Brass Smith Powder Trickler Binding

[lwestatbus]

I've loaded about a thousand rounds of handgun ammunition using a Lyman Brass Smith powder trickler to add the last 0.3 to 0.1 grain of powder after dropping most of the load from a Lyman Powder Measure. Lately, though, the trickler has been binding horribly. I have needed to use one hand to steady the body while turning. If I turn counter clockwise the knob unscrews instead of rotating the shaft. I am using the same powders that have worked successfully in the past.

I've disassembled the tube, checked for any obstructions in the body or on the tube, and run a brass bore brush through the holes in the body but to no avail. When I use the trickler and disassemble it I don't find powder grains in the pass through holes in the body.

I don't think I should be lubricating this but maybe it needs some.

I really like my set up and would appreciate any experience that can get me past this issue.

Thanks.

Larry

[GJeffB]

Maybe try to dry lube with some powdered graphite?

-jb, dry and slick