Reloading safety

[stimpylu32]

When most think reloading safety they think about using the proper powder , primer and data , but it goes well beyond that .

If your like me you have more than a few pounds of very flamable powder in your reloading room along with primers , cleaning solvents , both alc and petro based and many more items that can burn , and lets not forget the rounds of loaded ammo , I do keep a fire extingwisher and smoke detector in the room at all times and make sure that their up to date .

Also at the very least one pair of safety glasses are a must , I keep a few on the bench not only for me but for anyone else that happens to be in the room while I'm priming or loading ammo , its cheap insurance to keep your eyes safe .

Another item that I keep on hand are the bucket hand scrubber clothes and paper towels to wash up with when I'm done handling cast lead bullets , they also do a great job of removing sizing lube form both cases and your hands .

Just something to think about that may slip our minds form time to time . 

stimpy

[wncchester]

Hey Stimp, I've always just licked my fingers clean after handling lead bullets!   In 40 + years, it hasn't hure me!  Hurt me!  Hurt me!  Hurt me!   Nor my memory.  Memory.   (    )

Actually, your cleanliness points are well made.  I actually keep a spray bottle of Windex handy to clean my hands, it works pretty well too, and I have a roll of paper towels mounted on the wall beside my bench.

[cwlongshot]

Great points Stimp esp in light of all the noobs here reciently with reloading questions.

As the saying goes, never time to do it right, but somehow there is ALWAYS time to do it over. Do yourself a favor, start safe and start right!!

 I have a good sized fire extinguisher on the wall across from my bench and a fire alarm in the center of the room. (Just changed batt as well!) I'm also lucky enough to have a 1/2 bath right next to my loading room!!  Many hours of good reading spent right there, thru the years....

CW

[Flash]

Hey Stimp, I've always just licked my fingers clean after handling lead bullets!   In 40 + years, it hasn't hure me!  Hurt me!  Hurt me!  Hurt me!   Nor my memory.  Memory.   (    )

That explains everything.

[Old Fart]

While I would never do it I've seen where other do. If you HAVE to cast lead bullets in doors be sure to have a big fan to suck the fumes out a window. I reccommend doing this outdoors, I have a bench setup outside the man cave just for casting. Before I moved my reloading out there I would just move out side the garage. There's almost always a nice breeze where I live to blow those little nasty sucker fumes down the road.

OF

[guzzijohn]

Until I heard this in the news the other day i had not thought about it. Recently there was a house fire in the area. When the fire department arrived the fire was not to bad yet. They asked the owner about any flammable materials in the house. The owner said that he had some ammo and loading supplies in the basement. After hearing that the fire department would only fight the fire in a defensive mode, the house was a total loss.
GuzziJohn

[victorcharlie]

That's okay with me, I think I'd rather build a new house rather than fix a burnt one.