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We started off with a Lyman 1000XP, they are OK if you leave them to warm up for half a day, place them on a very solid surface and keep them away from drafts and mobile phone chargers.......

These days when I grab a tray of filled cases I always look into the top to see if they are all at the same level, a crude check but gives me final peace of mind.

What I will say to anyone and everyone is get the other half involved, it can drastically reduce build time.

I used to us a beam scale, but got pee'd off with the fiddling as they were so delicate (and I haven't got dainty fingers!!). Hence the electronic scales.

I think from what Ovenpaa is saying the problem I have is actually the powder rather than the dispenser that is the problem for me. If I used ball type powder rather than the tube type powder I would probably be ok, unfortunately both the powders I use (N140 & Vectan Tubal 3000) are tube. So I either need to spend alot of money buying an electronic auto dispenser (which would be great!!) or change powders and start all over again on the reloading data that I have already built up!!

SP9 is fine enough to work in a powder measure and you can get very accurate loads as well, I use I use 44.1 grains behind 146 NATO bullets in 7,62X51 and it makes for a cheap accurate plinking load to 600 metres.

I would not recommend this as a start load however it seems to work OK for me. I should have some factory .308 Vectan load data if anyone needs it.

I just dip a .308 case in a bucket of powder and………….






















G.M.
:lol:

Small wonder you over-kill, occasionally.

Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang.


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Rob

Toby, my oldest lad still lives in the UK, he's a shooter/reloader as well. The last time he came over he bought a RCBS chargemaster and a US/UK travel plug as well. He reckons with the travel plug it works just fine. You could get one over here for around 170 quid. I have one as well and I have never ever had a problem with any powder I use.

http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?co ... &src=BA183

Blu

I use the Lee dippers onto an electronic scale and then a lyman powder dribbler, Time consuming but cheap and accurate

Uzi,

I use the Lee dippers onto an electronic scale and then a Lyman powder dribbler, Time consuming but cheap and accurate

When all is said and done mate if it works for you then the hell with it, right?

Blu

Christel always used dippers and an electronic scale, she can hand trickle to a kernel which is very handy however the issue for us was the instability of our scales unless they were on a very solid surface and protected from drafts to the degree that if I opened the back door she would have to wait a couple of minutes for everything to settle down again. I still think a dipper and manual scale is the most accurate way to weigh.

Having said that if you calculate the difference +/- 0.1 grains makes to MV for a typical .308 load the variation is less than 10fps.

It is all down to what you feel comfortable with, if you are confident about your load it is one less thing to distract you at the range.

I had that trouble last time I reloaded. I use my Lyman powder measure to weigh to within a whisker of what I need and then drop it into the Redding scales and then trickle it up to the correct weight. Trouble was the scales kept moving about and it was only when I sat and watched it for a while that I realised it was the hot air from the radiator moving it about. Had to move the scales to my other side and start again.
I do like to weigh every round and usually de-cap, size and prime one day, and then weigh and sit the bullet another day when it suits me.
Can’t sit for too long.

G.M.