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j357 · January 24, 2014, 09:21 AM

Along with consistent technique in cycling, ensure that you have the hopper installed/oriented correctly.

Charge weights do vary slightly from the charts and from session to session. However, it is very easy to reverse the hopper and put it together wrong. The flat side of the hopper base faces the the drop tube - front of the measure. If the hopper is reversed, the curved side blocks the view of the drop tube and the hopper hole is not directly over the disk cavity when the ram is down, causing fill problems. When the ram is up, you should be able to see the disk hole move completely out over the drop tube.

After having a similar experience several years ago I marked mine to avoid future head scratching.

January 24, 2014, 09:21 AM	#10
j357 Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2009 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 283	Along with consistent technique in cycling, ensure that you have the hopper installed/oriented correctly. Charge weights do vary slightly from the charts and from session to session. However, it is very easy to reverse the hopper and put it together wrong. The flat side of the hopper base faces the the drop tube - front of the measure. If the hopper is reversed, the curved side blocks the view of the drop tube and the hopper hole is not directly over the disk cavity when the ram is down, causing fill problems. When the ram is up, you should be able to see the disk hole move completely out over the drop tube. After having a similar experience several years ago I marked mine to avoid future head scratching.