CoalCrackerAl
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My new hopper came for my Hornady powder measure. I can't get the old one off. I tried pulling and twisting it. No luck. Any other tricks? Thanks Al.
Can't remove powder hopper.
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CoalCrackerAl
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I got it off. I put it across my knee. Like i was breaking a stick. It popped off.
lightman
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Did you buy one of those after market Pyrex ones?
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CoalCrackerAl
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Hornady sent one under warranty. I have the site saved with the Pyrex ones. The new one i got is frosted too. If it gets on my nerves im going to get a Pyrex one. And a clear one for my uniflo too. I also painted the red parts on the inside of the powder measure. The paint they did looked like just a dusting. And powder was sticking to it. It's now smooth. Im going to let it dry for 24 hours and see how it does.
wild willy
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Good luck with painting anywhere powder lays.It probably was just overspray.There’s a reason the inside of powder measures aren’t painted
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CoalCrackerAl
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My uni-flo and Lyman 55 are painted on the inside.
jmorris
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Really? I have a couple of both and none are painted. The uniflo’s I have are green tinted plastic and the 55’s are clear or at least were before I left one sitting with powder in it..,
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CoalCrackerAl
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My uniflo hopper is green. And the 55 is clear. Where the hoppers attach are painted in both.
wild willy
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My Hornady,RCBS,and Redding are not painted where they contact powder
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CoalCrackerAl
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My brass smith isn't either. It is smooth inside though.
tightgroup tiger
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Those powder measures will dispense a lot more accurately once they have a coating of graphite in them from the powder your using.
They can be somewhat of a pain until they get coated up inside with graphite, so keep that in mind.
They can be somewhat of a pain until they get coated up inside with graphite, so keep that in mind.
FROGO207
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Getting the plastic drums off or on your measure will be easier if you gently heat the contact edge with a hair dryer or such. I once dunked it in hot water and that worked as well but it took time to wipe the water off before assembling and things cooled off.
