Dudedog
Contributing Member
You could just remove the ratchet and move the turret by hand, if you don't need the crimp in station 4.Would it make sense to run to seating dies and 2 powder measures?
Drop, advance to seat, retreat to drop....
You could just remove the ratchet and move the turret by hand, if you don't need the crimp in station 4.Would it make sense to run to seating dies and 2 powder measures?
You could just remove the ratchet and move the turret by hand, if you don't need the crimp in station 4.
Drop, advance to seat, retreat to drop....
Agreed.
We shot bug holes with dropped charges in Benchrest when I was competing. For PRS long range shooting you need tiny ES/SD numbers, so weighed charges are the norm, and most use the powders that are the least temperature sensitive in the burn rate they need.
Creatures of habit are a hard lot to change to new ways!
."But we've always done it this way..."
And that was the end of it.
Sigh.
This gets a little fuzzy for me.
Step by step- we have a powder thrown ( not exact) then poured into a case that may or may not be the same weight or have the same volume as the previous case. Then weigh the imaginary difference on a scale then pour that remainder into the case that is on the scale or sitting near by ? This is were things get fuzzy......
Why not throw a charge into the scale pan then trickle up to the desired weight prior to pouring into the case?
When I first started it was on a 5-0-5, I had a small spoon dropping close to the charge and then a hand trickler to get it exact. Very tedious, very necessary to insure consistency with charge weight. Since I like range time more than reloading time, I ended up with a chargemaster. I still check charges occasionally, but it’s so nice to select a weight and hit DISP. Good luck.Step 4 - I’m currently hand measuring each charge.
This ^^^ is true.FWIW a better quality bullet will make your ammo more accurate than a difference in drops from a powder measure will affect it. Depending on what you want to spend on a round as to your final results is the real answer.
...have all responded favorably to handloading (as opposed to REloading).
I, too, had a chargemaster for a long time. All three of them went whacko after a while. I caught the first one dumping random charges that varied by several grains. The second one did the same and the third one's electronics just quit working altogether. RCBS replaced the first two at no cost but refused to warranty the third one. I don't trust electronics all that much. If they CAN fail, sooner or later, they will.When I first started it was on a 5-0-5, I had a small spoon dropping close to the charge and then a hand trickler to get it exact. Very tedious, very necessary to insure consistency with charge weight. Since I like range time more than reloading time, I ended up with a chargemaster. I still check charges occasionally, but it’s so nice to select a weight and hit DISP. Good luck.
Yes. IME, there are far more reloaders than there are handloaders.
And there is a difference.