I did not find a "poll" option on the editor, so please forgive the clumsiness of creating a poll in a thread.

As you may be able to tell from the thread title, this is hte second in a series of questions I am asking regarding REAL reloading practices. As such, I will be repeating most of the "background" I presented in the first one.

I am interested in the ACTUAL practices of ACTUAL reloaders regarding some elements of reloading. Please only reply if you are a reloader and you ARE using/not using the practices I list below. There's nothing nefarious going on, nor are there any "hidden agendas". I'm not a lawyer and this has nothing to do with "business" of any sort. It's simply a discussion among a few friends regarding what to tell folks considering getting into reloading.

In the context of "full disclosure":

I am not particularly "fond" of those that practice one thing, and tell others to "do" something else. I find this behavior all too common among our nation's lawmakers, as well as among MANY reloaders. They are very quick to tell others how they are supposed to behave, but don't come close to that behavioral standard themselves. In the case of advising those new to reloading, or contemplating starting reloading, I think such "advice" is discouraging and ultimately harmful. (Just as the same behavior is harmful when our legislators practice it.)

So here's the first pair of questions:

I DO NOT HAVE IN MY HOUSE MORE PRIMERS THAN THAT AMOUNT THAT SATIFIES MY IMMEDIATE RELOADING NEEDS. I HAVE A SPECIAL FIRE-PROOF STORAGE "SAFE" FOR STORING MY PRIMERS.

I KEEP AS MANY AS 1000 PRIMERS IN MY HOUSE AT ANY ONE TIME. AND I HAVE NO SPECIAL "SAFE" TO KEEP THEM IN.

Now, I'm NOT suggesting that "primer safes" aren't a "good idea' FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO USE THEM. Nor am I saying that you should have a stockpile of primers on hand that would make Sportsman's Warehouse jealous. What I am "opposed to" is telling a newby that they "HAVE" to have a "primer safe" if they intend to reload, and if they don't, they are being "irresponsible" and they are "hurting all of us in the shooting community". Frankly, the last phrase annoys the hades out of me.

Again, in the context of "full disclosure":
I have been reloading for exactly 45 years, six months and four days, and I have never had a "primer safe". Futhermore, I have used for more than 40 years, that "dangerous device" the automatic primer tube on the RCBS press in the presence of my "stockpile" of 1000 or more primers. I have all my fingers and toes and faculties, and have never been to or needed to go to the emergency room.

So, IF YOU RELOAD, I'm interested in WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO, not what you THINK every body else should do. IF YOU DON'T RELOAD but you are the OSHA representative for your union shop, please save your opinions for a thread you start. It isn't OPINIONS I'm seeking, it's ACTUAL PRACTICE.

Thanks for your time and honesty.

Paul