Originally Posted by
yeahbub
What 35Remington said. Some years ago, I was distracted, missed a case and it led to some embarrassment at a falling plate match. The competitors were a helpful bunch and it all worked out, but it could just as easily have gone the other way. Charge a case, seat a boolit. It's the only method I know of which has some built-in fool-proofery. I pick a prepped case out of a pile in a bowl or tub, charge it, seat the boolit and put it in a loading tray, going from visually unorganized to ordered rows. It's disturbing to have that feeling of "Did I or didn't I . . . ?" Not sure how to adapt that to progressives other than to keep a sharp eye on the proceedings.
The New Vaqueros in .45 Colt have scary thin chamber walls when I look at them. Obviously, Ruger uses good materials, but I want to find an Old Vaquero in that caliber for the added margin of safety.