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444 · August 13, 2005, 12:31 PM

IMO, the only way to have a powder charge that is more accurate than a tolorance of .1 Grain is to trickle/weigh EVERY charge. I don't own a powder measure that is more accurate than .1 grain.
I own Dillon powder measures, an RCBS Uni-Flow, a Lyman, a Lee disk measure, a Lyamn digital measure/scale automatic deal (that currently doesn't work), a Harrel, and last weekend I bought a new measure at the gunshow that is guarenteed not to shear a grain of powder.
This is mostly just stuff I have accumulated over the years and I actually only use two of them on a regular basis. But, the dippers are just as accurate as any of them and more accurate than some of them.

Also, IMO, I think it would take a VERY seriously accurate rifle, with a VERY good shooter, at long range to be able to honestly notice the difference in .1 grain error in powder charge.

August 13, 2005, 12:31 PM	#37
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	IMO, the only way to have a powder charge that is more accurate than a tolorance of .1 Grain is to trickle/weigh EVERY charge. I don't own a powder measure that is more accurate than .1 grain. I own Dillon powder measures, an RCBS Uni-Flow, a Lyman, a Lee disk measure, a Lyamn digital measure/scale automatic deal (that currently doesn't work), a Harrel, and last weekend I bought a new measure at the gunshow that is guarenteed not to shear a grain of powder. This is mostly just stuff I have accumulated over the years and I actually only use two of them on a regular basis. But, the dippers are just as accurate as any of them and more accurate than some of them. Also, IMO, I think it would take a VERY seriously accurate rifle, with a VERY good shooter, at long range to be able to honestly notice the difference in .1 grain error in powder charge. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.