Powder measure / dropper

[Big Wes]

I have the same two Harrell's myself. I just love all types of quality tools. My Dad always said and taught me to buy the best and buy once. I'm 73 and I have passed the same info on to my son.

You get what you pay for!

 

[jmorris]

I have several Lyman’s a number of the different Lee ones and a few RCBS and some not on your list. 110/296 meters well but can escape some of the Lee measures.

 

[rwilky78]

I've been having amazing luck with the LEE Perfect powder measure and the Auto-drum. They both stay very consistent.

 

[BBarn]

I voted RCBS, but I use my Hornadys even more (but Hornady isn't included in the poll).

 

[Roverguy]

I hate this place. So much.

Thanks. You got me thinking. I bought a Harrell’s and it just arrived. Looks fantastic. I will advise.

https://www.harrellsprecision.com/products/premium-powder-measure-1

You passel of enablers.

 

[LiveLife]

I hate this place. So much.

You passel of enablers.

 

[Yamifrk]

I hate this place. So much.

Thanks. You got me thinking. I bought a Harrell’s and it just arrived. Looks fantastic. I will advise.

https://www.harrellsprecision.com/products/premium-powder-measure-1

You passel of enablers.

I was looking at one myself keep us posted on how it works. Seems like a great product. I agree this place is full of enablers.

 

[Roverguy]

I was looking at one myself keep us posted on how it works. Seems like a great product. I agree this place is full of enablers.

Haven’t loaded anything yet but I’ve tried metering IMR4831 and it threw consistently within 0.1 grs. Will try 3031. If it can do as well with that, it’s bloody good.

 

[nettlle]

Stick powders don't meter well regardless of the brand of powder measure. The powder measure has to "shear" the sticks which jiggles the measure in the process. 3031 is a stick powder. Still my Harrells will do stick powders better than anything else that I have tried.

 

[Yamifrk]

I’m loading 296/110, AA9, Enforcer and 2400 so some pretty fine powders. Trying to find something that doesn’t “leak” powder.

 

[Yamifrk]

My throws are between 40 and 50ish grains and only looking for .1 variance. Once I find the right load I would like to replicate it easily.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Lee leak. My RCBS and Lyman's do not. Even with real fine powders.

 

[nraman]

I have two Hornady powder measures, pistol and rifle with micrometer inserts and I like them.
I got them when I started using a Hornady LNL and I now use them on my Dillon XL750. I don't think much of the Dillon powder measures.

 

[Walkalong]

I’m loading 296/110, AA9, Enforcer and 2400 so some pretty fine powders. Trying to find something that doesn’t “leak” powder.

My throws are between 40 and 50ish grains and only looking for .1 variance. Once I find the right load I would like to replicate it easily.

+/- .1 should be doable with those powders, all of them meter well. A .1 spread might be hard to do 100% of the time, but I also think you won't be able to shoot the difference in .1 +/-.

 

[gifbohane]

The best measure I have ever used is Harrell's.

For someone looking to "buy once and cry once" it is the obvious answer.

I was surprised that the Harrel's or Scheutzen was not on the list. After some research some years back when I was feeling wealthy, I bought one for pistol.

Still considering buying one for rifle...now I do own an RCBS and it is perfectly fine.

 

[Yamifrk]

I was surprised that the Harrel's or Scheutzen was not on the list. After some research some years back when I was feeling wealthy, I bought one for pistol.

Still considering buying one for rifle...now I do own an RCBS and it is perfectly fine.

I could have added another 4-5 manufacturers but I had to draw the line somewhere. I also thought when you get into $3-400 dollar range you could buy a electronic version.

 

[lightman]

I currently have 3 powder measures. An RCBS Uniflo, a Dillon and a Harrells. But I have owned several others over the years, bought in package deals or taken in trades, ect. The RCBS is used for the bulk of my loading, the Dillon is dedicated to my 550 and the Harrells is for my Varmint or Competition rifles.

Once you use one of them long enough to get the feel of them and develop a smooth rhythm they were all about equally accurate. The Harrells is by far the smoothest and the settings are more repeatable. None of them play well with extruded powder but all work well with ball and flake powder.

As far as choosing one there are probably no wrong choices. I suggest when you get one to play with it some before setting up to load. Choose a number and throw and weight some charges, maybe 100? Learn what that one rough cycle does to the charge weight. Develop a rhythm with it that works.

 

[Yamifrk]

I have 3 different powder measures for my Dillon 750, they work great for me. I wish they made a stand alone set up…I would have never asked for advice if they did.

 

[Litetrigger]

There are other and better powder measures than those listed.

 

[Yamifrk]

Feel free to post other brands.

 

[.38 Special]

I was surprised that the Harrel's or Scheutzen was not on the list. After some research some years back when I was feeling wealthy, I bought one for pistol.

Still considering buying one for rifle...now I do own an RCBS and it is perfectly fine.

A top-end measure is on my "want" list, but probably will stay there. They are a pleasure to use, but my old Lymans do everything I need for my kind of shooting. As you say: "perfectly fine".