powder drop recomendation plz

[kmw1954]

dont really have a budget...but im a cheap skate. hence the $20 lyman beam scale and $50 rockchucker press. lol

ebay is a little rediculous sometimes. they are asking $60 or $80 for used rcbs and midway has them for $87 new, but sometimes a deal can be had if i look lomg enough

I recall one of your early posts from a few weeks ago so nice to see ya again.
Nothing wrong with being a "cheap skate" I prefer frugal. Most of the tools on my bench are second hand and work just fine. I am not brand loyal or brand specific but I do research what others are working with so I am familiar with the pitfalls.

I just looked on Lee's website because back about a month ago they had Auto Drum measures I believe were refabs for like $30.00 with full warranties. I have one of the original measures and it works just fine for the 223 I load. With a little practice it's not hard to make weight adjustments. I do it in .3gr increments all the time. With ball type powders and small stick like powders like Varget stay very precise, within.1gr...

I use mine for loading target ammo so I drop a charge, check weigh, trickle then seat a bullet on a turret press.

 

[ballman6711]

dont really have a budget...but im a cheap skate. hence the $20 lyman beam scale and $50 rockchucker press. lol

ebay is a little rediculous sometimes. they are asking $60 or $80 for used rcbs and midway has them for $87 new, but sometimes a deal can be had if i look lomg enough

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019622550?pid=443812

It's not real big, and it is a bit finicky to adjust, but mine meters pretty accurate once the charge is set.

chris

 

[Varminterror]

sizing for head space and setting bullet depth off the lands would tighten up my groups.... good idea

You don’t have to spend any money at all to accomplish these two tasks.

 

[Varminterror]

I don’t typically use powder drops for rifle charging, but were I to buy ONE device for the task, it would be a Harrell’s, and failing that, a Uniflow.