powder measure ?

rebs · June 29, 2016, 07:46 AM

I have the hornady lnl ap and started having a problem with the powder dump. It is right on with only 1/10 th variation with the small pistol drum. But when using the large rifle drum it varies by as much 3/10 th. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong ? I have been using the baffle for both and am thinking about trying the rifle drum without the baffle.

jaguarxk120 · June 29, 2016, 07:55 AM

How much powder are you throwing? 3/10 out of 100 grains you still will not see any difference in each load.

3/10's out of 10 grains you still won't see any difference.

If you want dead on charges then get a powder dispenser where each charge is
weighed as it is thrown.

rebs · June 29, 2016, 04:41 PM

Loading 24 grains

F. Guffey · June 30, 2016, 07:00 AM

One of my favorite stories is by R. Lee. He claimed he was asked to develop loads for a pistol: he got help. His help had a very good business card so they developed all of the loads using dippers and scrapping with a business card. As the story was told one would get the impression they were in a pub because they had so much fun.

They knew the loads had to be done in grains; after returning from the range they took the dipper and ‘the’ business card and starting weighing the loads in grains. For maximum loads they used the magic of the pyramid/cone of powder above the dipper; The cone/pyramid of powder will not support enough powder to caused an over charge, as the story goes they spent most of the night converting volume to grains; and they used a Lee scale.

F. Guffey

June 29, 2016, 07:46 AM	#1
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	powder measure ? I have the hornady lnl ap and started having a problem with the powder dump. It is right on with only 1/10 th variation with the small pistol drum. But when using the large rifle drum it varies by as much 3/10 th. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong ? I have been using the baffle for both and am thinking about trying the rifle drum without the baffle.

June 29, 2016, 07:55 AM	#2
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	How much powder are you throwing? 3/10 out of 100 grains you still will not see any difference in each load. 3/10's out of 10 grains you still won't see any difference. If you want dead on charges then get a powder dispenser where each charge is weighed as it is thrown.

June 29, 2016, 04:41 PM	#3
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	Loading 24 grains

June 30, 2016, 07:00 AM	#4
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	One of my favorite stories is by R. Lee. He claimed he was asked to develop loads for a pistol: he got help. His help had a very good business card so they developed all of the loads using dippers and scrapping with a business card. As the story was told one would get the impression they were in a pub because they had so much fun. They knew the loads had to be done in grains; after returning from the range they took the dipper and ‘the’ business card and starting weighing the loads in grains. For maximum loads they used the magic of the pyramid/cone of powder above the dipper; The cone/pyramid of powder will not support enough powder to caused an over charge, as the story goes they spent most of the night converting volume to grains; and they used a Lee scale. F. Guffey