Smith & Wesson M629 Classic That Has Seen Better Days When Good Guns Mess with Bad Reloaders
Smith & Wesson M629 Classic: A guy came into our department the other day to ask a favor. He had a S&W 629 that he wanted to dispose of after a mishap at the range. He said there was a loud bang when he tested his new load and the gun smacked him in the forehead, leaving a nice gash. When the tweety birds cleared, this is what he saw...Smith & Wesson M629 Classic: Someone needs to learn how to reload.
I make a copy of the load data on thick paper and
laminate it so that is the only load that I can work on.
Jerry in Detroit
15 years ago
I did this to a Dan Wesson once when I skipped down a line while reading the reloading manual. What I thought was a starting load turned out to be about double the maximum load. Other than my pride, I wasn't injured but the gun was scrap.
Since then I use a highlighter in my reloading manuals. Others use a ruler while reading their reloading manuals.
I make a copy of the load data on thick paper and
laminate it so that is the only load that I can work on.
I did this to a Dan Wesson once when I skipped down a line while reading the reloading manual. What I thought was a starting load turned out to be about double the maximum load. Other than my pride, I wasn't injured but the gun was scrap.
Since then I use a highlighter in my reloading manuals. Others use a ruler while reading their reloading manuals.