Good Powder Measure Tool

AKGunner · April 1, 2008, 05:05 PM

I own a dillon 650 and a redding t7 turret press. When I use my turret press for smaller batches of ammo sometimes I don't care if the powder is off .1 gr or not. For example I like to practice with my snubby and I'm not too concerned about weighing each load on my scale like I would do for my rifle ammo.

What's a decent powder measure tool for when I want to speed things up a bit?

Thanks.

capbuster · April 1, 2008, 08:06 PM

a good investment would be to buy a good powder measure such as the one rcbs makes. You will get consistency and you can pretty much eyeball your filled cases after you have tested 10 or more. I still check every tenth round and still eyeball the filled cases for saftey sake. You could pick up a set of measuring scoops or spoons that are make by lee. Very inexpensive and favored by many pistol shooter. be safe and enjoy your reloading experience. take care.

btefft · April 1, 2008, 08:45 PM

At the risk and offending a Dillon man, check out the case-activated Hornady powder measure. It is self-contained and but only screws into the bushing that Hornady uses. You could buy some adapters and use it on your 650.

The thing I like about it is, if no case is present, no powder is dumped.

Hack

Alleykat · April 1, 2008, 10:19 PM

You won't get better than .1grain accuracy with ANYBODY'S powder measure. I use an old Hornady powder measure with the case-activated kit. The kit comes with a powder-through die with standard threads.

GP100man · April 2, 2008, 09:24 PM

i`ve bought lees autodisc to try ..........20 yrs ago & still droppin as good as ever for my revolver rnds.
i`ve graphited mine & cut a card board piece to fit the hopper & glued a large nut on it to apply pressure when usin coarse powders like herco , 800x & trailboss .
i have 4 of em & i`ve never stripped a hopper , i take the spring off then slide the disc out the front.
i`ve adjusted the gaps so they dont leak h110 & i dont cut rifle powder with em , i have lyman 55s & uniflos for that.
i take the powder thru die & polish the expander to my likins.
i still look into each case three times in my process before seatin a boolit though!!

GP100man##

1tfl · April 3, 2008, 01:20 AM

My first measuring tool was a set of Lee scooper I got at a garage sale for about $2. I used that scooper set for loading 38 Special, 45ACP, 308 and 30-06 for first 7 or 8 years of my reloading career. I calibrated all three powders I used during those days (Unique, Bullseye and 4895) with each scooper at school using the scale from organic chemistry class and had them written down on a notebook. The scale was in grams so I had to convert them into grains to use for reloading. I could use different scooper or combination of different scooper to get the powder weight I wanted. It was not fast but it worked pretty well and my reloads were good enough to keep up with most shooters in the bullseye matches we had at the local range on Saturday mornings.

April 1, 2008, 05:05 PM	#1
AKGunner Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 152	Good Powder Measure Tool I own a dillon 650 and a redding t7 turret press. When I use my turret press for smaller batches of ammo sometimes I don't care if the powder is off .1 gr or not. For example I like to practice with my snubby and I'm not too concerned about weighing each load on my scale like I would do for my rifle ammo. What's a decent powder measure tool for when I want to speed things up a bit? Thanks.

April 1, 2008, 08:06 PM	#2
capbuster Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 1999 Location: Bessemer,Alabama Posts: 298	a good investment would be to buy a good powder measure such as the one rcbs makes. You will get consistency and you can pretty much eyeball your filled cases after you have tested 10 or more. I still check every tenth round and still eyeball the filled cases for saftey sake. You could pick up a set of measuring scoops or spoons that are make by lee. Very inexpensive and favored by many pistol shooter. be safe and enjoy your reloading experience. take care. __________________ cliff

April 2, 2008, 09:24 PM	#5
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,776	powder droppers i`ve bought lees autodisc to try ..........20 yrs ago & still droppin as good as ever for my revolver rnds. i`ve graphited mine & cut a card board piece to fit the hopper & glued a large nut on it to apply pressure when usin coarse powders like herco , 800x & trailboss . i have 4 of em & i`ve never stripped a hopper , i take the spring off then slide the disc out the front. i`ve adjusted the gaps so they dont leak h110 & i dont cut rifle powder with em , i have lyman 55s & uniflos for that. i take the powder thru die & polish the expander to my likins. i still look into each case three times in my process before seatin a boolit though!! GP100man##

April 1, 2008, 08:45 PM	#3
btefft Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2008 Posts: 181	At the risk and offending a Dillon man, check out the case-activated Hornady powder measure. It is self-contained and but only screws into the bushing that Hornady uses. You could buy some adapters and use it on your 650. The thing I like about it is, if no case is present, no powder is dumped. Hack

April 1, 2008, 10:19 PM	#4
Alleykat Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2007 Posts: 3,668	You won't get better than .1grain accuracy with ANYBODY'S powder measure. I use an old Hornady powder measure with the case-activated kit. The kit comes with a powder-through die with standard threads.

April 3, 2008, 01:20 AM	#6
1tfl Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2007 Posts: 224	My first measuring tool was a set of Lee scooper I got at a garage sale for about $2. I used that scooper set for loading 38 Special, 45ACP, 308 and 30-06 for first 7 or 8 years of my reloading career. I calibrated all three powders I used during those days (Unique, Bullseye and 4895) with each scooper at school using the scale from organic chemistry class and had them written down on a notebook. The scale was in grams so I had to convert them into grains to use for reloading. I could use different scooper or combination of different scooper to get the powder weight I wanted. It was not fast but it worked pretty well and my reloads were good enough to keep up with most shooters in the bullseye matches we had at the local range on Saturday mornings.