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Reloader wrote:That's why i don't use .40 S&W or .380, or 9mm...too much of a chance of an oops..

Yeah, no chance of an "oops" with .45 ACP . . . until you are priming .45 ACP and try to cram a large pistol primer into a small pistol primer hole.

y5e06 wrote:I never seem to have this problem where they get past the powder drop stages. However, I don't use a progressive, so that likely plays a major part.

Makes a huge difference. My case feeder is inserting the brass, my priming station is priming it, the powder drop happens automatically, and my bullet feeder is placing the bullet. I have very little manual handling.

I've missed .380 while sorting, but it is pretty hard to miss when inspecting the rounds. I noticed this one as the ram lowered when seating the bullet. Needless to say, that is where its journey stopped.

There is no substitute for visually verifying every round as you reload. I visually inspect the powder level in every case, look at the seated bullet, and verify the primer is in correctly.