DaveS

He was conducting the experiment with the powder on a grounded piece of metal. What difference would that make? I have no clue. Now, lets look at the new "electro muzzleloaders". They are fired by a single tiny spark produced by elect arc same as an igniter on a gas grill. So I don't know about that dude's experiment, seems flakey to me. I don't believe I'll cash his check!   Dave

I know Dave, I was just responding to a post. I'm no scientist, but static would be my guess too. As I said, I was answering a post that seemed like the guy was wanting to call me out. I probably read more into his post than I should have. All is good!   Dave Crack'a American

My son says they have the mats at work that they stand on, that is supposed to ground you also. I'm going to research that.   Dave Crack'a American

Exactly!   Dave Crack'a American

If you're getting pulled over that much, and since you don't seem to like cops, maybe a change in what you are doing would cause the cops to stop stopping you? Just a suggestion my friend!   Dave Crack'a American

Sir, that was very well said! In my opinion, the middle east is the cesspool of the planet. Let them settle it amongst themselves. What scares me is what Iran will do if the US strikes Syria?   Dave Crack'a American

As bad as it sounds, I've never worn safety glasses while reloading. I was in the process of selling my stuff when this happened, so I will not need safety glasses for that. I'm gun shy right now. Screw reloading. Sad part is I've reloading hundreds and hundreds of rounds of ammo without a single incident. This? Scared the hell out of me. I'm done with it.   Dave

Yes...can you spell D-U-M-B-A-Z-Z ?   Dave

Re read my post. "I" don't know what happened...the "SD" suggested static electricity. As of this moment, I still don't know what happened! I will soon find out though.   Dave

I'm assuming Bass Pro will have ammo. That's my plan!   DaveS

I don't remember the weather. I can only say that when the paramedics walked me outside with the sheriff deputies, it was not raining.   DaveS

Oh hell no! I'm done. The rest of my reloading gear, press and all is heading for the classifieds! If I need ammo, I'll buy it!   DaveS

I didn't have loading blocks. I just set them down on the bench.   DaveS

Awe man...I forgot about that! Karma?   DaveS

Pain drugs were awesome! At least when they took effect they were!   DaveS

Thanks for the new nick name. My wife had one for me too!   DaveS

It kind of was explained to me that the explosive properties of BP caused the casing to fragment. I'm not going to experiment to figure out why. I'll take their word for it!   DaveS

It probably wouldn't have with "smokeless" powder, but black powder explodes and doesn't burn like smokeless does. At least that's me theory based on my knowledge of the two.   DaveS

I really, really hate to even mention this accident to my fellow TGO'rs as I don't feel like taking a verbal beating here. However, I have decided to share this experience with each of you. If I can prevent said accident from happening to anyone of you, then I suppose it would be worth the beating! Around 11am this past Monday I was hand loading some .45 Long Colt with Black Powder for a friend of mine. I filled some casings with BP and set them on my work bench. I got up, went into the house, got a drink, picked up my cell phone and walked back out into the shop. I sat down in my chair at my bench and reached over and picked up a casing to load with a bullet. The second I picked it up, it exploded in my hand, causing injury and burns. The brass casing broke into pieces and imbedded in my leg and hand. Long story short, two deputies showed up just before the EMT's and the accident was explained numerous times to them (and later to an investigator). It was/is determined that a static spark detonated the round. I'm no scientist, but the injuries are painful and very real! I DO NOT KNOW what happened! The SD said I should have been using a ESD Mat while loading Black Powder. I've never heard of this before! After 2 1/2 hours of surgery to put my broken middle finger back together and stitch the skin back to my fingers and thumb, I'm on my road to recovery! My hand after initial treatment in the ER prior to surgery. My hand as of yesterday... My right thigh... I get to get my stitches out next week, and the Orthopedic Surgeon doesn't anticipate any further surgeries. My message to each of my fellow TGO reloaders is PLEASE, PLEASE buy an ESD MAT and use it! Especially if you load Blackpowder! DaveS

That's right OS...I wasn't thinking about that. My question should have been "when will the Grand Jury get the case?" Thanks for correcting that for me.   Dave

You could always bore them to death with Embody's court testimony!   Dave

"Frankencannon"......by cracky George...that's pretty good!   DaveS

Man...you might be onto something! A KelTec GZ1....hmmmmm.........   Dave

The Trayvon Commemorative Skittles Kel Tec. The Zman signature series? It's all hog poo!   DaveS

Has a trial date been set?   DaveS