Tech Ninja
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I have been experimenting with BE-86 powder loading .38 Special.
I am using a Hornady Lock N Load Powder Measure in a Lee Load Master.
Starting with the pistol drum I was surprised with how poorly the powder measured. Weights varied from 3 to 6 grains, just totally random.
I switched to the rifle drum as an experiment. This worked better with charges between 5 and 6 grains. But that is really not very usable.
So I dumped the powder and was surprised to see powder stuck inside the measure:
I brushed the powder out and weighed it, 10 grains! I'm guessing this is a static issue. You can see powder is stuck in the drum and I think that explains the poor measuring.
I haven't had this problem with other powders so maybe it's just a BE-86 thing.
I switched to a Lee Auto Disk measure and that worked just fine. So for now I'll just use the Auto Disk until I figure out what to do with the Lock N Load.
I am using a Hornady Lock N Load Powder Measure in a Lee Load Master.
Starting with the pistol drum I was surprised with how poorly the powder measured. Weights varied from 3 to 6 grains, just totally random.
I switched to the rifle drum as an experiment. This worked better with charges between 5 and 6 grains. But that is really not very usable.
So I dumped the powder and was surprised to see powder stuck inside the measure:
I brushed the powder out and weighed it, 10 grains! I'm guessing this is a static issue. You can see powder is stuck in the drum and I think that explains the poor measuring.
I haven't had this problem with other powders so maybe it's just a BE-86 thing.
I switched to a Lee Auto Disk measure and that worked just fine. So for now I'll just use the Auto Disk until I figure out what to do with the Lock N Load.
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