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AndABeer · November 23, 2002, 11:40 AM

Seem to be having a bit of trouble getting consistant powder charges from my 550B with certain kinds of powder, mostly stick rifle. Not during a run but a difference between set up and cranking them out. The way I usually do things is to take one case neck size & prime, then on to station 2 where I get the powder charge set. However the action of the press is pretty smooth with just one round being worked on. When each station has a round, there is quite a bit more jumbling and I guess the powder is settling into the measure so I end up with more on each throw than the set up intention. Is this just the price one pays for progressive reloading or is there a solution. I could shake the measure itself by hand on every throw but this really slows things down and I think it would make it even more erratic. Or am I just doing the whole thing wrong?

November 23, 2002, 11:40 AM	#1
AndABeer Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2000 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 1,622	Powder inconsistancy: 550B Seem to be having a bit of trouble getting consistant powder charges from my 550B with certain kinds of powder, mostly stick rifle. Not during a run but a difference between set up and cranking them out. The way I usually do things is to take one case neck size & prime, then on to station 2 where I get the powder charge set. However the action of the press is pretty smooth with just one round being worked on. When each station has a round, there is quite a bit more jumbling and I guess the powder is settling into the measure so I end up with more on each throw than the set up intention. Is this just the price one pays for progressive reloading or is there a solution. I could shake the measure itself by hand on every throw but this really slows things down and I think it would make it even more erratic. Or am I just doing the whole thing wrong? __________________ "The key is to not pull the trigger but to squeeze it." Evil Emporer Zurg "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts." Unknown