A rude awakening

[Johnch]

Tonight I am melting down some range lead

I had finished 2 buckets
Started the 3
The 20 quart SS pot had about 1/2" of lead in it
So I dumped in about 80 lb of lead / jackets / paper ect that I pulled out of the bullet trap

I put the lid on , made from 1/4" plate
More to keep stuff out , but it also keeps poping lead in

Sitting down to the computer , waiting for it to melt
I got online to see what you guys are doing
I here a BANG :holysheep :holysheep
I look out the lid is 1/2 off the pot
There is a 44 mag case sitting on the concrete next to the pot

I can only think , some fool thru away a loaded round
By tossing it into the bullet trap :groner: :groner:

Boy am I glad I wasn't looking into the pot when it went off
I wear a full face sheild , long sleaved shirt , leather apron and gloves when I smelt , but it still would have hurt

Be carful

John

[wiljen]

I'm Glad you are ok. We're all been visited by the Tinsel fairy at some point, but in your case she was packin a 44.

[targetshootr]

Good thing it had a lid. I read or heard a lid will cause condensate?

Last night l dropped an allen wrench off the loading bench on to the floor and the pop was unusually loud but l went ahead with loading and then smelled a spent primer which the wrench had landed on and popped.

[1Shirt]

In this case, it follows the old Yankee saying that "it is better to be lucky than smart". Being an old Yankee, I kind of live by that, but hope to be smart about a few things now and again.
1Shirt!:coffee: