Catpop
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Got a very good friend that called me the other day. Seems he had bought a Lee 1000 or something like that (without my input and he knows I reload; and on the advice of his fellow workers that reload).
He stated he thought he was seating the bullet (9mm) too deep int the case. It didn't look right to him and he was trying to figure out how to adjust it.
I asked him what his COAL was - His what?
I asked him how much powder was he using - Whatever the auto disk number called for.
I asked him if he had a powder scale - do I need one?
My advice to him was to NOT SHOOT anything he had loaded so far! I OR one of his fellow workers should come by and check his progress. Bullet depth, as well as grains of powder have a direct effect on chamber pressure!
QUESTION: Being unfamiliar with a Lee auto disk powder measure, my question is: Should one trust the auto measure without a scale to back it up?
He stated he thought he was seating the bullet (9mm) too deep int the case. It didn't look right to him and he was trying to figure out how to adjust it.
I asked him what his COAL was - His what?
I asked him how much powder was he using - Whatever the auto disk number called for.
I asked him if he had a powder scale - do I need one?
My advice to him was to NOT SHOOT anything he had loaded so far! I OR one of his fellow workers should come by and check his progress. Bullet depth, as well as grains of powder have a direct effect on chamber pressure!
QUESTION: Being unfamiliar with a Lee auto disk powder measure, my question is: Should one trust the auto measure without a scale to back it up?