Ideas for Measuring Powder?

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I don't trickle anything especially handgun powders. I don't shoot well enough to need to trickle powders for handgun cartridges.

I use a Lyman #55 for rifle powders and a Lee Pro AutoDisk for handgun powders. I'm not sure handgun loads need to be trickled.
 
Nope. It's seeming like it might be a good investment though.
Absolutely. When I used a single stage for everything, when it came to pistol, I did things in batches: Deprime/resize/reprime on the press in one step; then flare the cases. That was usually enough lever pulling after a few hundred. Then, when ready to load, I put 50 in a wooden block, and could charge 50 cases in less than 30 seconds; then it was seat the bullet and crimp and GTG.
 
I do things in batches until it comes to loading cases with powder. I use my Auto Charge for small batches with my single stage.
I can't keep up to mine. It turned my peaceful reloading into a machine paced job.
After I have my cases all prepped and primed I load powder in one case, then seat bullet and inspect and the next charge is waiting for me.
It sounds like you are charging all your cases before you seat a single bullet.
If you are you are wasting a lot of time.
 
I do things in batches until it comes to loading cases with powder. I use my Auto Charge for small batches with my single stage.
I can't keep up to mine. It turned my peaceful reloading into a machine paced job.
After I have my cases all prepped and primed I load powder in one case, then seat bullet and inspect and the next charge is waiting for me.
It sounds like you are charging all your cases before you seat a single bullet.
If you are you are wasting a lot of time.

It can outpace me with HS-6 sometimes but that's the only one I've got where it does it. Pour, Set the Pan Back, Seat Bullet, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Repeat.
 
That is odd, I use it with .357mag and I dump the powder, put the pan back, put in the bullet, stuff it in the press and seat it, a quick spin with my fingers to look at it, and the next charge is waiting. Now mine doesn't like AA9, I have to add more time to the trickle to keep it from going over, and sometimes I have to wait on it a little.
How close to your charge weight does it get before it starts to slow trickle?
 
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I have loaded tens of thousands of rounds with a Little Dandy powder measure over the last few decades.
Here of late, I have been using two different Hornady LnLs to load and the case activated powder measures have been functioning perfectly.

I continue to use the Little Dandy for working up loads and small batches of handgun ammunition.
I have a couple of RCBS Uniflow powder measures on the bench with my RockChucker Supreme for my son to use to load rifle ammunition. So far, he is only using one of them but he is quite pleased with how they dispense powder. He is checking the weights on a Hornady electronic scale.

We are contemplating purchasing an RCBS ChargeMaster electronic measure and scale, but that will probably be down the road a few months. Other priorities take precedence...like getting a new bench ready for the Dillon 550 I recently acquired at an auction.
 
Ditch the electronics and just use a regular powder measure that have been used for a gazillion years. Once st they are extremely accurate and repeatable. Some powders of course meter better than others.

RCBS, Hornady,Lyman etc or even get the real pricey ones.You are not loading precision match rifle loads.
 
I think I'd rather go clothes shopping with my ex-wife than trickle charge handgun ammo! :oops:

zanders, get yourself a bench mounted volumetric meter and you'll solve your waiting issues. I've used the simple, cheap and much maligned Lee Perfect Powder measure for many years. Even with stick powders like H4895 and Varget, I'm rarely worse than +/- .1gr. With handgun powders like W231 or W296, I don't think I worried about it drifting. Please forgive me for not remembering for sure, I literally can't remember the last time I loaded handgun ammo on anything but a progressive.

Edited: I'm not sure trickling rifle powder charges is time-effective except in pursuit of extreme accuracy. Even when I was shooting NRA Highpower and doing 600 yard prone matches, I never trickled a single charge when making my match ammo.
 
th?id=OIP.-97VXH2Bnk8YThHQFCPXDwHaRo&w=115&h=178&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.25&pid=1.jpg I just use the powder measure that came with my Hornady press. I don't trickle anything. I load handgun and rifle cartridges on it. All progressively.
 
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I tried trickling Clays while loading 45 ACP once,,, Slow doesn't even begin to describe it,,, ("Drive you to drinking" is a start, but still not adequate,,,,)

As mentioned previously, a separate 'stand alone' powder measure and some loading blocks is pretty quick.

(Some) extruded and flake powders can put up some resistance, so I typically 'power through' them with the stand alone. Well-metering powders get to ride on the LNL- AP.
 
If your loading on a LNL-AP I would just use the powder dispenser that came with the press and use Ball powders since they will give you an accurate load. I quit using Unique decades ago due to it's poor metering properties. Lots of good ball powders to choose from these days.
 
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