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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3992545" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Wives tale. My vacuum is fine with it and I have always reloaded in my spare bedroom with carpet.</p><p></p><p>You know the torch strikers here is a picture.</p><p>I have filled one with 3031 powder and got to sparking it.</p><p>Would not set it off.. my vacuum does not make near that kind of spark.</p><p>3031 would not ignite in my sidelock muzzleloader either with #11 cap.</p><p>Smokeless is very hard to light with weak sparks.</p><p></p><p>If anyone has ever personally lit smokeless powder or primers off with a vacuum I would love to hear about it and I will apologize for this post.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358522[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>On a second note I will echo what others have said Single stage is the way to go.</p><p>I like a heavy cast iron one I have Lee and RCBS and love my Lee classic cast and the way it primes the case.</p><p>Chamfer tool for after you trim the cases.</p><p>I like my Lee case length gauge with their shell holder and their cutters.</p><p>Lyman VLD chamfer and the 505 scale along with Hornady sizing die wax.</p><p>Excellent dial calipers for measuring things.</p><p>Powder funnel.</p><p>Dies.</p><p>Those are the essentials I use to make my ammunition.</p><p></p><p>I have a Lee scale and it was ever so slightly finicky on the way you set the hanger.</p><p>I tweaked the hanger and the spot it hangs by thinning both of them to make them contact in the same spot each time.</p><p></p><p>Eventually wore the blade out. My 505 has weighed 10x as many and did not need any tweaking and has not worn any either.</p><p>It is discontinued but there are others unless you go digital.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3992545, member: 15054"] Wives tale. My vacuum is fine with it and I have always reloaded in my spare bedroom with carpet. You know the torch strikers here is a picture. I have filled one with 3031 powder and got to sparking it. Would not set it off.. my vacuum does not make near that kind of spark. 3031 would not ignite in my sidelock muzzleloader either with #11 cap. Smokeless is very hard to light with weak sparks. If anyone has ever personally lit smokeless powder or primers off with a vacuum I would love to hear about it and I will apologize for this post. [ATTACH type="full" width="316px"]358522[/ATTACH] On a second note I will echo what others have said Single stage is the way to go. I like a heavy cast iron one I have Lee and RCBS and love my Lee classic cast and the way it primes the case. Chamfer tool for after you trim the cases. I like my Lee case length gauge with their shell holder and their cutters. Lyman VLD chamfer and the 505 scale along with Hornady sizing die wax. Excellent dial calipers for measuring things. Powder funnel. Dies. Those are the essentials I use to make my ammunition. I have a Lee scale and it was ever so slightly finicky on the way you set the hanger. I tweaked the hanger and the spot it hangs by thinning both of them to make them contact in the same spot each time. Eventually wore the blade out. My 505 has weighed 10x as many and did not need any tweaking and has not worn any either. It is discontinued but there are others unless you go digital. [/QUOTE]
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