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January 16, 2013, 07:57 AM | #1 |
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Lee inproved powder measures
Bought these dippers when i ordered all my equipment for loading. I cant use them loading 40s&w. i dont believe i can use them for 45acp or 9mm. It looked kind of nice to be able to dip them in the powder, level them off with a playing card and load cases in my trays. Are they pretty much for rifles?
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January 16, 2013, 07:59 AM | #2 |
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Did it again....thought i was in reloading forum. Sorry. Im sharp as a marble.
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January 16, 2013, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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Now you're in reloading.
What do you mean you can't use them for reloading for handgun? What size set did you get?
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January 16, 2013, 08:29 AM | #4 |
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.3cc to 4.3cc's. using win231 loading hornady 180gr. Fmj's i need to be 4.2 to 5.0 max.
.3cc=3.2 grains... .50cc=5.4 grains Last edited by 318; January 16, 2013 at 08:37 AM. |
January 16, 2013, 09:17 AM | #5 |
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how many scoops were in the package. did you try and measure all of them on a scale you might find one that will work by weighing them. different types of powder may have different weights by scale due to different powder style . not sure just a shot in the dark.
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January 16, 2013, 10:02 AM | #6 |
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318, I have three sets of 10 dippers each, one is black, another set is yellow and the other is red. To use the dippers I need R. Lee’s book on modern reloading, Other dippers came with reloading die sets, the dipper in the box matched the instruction.
I also have the RCBS little dandy , the little Dandy is a serious investment if the price of rotors is included, 20 rotors plus the little Dandy gets the better part of $250.00, both measure volume, the dippers, in the box take up about the same space but the dippers cost less. F. Guffey |
January 16, 2013, 10:19 AM | #7 |
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I used to use Lee dippers for my 45 ACP and found the .5cc dipper to give me almost exactly 5 gr of 231. Don't shake the dipper, just dip and slide off the excess.
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January 16, 2013, 12:12 PM | #8 | |
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By the way, I highly recommend you not load the cases when they are sitting in trays. It's too easy to miss or double-charge a case. Rather, pick up an empty case from a separate pile, add the powder and then place it in the loading tray. Last edited by spacecoast; January 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM. |
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January 16, 2013, 12:34 PM | #9 |
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"By the way, I highly recommend you not load the cases when they are sitting in trays. It's too easy to miss or double-charge a case."
QFT. If you don't believe Spacecoast, then believe this... That's what happens when you screw up and put 9.8 grains of WW 231 into a .45 ACP case, and then fire it out of your 1911. Still not sure how my Springfield came through it unscathed.
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January 16, 2013, 03:56 PM | #10 |
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You can use a dipper or combination of dippers to achieve your correct weight. Just experiment with your dippers, powder and scale
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January 16, 2013, 04:18 PM | #11 |
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Lee's handgun dies each come with one a dipper - why can't you use them for .40SW? They won't always be the right size charge for every powder - but once you have settled on a particular load you can tweak the dipper to throw the measured charge you want to use. I've glued fiber wads to the bottom and/or lined the inside of one with electrical tape to reduce the capacity and adjust it to fit my favorite load. Almost all of my handgun loads are done with a dipper, while expanding the case mouth (using Lee's powder-through expander). Unbelled primed cases on the left side of the press, flared and charged cases on the right side. Really saves time for me and I know which cases have powder and which don't.
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January 16, 2013, 04:28 PM | #12 |
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Ifishsum...that is a great idea. Gonna be using that trick for sure. Thanks
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