Orkan
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I've been using RCBS Chargemasters for several years. They've been a great part of my reloading gear, but there has always been room for improvement.
This weekend I set out to solve the last real problem I had with mine, and that was powder over-throw. I would have an over-throw anywhere from 10-20% of the time. That means for every 100 rounds I was re-weighing 10-20... sometimes worse. That resulted in a very slow session.
I have 2 chargemasters and have been experimenting with running them in sequence. Further testing is required to see if they are up to it.
However, I believe I have completely solved the issue of overthrow. It's something you can do yourself very easily.
http://www.primalrights.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4585&start=0
The info is available in that original thread, as well as all of the programming settings that I used and the steps I went through before I settled on the current method. I'd repost here but there is some back and forth that I believe is important as well. Using the improved straw mod I describe would be pretty slow with a non-reprogrammed unit.
If any of you try this, let me know how it works out for you. If you need any help getting it setup, just post. I spent most of the weekend testing and trying different methods to control the powder flow. I have a pretty good idea what works and what doesn't by now.
This weekend I set out to solve the last real problem I had with mine, and that was powder over-throw. I would have an over-throw anywhere from 10-20% of the time. That means for every 100 rounds I was re-weighing 10-20... sometimes worse. That resulted in a very slow session.
I have 2 chargemasters and have been experimenting with running them in sequence. Further testing is required to see if they are up to it.
However, I believe I have completely solved the issue of overthrow. It's something you can do yourself very easily.
http://www.primalrights.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4585&start=0
The info is available in that original thread, as well as all of the programming settings that I used and the steps I went through before I settled on the current method. I'd repost here but there is some back and forth that I believe is important as well. Using the improved straw mod I describe would be pretty slow with a non-reprogrammed unit.
If any of you try this, let me know how it works out for you. If you need any help getting it setup, just post. I spent most of the weekend testing and trying different methods to control the powder flow. I have a pretty good idea what works and what doesn't by now.
