On Mon, 17 May 2010 03:37:56 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:

The thing that scares me the most in my reloading endeavors is a squib. To
visually check every case for the proper amount of powder is inconvenient
and slow. (but better than two in the tube or a hand grenade) I load
/shoot about 1k/month. So, I'm going to mount a small camera that will
display a real-time video that is easy to see from my position operating the
press. I have a five station progressive press and there are a few
powder-check dies available that work very well, but I don't have a station
to spare between the powder dump and the bullet seating. I use a separate
crimp die after the bullet seating. (I did start to design an eight station
press but how obsessive CAN I get?) Get just ONE squib and you'll never
shoot the same, it'll always be in the back of your mind. Thankfully, I've
never had a double-charge!

I can mount the camera on the ram so it's focus it constant or I can mount
it to the press if the camera will auto focus fast enough to be useful.
Ideally, the camera would have it's own LED lighting source.

Any recommendations on a camera or refinement of my idea?

Imagine if the camera took a still at the bottom of the stroke and instantly
compared the image to a "standard" then sounded an alarm if the image was
too far from the standard and locked the press? Again, a powder-check die
would do just that but I would not be able to use my bullet feeder or my
separate crimp die.

I think Ive got a short..very short focus video camera. It originally
was on a microscope. If I can find it Ill check it out and send it to
you.

Btw..all those air cylinders were sold at auction. I hadnt marked each
one individually with my name..so the **** wouldnt let me have the
****ing Crate of brand new air cylinders back.

Gunner

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On Mon, 17 May 2010 17:32:20 -0400, "Buerste"
wrote:

my
sweet load is 2.7 grains of 700x


GACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

teeny weenie bitsy amount of powder.....

Gunner, 7.2gr Unique under a 200gr SWC


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The more you present a leftist with factual evidence
that is counter to his preconceived world view and the
more difficult it becomes for him to refute it without
losing face the chance of him calling you a racist, bigot,
homophobe approaches infinity.

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race or sexual preference in any way that is relevant to
the subject." Grey Ghost