Lee Perfect Powder Measure max capacity

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I'm thinking about getting one of these and am interested in knowing what the max metered charge is. A simple cc reading would be great. I looked at the Lee website last night but was not able to find an answer.

Thanks!
 
Mine reads out to at least 6 cc's. I think it goes up to 7 cc's. You could probably get at least 50 grains of RED DOT, which is a pretty bulky powder, though god knows what you would shoot that out of.
 
Great - thanks! My current powder measure has an easy to read metered adjuster for pistol sized loads only. The rifle insert is not marked and I wanted to make sure I could get one of these Lee measures and use it for rifle loads mostly. Right now my largest charges are for 308, but I may add a 45/70 to the battery in 2 or 3 years.
 
Well, two things happened today. First, I found out that I am most likely being laid off in May sometime. That changes my budget for the gun show this weekend.

The other thing is on the way home I stopped at the not-so-local gun shop (it is much closer to work than home) to talk about scopes and noticed that he had a Lee Perfect Powder Measure sitting on the shelf for $18.75. Well, he now has some free shelf space! :)

Now I'll be able to go back and forth between pistol and rifle reloading easier if I have a vacation in a month or so.

I have not had a chance to read the manual for the measure yet (and will before I use it) and have read people talking about dropping a can or two worth of charges back into the can before throwing for use. Is this needed for this powder measure?

Again, thanks!
 
The nylon parts are bad about static. If you have lots of static in the environment, this can lead to poor powder drops.

If you have little or no static, and the parts are coated with the graphite compound on powder or another lubricant like mica, then the loads will drop very uniformly.

Running a few hoppers of powder through it doesn't take long and will give you better uniformity.
 
I only ran one hopper full of powder, then experimented with my technique a bit. Now my 3.0 grain or 7.0 grain red dot charges are never more than +/- 0.1 grains. Very accurate. Consistent technique is the key with this measure.
 
If you have a little pocket change, I recommend you get the Lee AutoDisk, fireflyfather. Doesn't cost much, and is much quicker to use with pistol cartridges!

Mine meters Red Dot perfectly... it's my favorite .45ACP powder by a country mile.
 
what is better

I have the Lee Pro Auto Disk powder measure. Which is better to use the double disk kit or the Adjustable Charge Bar?
 
Both are good accessories. The adjustable bar is good for pistol and very small rifle rounds that you want to fine tune in graduations that the disk can't do, and the double disk lets you use the auto disk to do many rifle cartridges.
 
Would running some graphite lubricant through the measure be good for avoiding static? Thanks!
 
I don't usually find it necessary. You might try a used dryer sheet, then run a hopper of Unique through it. If it's going to pick up graphite, Unique will do the job. One thing to remember is to clean the cut-off bushing every now and then. If you pull the screw out of the handle assembly and pull the drum apart, you'll see a white bushing in there. This gets caked with graphite and can cause variances with smaller powders.
Also, adjusting the tension on that screw can help prevent the drum leaking or binding on powders such as AA#2, which are like fine sand and get everywhere, stopping up the works. Tighten it a bit for finer powders. Normal use should be firm, but not hard to work.
 
I have heard that you will get some leaking with fine ball powders. Just wanted to make you aware of that. I have heard from some people that after running some graphite through the measure it didn't leak as bad.
Rusty
 
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