A few ideas, no BIG deal.???

[TexasDon]

I found a few ideas "someone" may be interested in while reading articles on the inet.

No big deals here, but I may try the powder dump mod. and the powder tube cap mod...Mine pops off too many times and the tape I put on it looks tacky..!!
I have several powder measures around and may try it on one of my Uniflows.??

http://www.shootingsoftware.com/smallprojects.htm


TxD

 

[Reloadron]

Some good stuff, thanks for sharing.

Ron

 

[lauderdale]

Yes Thank You.

 

[rfwobbly]

Some good ideas for sure, but I disagree with the installation of the drain plug in the powder measure. Considering the total load process, the powder measure is only used for a small fraction of the time. So why would you want it permanently mounted anywhere?

Much better to mount your powder measure to a suitably heavy wooden base. That makes it mobile on the bench top. Move it closer when it's time to powder; move it to the back when not in use. And most importantly, simply turn it up-side-down to empty. That's a much faster and much quicker solution, and requires no machining.

 

[GLOOB]

An even crazier mod would be to cut the end off the Uniflow metering chamber and make your own quick-swap inserts to fit the empty tube. To dump the hopper, remove the insert.

I did this to my Lee PPM. Of course the PPM closable/removable hopper is a superior method of emptying the measure.