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Posted: 1/23/2013 3:30:57 PM EDT
| So I have been reloading for a couple months, I have a lee hand press and love it nothing like watching tv and reloading. Here's my problem I'm using lee dippers and a powder scale to charge the cases but what a slow process, I'm looking for advice on a piece of equipment to buy too make powder charging much faster I don't want to buy a different press just something to make the powder process faster any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks Sean |
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http://www.midwayusa.com/product/540522/lee-perfect-powder-measure Why not get a Lee PM? I don't know how well they work, as I have other brands of PM's.
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Quoted: Would you like to <removed Specific to Sales #2> dryflash3 ordinarily I would but my stepdad will be using it to reload 30/40 Krag. I bought it for him when I set him up to reload 45/70 in Black Powder, but after doing some research I got him a Volumetric Measure, so he gave the Lee back to me, then he got into 30/40Krag and I gave it back to him... |
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I just bought the Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge Powder Dispenser. Check it out on You Tube. This tool has restored my enthusiasm for reloading!! Electric is also another way to go, albeit and expensive way 
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/385795_Christmas_came_early___A_PICTURE_HEAVY_review_of_the_Hornady_Auto_Charge_Powder_Dispenser.html |
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Dippers are very fast. The trick is to practice to find a repeatable method for uniform throws directly from the dipper to the case, with a rare check on the scale every 10th or 20th throw.
Every charge does not need to be identical to the others. If you can throw +/- 0.2 grains, you're good to go. Don't fuss over the charge weights unnecessarily. A drum type measure should be used the same way. |
| I use a RCBS Charge Master. Its a days pay, but works very well. It drops powder as fast as I can seat and measure. I mainly use it with a single stage when loading 338LM or sometimes 308. Its also good for load work up's when you need lots of different powder loads. |
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Quoted: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/540522/lee-perfect-powder-measure Why not get a Lee PM? I don't know how well they work, as I have other brands of PM's. The PPM is great for extruded powders. It can leak with fine spherical or flake. The issue is deformation in the casting of the rotor, the aluminum barrel causes distortion in the casting. I've shimmed this distortion out in mine, you have to experiment. Works fine with H380, not so well with W680 (yes, original Winchester 680). Or AA#5. For the finer stuff, a Lee Auto Disk works great without leaks. |
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Quoted: Quoted: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/540522/lee-perfect-powder-measure Why not get a Lee PM? I don't know how well they work, as I have other brands of PM's. The PPM is great for extruded powders. It can leak with fine spherical or flake. The issue is deformation in the casting of the rotor, the aluminum barrel causes distortion in the casting. I've shimmed this distortion out in mine, you have to experiment. Works fine with H380, not so well with W680 (yes, original Winchester 680). Or AA#5. For the finer stuff, a Lee Auto Disk works great without leaks. I have 3 lee PPMs, I don't actually use them anymore as I have a hornady LnL AP and an RCBS Chargemaster. But when I was using them, they were quite good with ball or extruded powder, flake not so much... Are they a panic buy item now? Should I list them on the EE?  |
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Dippers are very fast. The trick is to practice to find a repeatable method for uniform throws directly from the dipper to the case, with a rare check on the scale every 10th or 20th throw. Every charge does not need to be identical to the others. If you can throw +/- 0.2 grains, you're good to go. Don't fuss over the charge weights unnecessarily. A drum type measure should be used the same way. This. Once you get a rhythm going, you can just dip each powder charge and weigh every now and then for a check on your consistency. That's a lot of time saved over weighing each dipper full. Further, from what I've read, the Lee measure is a great starter measure. Detractors will point out the use of plastic parts in that measure, but for a first measure, that shouldn't be a problem at all. The current issue of Handloader Magazine has an article on weighing each charge compared to the use of powder measures. The result was that, with a consistent process for using the measure, powder charging with a measure can be at least within .5% from charge to charge. It also points out that most loads are relatively insensitive to variations of +/-0.2gr in weight. In other words, if you can maintain what is usually thought of as the standard accuracy with a powder measure of +/-0.1gr, you'll be more than sufficiently consistent for a high level of accuracy, and of course safety. |
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Look into the lee PPM or the auto disk measures both work very well for the price.
You can tune up a lee PPM to throw fine ball powder with very little waste or leaking. I can consistently get h110 and h335 to throw in mine, its also dead nuts accurate with unique. Check out our own EE for used deals, and fsreloading.com for best prices on LEE equipment. |
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Just get the Uniflow, and get it over with. I loathe the Lee measures in every way, shape and form. Have you tried a Lyman #55? They excel for very small pistol charges, far better than a Uniflow. I'd buy another one or two. I had a Lyman 55 for a while, and yes, I liked it very, very much. I would like to find another. Another favorite of mine is the RCBS Lil Dandy for pistol stuff. For overall use, however, I still like the Uniflow. I have two on my bench, one with each size rotor. It will throw 231 all day long, and never vary. Great measures. |
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