mikld wrote:I wouldn't call that statement "fact". To me "inherently" means it will happen, sooner or later, that all by itself, with no interferrance from an idiot, it is dangerous. Not so. I understand the potential dangers working with powder and primer (and alledged health problems casting lead boolits) and I treat these components accordingly. A pat on my back; reloading since late '70s, still have 10 fingers, two eyes, no ruined guns, only one squib (very early on) and thousands of hours of an enjoyable passtime. Best reloading tool available: common sense...
That's not what they meant to say, or they would have said, "Reloading is certain to cause injury."
"Reloading is inherently dangerous" simply means that the danger is there, waiting for some idiot to set it free. Just like driving on the expressway at rush hour is inherently dangerous -- doesn't mean that I'm going to get hurt every time drive at that time of day. But, if I do something stupid - like drive drunk, or read my Kindle while in traffic, etc - I increase my changes of injuring or killing myself or someone like me.
If reloading wasn't inherently dangerous we would turn to our 6 year old kid and tell them, "Hey Junior, go load me up 100 rounds for my Winchester tonight. Set them on the kitchen table and I'll grab them in the morning on the way to the deer lease." Then we could go to bed early and sleep in total peace, right?
Piller was right in what he said. I wouldn't cross the street with my eyes closed. I wouldn't drive drunk. And I wouldn't tell my wife I forgot her birthday with a smirk on my face.
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