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October 21, 2012, 11:54 PM | #26 |
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I just wrapped a wire twistie around the extractor groove of a fired 9mm cartridge and tried it as a dipper for Herco powder. The first dip was 7.0 grains, but that wasn't quite full to the top. I dipped a few more, and got to where I was consistently getting 7.5 grains -- which should be a good load with 158 grain SWC's.
To make a proper dipper you'd need a stiffer wire, this is just what I had handy. Steel electric fence wire would be about perfect. 14 gauge solid copper wire with the insulation stripped off should be good too. #12 might be hard to work with.
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October 22, 2012, 07:15 AM | #27 |
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Some twenty years ago I started reloading .38 Special and .357 Magnum with Red Dot, using the Lee dippers.
Tried Unique - had serious problems, and junked it. Not only in this caliber. Have been using Bullseye with very good success, and still use the old 'tried&true' Red Dot powder. Works for me. Even when using a scale, I often use the dipper first, then 'trickle up' to the exact grain weight I need, more especially in rifle calibers though. The basic dipper method is fine for handgun practice loads. Lately I find I really like Hodgdon's Lil Gun powder in the .357 Magnum - less felt recoil without sacrificing velocity, and it nearly fills the case - no overcharge without it being very apparent! |
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October 23, 2012, 07:23 AM | #29 |
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When I bought my 357 Lee Loader in 1981 I bought a pound of Unique to go with it. Unless the dipper is different, it was a fine choice for the 125 gr JHP bullets I bought at the same time.
I saved my pennies and bought myself a powder scale then next time I went back to the sporting goods store. |
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(Back before I got my progressive, my hand press saw a huge amount of use. ) I tried the Lee Loader, for both .38/,357 and .223, and wrote a short review for a now defunct e-zine. I concluded that they really had a pretty small niche where they made sense -- folks with severe money or space constraints, and no need for flexibility.
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