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Jeff,
I understand your concerns and they are completely legitimate, but there is a lot of info I didn't include in my post such as:

- Tab Tanner, who has many years of reloading under his belt, came over and set my reloading rig up

- We used the Lee manual to determine the proper powder load
- brass was previously resized, cleaned and lengths checked
- The exact same brass, powder and bullets were used for this initial session
- Powder weight and bullet length was checked during the entire session
- No alcohol, interruptions, distractions or other activity was going on during the reloading session, I was concentrating on the process and on each step the whole time
- No changes were made once the dies and measurements were dialed in

Your post included many, many good points and safety is the most important thing to remember, I believe that 100%! I had purchased 1000 brass Winchester unfired, unprimered cases, so I was starting at a point where I could produce that number of cartridges and much prep work had been done earlier in the week. I don't just want to make cartridges fast, I want to make them good, safe and consistent, so that's really my goal. I can see how my previous post would tend to make me look like I was skipping steps or being careless, and I'm certain y not. I'm glad there are guys like you out there to help people understand the ramifications of this hobby and how important it is to start with good data and to measure, check, remeasure, etc... along the way!