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[BRNO_Bigot]

I do things differently - after preparing cases and trimming and chamfering, and so on, I put them mouth up in a loading block- then I prime them all, with a hand primer, returning them to the block, neck down, with their newly installed primers showing to the gods and me.

Then I charge each one individually, returning it to the block, mouth up. When all are done, I use a torch and check that each one contains powder and is the same height - any doubts and I empty the powder and reweigh.

Then I seat each bullet returning it to the block bullet down again.

It's not what everyone does, but it's been my habit since the early 1980s and it's worked for me.

Thats what i do BRNO... ...except the bullet down at the end....no real need for that as the bullet itself in the neck is enough confirmation of the final step being complete.

That’s my method as well fellas. Great minds think alike hey ? Cheers

Yep, I think it's a form of Time and Motion Study. How can I do the most with the fewest actions?

That's the way it turned out for me, so it's not really surprising that others would develop it as well.

BTW - the reason I put the loaded rounds back is so that, when I put them into the box, I can give them a final inspection, and maybe a rub with a cloth. Then I know I've inspected them with my mind on the task of inspecting, not chopping and changing tasks from weighing to seating to inspecting. It's the way MY mind works - others may do things differently and if it works for them, it's really no skin off my nose.

[bigrich]

I’ve been in the metal trades most of my life, so I’m used to being organised in processing and production work, where you put everything through the one process, then the next after that. Keeps it simple

[Gaznazdiak]

I do things differently - after preparing cases and trimming and chamfering, and so on, I put them mouth up in a loading block- then I prime them all, with a hand primer, returning them to the block, neck down, with their newly installed primers showing to the gods and me.

Then I charge each one individually, returning it to the block, mouth up. When all are done, I use a torch and check that each one contains powder and is the same height - any doubts and I empty the powder and reweigh.

Then I seat each bullet returning it to the block bullet down again.

It's not what everyone does, but it's been my habit since the early 1980s and it's worked for me.

Thats what i do BRNO... ...except the bullet down at the end....no real need for that as the bullet itself in the neck is enough confirmation of the final step being complete.

That’s my method as well fellas. Great minds think alike hey ? Cheers

Yep, I think it's a form of Time and Motion Study. How can I do the most with the fewest actions?

That's the way it turned out for me, so it's not really surprising that others would develop it as well.

BTW - the reason I put the loaded rounds back is so that, when I put them into the box, I can give them a final inspection, and maybe a rub with a cloth. Then I know I've inspected them with my mind on the task of inspecting, not chopping and changing tasks from weighing to seating to inspecting. It's the way MY mind works - others may do things differently and if it works for them, it's really no skin off my nose.

Your are right that we do it a particular way because that's how our minds work.

In my case, I have a brain injury that means my short term memory can be unreliable, so I build one bullet to completion at a time.

I start by priming all the cases I'm going to load and store them in a block, nose down, so I can see they're ready to start. I count out a corresponding number of projectiles and put them on a little tray next to the block, then I take a case, weigh the powder, charge the case and seat the pill, give it a wipe down and final inspection and that is one I know has been completed and is ready to fire. That also eliminates the need to have charged cases lying around that I need to re-check or with my wobbles and twitches, might knock arse over and need to redo, everything is done within my goldfish sized short term memory span.