mikemyers
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I stopped reloading in the early 1990's, and packed away all my reloading equipment. I was moving to Florida, but somehow never found the room or the time or the need to set it all up again. I'm back now, with lots of free time, so I'm trying to set my old reloading gear up again.
This morning was spent on the press. I then started to clean up my RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure. Actually, I had two of them, one that I had been using, and a spare one, quite rusty, and very dirty. I'm not sure why I even have that second one.
In the early 1980's, the fellow who sold me all his reloading gear came to my apartment and set everything up for me. I was reloading after a very short setup time, following his directions, but I never "learned" all the basic stuff, including how to set up this powder measure, the dies, the scale, and probably a lot more. So, I'm starting at the very beginning.
I took the powder measure apart, and used dry paper towels to clean it up inside and out. It's back together now, but before I mount it, I've got a few rather simple questions about this device:
First, is this still a good option for loading powder manually? Or, have most people switched to something better?
Second, I will be reloading only three calibers, 38, 44, and 45. All I'll be making is "range ammo". Once I find the settings for each, when I switch back and forth later, is manually setting the "Measuring Screw" to the same number as before enough, or do people typically check the powder weight every time after changing the setting? (I plan to make 38 Special rounds to fire in my 357 Magnum guns, 44 Special to fire in my 44 Magnum guns, and a "light" load for my 45 Colt. I don't remember re-weighing things 30 years ago every time I switched to a different caliber. but maybe it's something I should always have been doing.
Finally, I read how there are different kinds of powder, and some load more accurately than others. If that makes a difference are there any brands of powder that works "best" in these RCBS powder measures?
This morning was spent on the press. I then started to clean up my RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure. Actually, I had two of them, one that I had been using, and a spare one, quite rusty, and very dirty. I'm not sure why I even have that second one.
In the early 1980's, the fellow who sold me all his reloading gear came to my apartment and set everything up for me. I was reloading after a very short setup time, following his directions, but I never "learned" all the basic stuff, including how to set up this powder measure, the dies, the scale, and probably a lot more. So, I'm starting at the very beginning.
I took the powder measure apart, and used dry paper towels to clean it up inside and out. It's back together now, but before I mount it, I've got a few rather simple questions about this device:
First, is this still a good option for loading powder manually? Or, have most people switched to something better?
Second, I will be reloading only three calibers, 38, 44, and 45. All I'll be making is "range ammo". Once I find the settings for each, when I switch back and forth later, is manually setting the "Measuring Screw" to the same number as before enough, or do people typically check the powder weight every time after changing the setting? (I plan to make 38 Special rounds to fire in my 357 Magnum guns, 44 Special to fire in my 44 Magnum guns, and a "light" load for my 45 Colt. I don't remember re-weighing things 30 years ago every time I switched to a different caliber. but maybe it's something I should always have been doing.
Finally, I read how there are different kinds of powder, and some load more accurately than others. If that makes a difference are there any brands of powder that works "best" in these RCBS powder measures?