maxxwilde
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I'm new to reloading and having a problem with my Lyman powder measure. It's throwing VERY inconsistant charges. Anything from 14.1 down to 2.3, back up to 9.5 and so on and so forth. They are all over the scale, with no discernable pattern.
I undertstand with these powder measures that you need to be consistant in how you operate the handle, and I have tried, but still getting the same results. I'm not ruling out operator error just yet. Is there THAT much of a learning curve to using this measure correctly? Or, do you guys think it might be something faulty?
A little background.. This measure is almost as old as I am. It was my dads and he stopped using it a long time ago. It's been packed away, moved around, re packed, moved from California to Arizona and who knows what else. Dad's not around to ask about it's past.
I'm not averse to buying a new measure, but before I spend money I'd like to know this one is, in fact, broke and it's just not the guy throwing the leverLOL
Any thought's or idea's would really be appreciated, thanks for reading!
BTW, I should add I'm using Unique powder 3/4 full in the hopper (?) and testing each charge with a reliable digital scale. I'm sure it's not the scale.
Mike
I undertstand with these powder measures that you need to be consistant in how you operate the handle, and I have tried, but still getting the same results. I'm not ruling out operator error just yet. Is there THAT much of a learning curve to using this measure correctly? Or, do you guys think it might be something faulty?
A little background.. This measure is almost as old as I am. It was my dads and he stopped using it a long time ago. It's been packed away, moved around, re packed, moved from California to Arizona and who knows what else. Dad's not around to ask about it's past.
I'm not averse to buying a new measure, but before I spend money I'd like to know this one is, in fact, broke and it's just not the guy throwing the leverLOL
Any thought's or idea's would really be appreciated, thanks for reading!
BTW, I should add I'm using Unique powder 3/4 full in the hopper (?) and testing each charge with a reliable digital scale. I'm sure it's not the scale.
Mike
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