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tobnpr · December 30, 2012, 06:30 PM

I'm in the middle of a big internal debate on this one...
On the one hand, I load for myself and my two sons- usually about 100-150 rounds each, once monthly trip to the range...

400 rounds of long-range ammo is tedious. Stopped being fun long ago- it's a chore.

As everyone mentioned above, stick powders meter inconsistently (and that's what we use- exclusively), dependent largely on press vibration. If I get a "stubborn" case in the sizing die- that shakes the powder drop- I KNOW that the charge lying in the meter is going to compress and be a few tenths over what I want.

So, the trade-off for me, is more time....or knowing that I'm likely to be dealing with 50 fps or more variations in velocity that will have at least some effect on my poi at 1K yards...

I'm considering an electronic dispenser, and using a funnel adapter where the powder drop goes to dump in the charges.

If anyone else has done this, I'd be interested in your comments, including how long these dispensers take to meter a charge...

December 30, 2012, 06:30 PM	#23
tobnpr Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,556	I'm in the middle of a big internal debate on this one... On the one hand, I load for myself and my two sons- usually about 100-150 rounds each, once monthly trip to the range... 400 rounds of long-range ammo is tedious. Stopped being fun long ago- it's a chore. As everyone mentioned above, stick powders meter inconsistently (and that's what we use- exclusively), dependent largely on press vibration. If I get a "stubborn" case in the sizing die- that shakes the powder drop- I KNOW that the charge lying in the meter is going to compress and be a few tenths over what I want. So, the trade-off for me, is more time....or knowing that I'm likely to be dealing with 50 fps or more variations in velocity that will have at least some effect on my poi at 1K yards... I'm considering an electronic dispenser, and using a funnel adapter where the powder drop goes to dump in the charges. If anyone else has done this, I'd be interested in your comments, including how long these dispensers take to meter a charge...