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Renfro · April 26, 2011, 06:32 PM

I raised the charge for the 200 gr flat nose and all 11 cycled the slide and fed with no problem. One thing though I seemed to have more unburned powder this time than before. I have some titegroup that I plan on trying, the faster burn rate might get it away from the unburned powder left behind.
This time I used 5.8gr of 231. (6.1 gr by the chart)

Another thing is the chart that comes with the auto disk and my scale which is a Lee Safety scale do not seem to agree. The scale read .2-.3 gr lower than what the disk was rated to throw. I double checked the scale with and RCBS autodispensing thrower at the local gun shop the owner weighed out a 55.5 gr charge on his and mine showed it to be about .2-.3gr less.

This would make my charges actually be more than what my scale shows and more like what the autodisk chart says. This bothers me because I'm going to get the Adjustable Bar to fine tune the charge, but is the scale right?

So get a new scale?

April 26, 2011, 06:32 PM	#8
Renfro Junior Member Join Date: March 8, 2011 Posts: 13	I raised the charge for the 200 gr flat nose and all 11 cycled the slide and fed with no problem. One thing though I seemed to have more unburned powder this time than before. I have some titegroup that I plan on trying, the faster burn rate might get it away from the unburned powder left behind. This time I used 5.8gr of 231. (6.1 gr by the chart) Another thing is the chart that comes with the auto disk and my scale which is a Lee Safety scale do not seem to agree. The scale read .2-.3 gr lower than what the disk was rated to throw. I double checked the scale with and RCBS autodispensing thrower at the local gun shop the owner weighed out a 55.5 gr charge on his and mine showed it to be about .2-.3gr less. This would make my charges actually be more than what my scale shows and more like what the autodisk chart says. This bothers me because I'm going to get the Adjustable Bar to fine tune the charge, but is the scale right? So get a new scale?