Hordady LNL powder measure

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Whats the story on them? Can they be used without the press as a standalone measure? How repeatable are they (once you get your technique down)? What is with this change measures at a push of a button thing...I can't find any real info on them. How easy are they to adjust?

I'm sure some of yall have noticed I am finishing up my setup, and I NEED a measure of some sort. I don't generally hear anything bad about Hornady, so I thought I'd take a look. It is at my price range, which is about 75 dollars or below, and I want to get the best built for my money. I'd like to go a step above the lee perfect powder measure of I can, but if that takes me out of my price range Ill get the lee and use it. Looks like many on here do like the lee measure. Basically, what is the best built used or new measure that would put me in the 75 dollar ball park? I would prefer all steel construction, especially with mating surfaces that move.

Suggest away... I tried to search for the powder measure, but I am just getting a blank screen.
 
It is a good powder measure and it isn't hard to adjust. It has good repeatability and yes it can be used as a stand alone measure.
 
If you go to the Hornady section on the Powder measure accessories
http://www.hornady.com/store/Lock-N-Load-Powder-Measure-and-Accessories/
and go down to the Rifle and Pistol rotors.

These can be adjusted to any powder. When you attain the wanted load, you have two options: 1) record the micrometer setting so it can be dialed in each time you need it; or keep that rotor as is or 2) buy another rotor which can be inserted and removed by pushing a button. If you have enough money to burn, you can have a preset rotor for each powder charge you find as optimal.
 
If I had money to burn I wouldn't be limiting myself to a hand me down CH tools and dies press and looking to limit myself to 75ish or less measures.... But your point is well taken. Just giving you a little gruff. I only plan on using 1 powder for now (H or IMR4895, useful for the .30-30, .30 cal M1, and the .308 win I will be loading for) so that isn't a selling point to me. Of the stuff out there, the Uniflow, the Lyman #55, the Hornady LNL (did I miss any in that price range?), which would you guys most likely go for and why? Thanks for all the help guys, you are making this a whole lot easier than it would have been.
 
Not a lot of difference...

I don't find a lot of difference in PMs in this price range. In fact, my Redding rotors are interchangeable with Hornady rotors. I believe the Hornady comes with large and small rotors where the RCBS comes with one or the other.

PS: My used CH dies are some of the most accurate tooling I load with. I'd be happy to talk about swapping a CH press for a RCBS press.

Hope this helps.
Scott
 
mallc - Not a chance on the press. It is one of the ones that leans back a little, it's not exactly vertical. Absolutely the smoothest ram I have laid my hands on. On the other hand, it might not have compound leverage, so it will require a little more work to size the brass. Good thing I'm not going to be doing anything large.

Hopefully I'll be getting this stuff in June... gotta convince the finance department though. The only reason she said all right to begin with is a box of nosler partitions from federal is about 50 bucks here and at most can only get you 20 bucks in the woods :) She saw the price tag on .308 win, I told her I can complete the setup under 250 and she said "we can find that".
 
How do you mount it to the desk if you aren't going to be using it on a press?

nevermind, I found the manual.
 
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