

Well maybe not consensus but definately general advice. But that's for newbs who are asking about how do I reload.

Plus tone is hard to get across in forums. Generally calgunners are literal and serious.

[tamalpias]

Although it is general advice I hate preaching something that I myself do not practice. maybe for their first time reloading they have to pay attention but I have always reloaded with friends and we usually always have the TV on plus our convo. Reloading is a task of repetition and I would like to think there are fail-safes in the operation that generally keeps you pretty safe. ie, I weigh every charge even though my charge thrower is pretty accurate with each throw, I also visually check every case after throwing a charge for accidental double charge (although some loads it is impossible to do a double charge to since they are crushed loads) so I don't have a huge issue with some tv in the background when I am reloading. Heck my nieces and nephews come and play with me when I am reloading. That is why I see a double standard between those who are suppose to be experts on here preaching things they don't always practice.

You are right in the sense that the inflections in one's speech does not carry over well in a forum, hence I would have thought the smilies would have hinted as such.