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Originally Posted by jpeschken
This is my first attempt at reloading. I have set up my shiny new Lee press with Autodisk powder measure. I am trying to make sure I understand how to get the correct charge. I am loading .38 Specials here with 158 grain lead. I have Win231 powder. The Lee data book says a starting load for this is 3.1 grains, 0.29cc, Disk .27. Trouble is, the disks only go down to .30. However .30 would still be well within the maximum load, right?
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I pay no attention to the disks, markings or the table of VMD. I pick a disk (OK, I do make an initial choice of disk and cavity based on Lee's volume suggestions.) I drop a charge and weigh it. (You DO have and use a scale, right?).
If all published load data was based on volume, you would use volume quite easily. Since almost all load data is published in grains, I confirm Auto-Disk load drops by weight and choose which disk and cavity to use.
That's how I do it. I imagine Richard and John Lee would not agree, but that's how I do it.
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