Dillon Explosion - Wear your safety glasses !

[MinuteMan47]

@ Zen - The ringing will subside, I'm sure.

That's what I said......................7 YEARS AGO.

 

[ZbornacSVT]

Cripes!!! Glad to hear you made it out in one piece with mostly no recurring issues.

I would like to point out...for the record...that I was NOT in your garage when this happened. You can't blame this on my juju!

 

[excursion12]

Damn!
Glad you are in one piece!

 

[Aszerigan]

You're breaking my heart, Andrew!

Seriously, I'm glad you're ok, and that you're going to step back for the night.

I'm sorry, I believe it's SUN KING time. Thanks again for the other night, Erik.

 

[kludge]

Glad you're OK! The mercury gas from the broken fluroescent may be the greater hazard. Do you have ventilation?

 

[45fan]

Glad to hear that you came out of the incident relatively unscathed. I am always leery when seating primers, even with the lee hand primer that I use.
So far, the only primer related incident I have ever experienced has been while casting bullets at a buddies house. He had deprimed some 300 Win Mag cases (with live primers) the week before, and never got around to sweeping them up. When I swept up the sprues from the bullet mold, a primer found its way into the mix, and into the lead pot. Safety glasses were worn, but hot lead still made it to the roof of his shed, and both of us just about soiled our shorts when it happened.

 

[lon]

...I'm used to the occasional detonation, it happens alot with .223 when you're removing mil crimps on the 1050 and repriming....

About how many is alot ? Any way to approximate a number? 1 in 10,000?

Repped for emphasizing wearing safety glasses when dealing with primers...always.

Glad you're OK

 

[SSGSAD]

Glad, to hear that everything, is ok ..... If you have a table, at the 1500, bring along all the "pieces" as a reminder, that something like this, can, and will happen to anyone .....
I have had more, than one primer explosion, using the "Lee" kit, when using a hammer, to seat primers ..... one at a time is bad, but 50 !!!!! OMG .....

 

[dom1104]

Huh. "Miller Time" and "Explosion" in the same thread and one is not directly related to the other....

Dude... let me be the first to say.....

Awesome.

Thats you. As a Watermelon. Holding your exploding tube...<Huh.. that sounds odd.>

 

[ekg98]

Glad your alright.

 

[yotewacker]

Glad you were not hurt.

I wonder how quick Dillon will fix these parts? I think there warranty will take care of it.

 

[bamthetrashman]

I have never wore safety glasses when reloading. You just changed my mind. I only use a Lee Hand Press, but still anything can happen.

 

[lovemywoods]

for safety glasses! And thank you for sharing your experience with others so we can learn as well.

 

[HDSilvrStreak]

Glad to hear things are OK Andrew and that you (and Chester) are OK.

I've never worn safety glasses reloading either. Of course I've only reloaded about 1500 rounds so far and I use a single stage RCBS Rockchucker and hand priming tool.

Ever had a primer go off in one of the hand priming tools?

 

[tomc]

Glad to hear that you didn't get seriously injured. Have you considered getting in touch with Dillon on this? Maybe this will give them some ideas on how to improve on the safety of their presses.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Glad to hear that you didn't get seriously injured. Have you considered getting in touch with Dillon on this? Maybe this will give them some ideas on how to improve on the safety of their presses.

Actually most press manufacturers have a keen awareness of the problem and they design their presses so that in the event of just such a problem the bulk of the shrapnel is away from the reloader. From the sounds of it, Andrew's press did what it was designed to do in the event of a problem like this.

 

[Stschil]

Primer feed tube is completely destroyed. The tips are black and melted solid. Primer feed plate is ok, but the inside of the tube carrier is totally burnt. (Notice all the primers still in the tube)

@ Anthony - Chester was inside sleeping on the couch. Woke him up though, that's for sure.

@ Zen - The ringing will subside, I'm sure.

Very glad you OK!

Now, where's the pic of your soiled shorts?

 

[combat45acp]

crap! glad your ok, glad it's a Dillon too!

 

[DHolder]

Glad to hear your still in one piece! Sorry to hear about your 1050, but it sounds like it could have been worse with a lesser setup. I do hope the ringing goes away, thats a problem I wouldn't wish on anybody, my ears been ringing for years, it SUCKS.

 

[dom1104]

So... question.

Does... this happen more often or less often in a Hornady LNL AP than it does in a Dillon?

And if my Hornady pops a primer, is it designed as well as the Dillon is to contain it?

That would be... quite a "pucker" moment and I just want to make sure I am safe as possible....