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Any ideas?
Usually my PAD is VERY consistent, particularly with the smaller-granule ball or flattened ball powders. I've loaded around 20K handgun rounds and have been loading .30 Carbine lately. But like one out of 8 charges with these is now obviously visibly light, and I weigh them out at 1-1.5 grains light (14.1 charges of Li'l gun throw about 12.5-13 grains every so often, similar with W296). And then it will sometimes throw 2 or 3 light in a row. I haven't changed anything in my routine (EXCEPT that the brass I was using was already primed, so I was skipping 2 stations). Charging with Lee .30 Carbine powder through expanding die, seating with RCBS seating/crimp die.
It's worrying me to the point that I weigh every charge now, which defeats the purpose of the PAD.
What are the fixes recommended?
Is it static?
Usually my PAD is VERY consistent, particularly with the smaller-granule ball or flattened ball powders. I've loaded around 20K handgun rounds and have been loading .30 Carbine lately. But like one out of 8 charges with these is now obviously visibly light, and I weigh them out at 1-1.5 grains light (14.1 charges of Li'l gun throw about 12.5-13 grains every so often, similar with W296). And then it will sometimes throw 2 or 3 light in a row. I haven't changed anything in my routine (EXCEPT that the brass I was using was already primed, so I was skipping 2 stations). Charging with Lee .30 Carbine powder through expanding die, seating with RCBS seating/crimp die.
It's worrying me to the point that I weigh every charge now, which defeats the purpose of the PAD.
What are the fixes recommended?
Is it static?