GaryL
March 2, 2013, 09:09 PM
So far it works very well for 9mm. Have not tried any other caliber yet.
This powder meters very consistently, so the only benefit is how obvious a missing charge would be. But it appears to work even better than I expected it would.
This is a normal charge of 5.2gr. The spot is always in the lower left corner sometimes touching the powder like this image, other times barely visible. I tried going +/- 1gr, and the next image is the +1gr charge. A grain low looks very different than normal, but not so obvious as a grain high.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=180672&stc=1&d=1362275900
The 6.2gr charge:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=180673&stc=1&d=1362275900
Anyway, I think it was worth the effort, and between surplus store finds and accumulated bits of metal, I only have a few $ in it, so was pretty cheap besides.
This powder meters very consistently, so the only benefit is how obvious a missing charge would be. But it appears to work even better than I expected it would.
This is a normal charge of 5.2gr. The spot is always in the lower left corner sometimes touching the powder like this image, other times barely visible. I tried going +/- 1gr, and the next image is the +1gr charge. A grain low looks very different than normal, but not so obvious as a grain high.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=180672&stc=1&d=1362275900
The 6.2gr charge:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=180673&stc=1&d=1362275900
Anyway, I think it was worth the effort, and between surplus store finds and accumulated bits of metal, I only have a few $ in it, so was pretty cheap besides.