Re: This is driving me NUTS!!!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oneshot onekill</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Beef</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not trying to be critical, but any reason you're dropping in the shell instead of into the scale pan. Especially with known static issues if you're loading bottlenecks it'd be allot of effort to be sure you got every kernal out of the case. This equipment isn't new is it? Mold release agents can cause sticking as well. Wiping down the outsides will help, some guys even rubber band a dryer sheet around their hopper. Strange I live in a very dry cold place and have static issues with all sorts of things, but not reloading. </div></div>
Not offended at all... That's a good question. The way my bench is set up its easier for me to stick the neck of a shell right up against the bottom of the powder measure. I'm able to move across the bench to the scale faster that way without spilling powder. I tried throwing directly into the pan at first but had 2 problems. First, unless the pan was right up against the bottom of the thrower the powder would bounce around the pan and I would lose some. Second is the reason I stated above about moving across the bench.
By the way... The dryer towel worked!!! The wife didn't like it... Or understand... Thanks guys!!! </div></div>
I can't help you with your wife, that's your problem but I'll add some reinforcement to oneshot's thoughts. You've explained why you do what you do, now you need to understand that there's a better way; that not only will help you with the static electricity problem by eliminating one of the opportunities for it to screw with you, but it will speed you up and ensure better ammo. I weigh each and every load for bottle neck cartridges and have been doing that for almost 30 years now, so your circumstances at the load bench are no stranger to me. One thing that gives me cold chills is having to dump powder back out of a case for some reason because I need to know it's all back out, so I end up looking with a flashlight, and tapping the case mouth on the bench, and looking again. The smaller the case neck the bigger the pain in the ass. Too much bother for me so it's something I avoid as much as possible. The only powder I want in that case is what I just weighed perfectly on the scale.
You NEED to reroute the flow of your work. You NEED to drop right into the scale pan. You solve the problem of powder bouncing out of the pan as you drop by holding the pan right up tight to the spout. On larger charges you simply lower the pan down slowly and let all the powder gently fall in before returning the measure's handle to picking up another charge. The other part of this is you need to set the bench up so that the measure, scale, and loading block are all within arm's reach so you do not have to move. I would certainly hope your reloading room has a non-carpeted floor and if so you will find that a nice office chair is not only very comfortable for the long sessions but the wheels on it make it stupid easy to move around just in case you have to. Lots of guys stand at their bench and eliminate the chair all together, moving for them is no big deal. I work 12 hour days and do everything BUT sit down....at my bench I sit, in an office chair, with wheels.
Do yourself a HUGE favor and reorganize your bench..............
