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joshf128 · May 8, 2012, 08:19 PM

Another question, how often are you checking your powder charges with a scale? Most manuals call for checking every 5th round when you start a batch, then maybe every 10 if you are getting consistent readings every time. I also use the Lee Pro Autodisk and the one time I slacked off from checking every 5th round was the time that my hopper decided to drift from "on" to "off" from the motion of the press. Luckily, I caught it after only about 20 rounds and set those aside to pull. I would suggest that you start weighing powder charges on a regular basis and checking to make sure that the screw under the powder hopper is tight enough to stop it from drifting closed.

May 8, 2012, 08:19 PM	#19
joshf128 Member Join Date: February 19, 2012 Posts: 51	Another question, how often are you checking your powder charges with a scale? Most manuals call for checking every 5th round when you start a batch, then maybe every 10 if you are getting consistent readings every time. I also use the Lee Pro Autodisk and the one time I slacked off from checking every 5th round was the time that my hopper decided to drift from "on" to "off" from the motion of the press. Luckily, I caught it after only about 20 rounds and set those aside to pull. I would suggest that you start weighing powder charges on a regular basis and checking to make sure that the screw under the powder hopper is tight enough to stop it from drifting closed.