Questions on the Hornady LnL powder measure

[Poodleshooter]

I need another powder measure that can better measure small charges of fine grained ball and flake powders. I have a hard time getting consistent charges using WW296/H110 and other magnum handgun powders in my trusty Lee Perfect measure (it excels with extruded powder and larger flake powders however). The problem is less troublesome with rifle ball powders,and is worst with fine powders such as AA#9.
Can anyone recommend the Hornady to me?
Also, when bought by itself (I'm a single stage guy), does it only include a 10gr+ measuring chamber? I would need to purchase the smaller handgun metering chamber seperately,correct?
Also, any review of the micrometer metering chambers would also be appreciated. I don't really use that feature on my Lee as it isn't as consistent as checking weights and adjusting by hit or miss.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Different reccommendation

Poodleshooter--The best measure for tiny amounts of fine powder I've found (mind you I can't afford a Harrell measure from Sinclair) is the Lyman No. 55 measure. It has 2 adjusting parts, a large one for coarse work and a much smaller one for fine-tuning. I use it for my target pistol loads, which are 3.4 grains of W231, which is a teensy amount of a fiendishly small, smooth flake. The No. 55 turns 'em out with nary a hiccup.

The No. 55 is less good for larger charges, because it has a rather small hopper. The larger adjusting part would open up for a really large rifle powder charge, but for that I have a perfectly good RCBS Uniflow, which turns those out w/nary a hiccup, and which has a far larger reservoir, so I just leave the No. 55 set for the pistol charge.

Have no experience with the Hornady measure, sorry, can't help w/that one.

 

[far2much4me]

The basic Hornady LNL powder measure comes with a generic adjustment (as I recall). You can buy a micrometer adjustable pistol insert that works well with small loads (about $25). They also have a rifle micrometer adjustment, also about $25. The micrometer makes it very easy to record the settings and return to the same load later.

Hornady also has a drain as another insert. Just flip up the measure to drop one last charge, push a button to pull out the insert, put in the drain, and flip the measure drum down to drain the hopper into the powder bottle. Push the button to remove the drain and re-insert the micrometer adjustment and you are ready to go with another powder.

There may be more accurate powder measures (maybe not), but the LNL has been the easiest to adjust, drain, and swap drums/inserts of any I have tried (including Lyman, RCBS, Redding, and Dillon).