*** Speaking of reloads. In my early days of shooting the Colt .45 my wife was at the range with me and a friend who was teaching me about reloading. We were shooting target reloads that my friend had made. My wife wanted to try so after going through the basics and watching her shoot a couple of mags (all in the black), we set her up in the lane next to me. We had had a few stovepipes so I was watching to help out with any problems she might have. On one trigger pull I heard a slight “pop” and the action didn’t cycle. Thank God it wasn’t a stovepipe or I might have cycled the action and let her fire another round. But, my (Marine Corps) training took over and I told her to hand the pistol to me. After breaking it down, sure enough there was a bullet lodged in the barrel. My friend had changed the primer, but missed the powder in that bullet. It made me a better reloader as I always double check my powder loads before adding the bullet.
always double check my powder loads before adding the bullet.
And yes, it can be done even in a progressive press.