Grunt81
Member
Good morning to my fellow reloaders,
I've been reloading for about 7 months now and have loaded close to 7,000 rounds of 9mm and .223 REM. I started on a Lee hand press and have recently upgraded to a Lyman T Mag 2 Turret press. I am still using the Lee dies so I do have a Lee Powder-through Expanding die.
Thus far, I've weighed every charge on a Frankford arsenal digital scale. Yesterday, I was loading 9mm for three to people to shoot before a range trip and decided that was the last straw. I was aiming for 3.8 grains for CFE Pistol under 147 grain Xtreme round nose. This takes forever! I have to estimate about 1/2 of the 0.5cc Lee dipper and try to trickle from there.
I've decided that for as busy as I am and as much as I like to shoot, it's time to mount a powder measure on my expanding die
It's not a possibility for me to mount a powder measure on my bench, it must be mounted on the turret.
I've looked into the Lee Pro auto disk and like the price, but there are mixed reviews about it leaking powder, and having smaller disk volumes than their data says is supposed to hold.
It's not mandatory for the powder measure to be case-activated, I don't mind lifting a handle (I always physically look into the case to ensure powder is there before seating a bullet). I'm aware that it is good practice to check the consistencies of every 10th round. I'm also aware that it is possible for me to get a different expanding die with a different powder measure from another manufacturer. But before I drop the $$$ on that, I wanted to check with the guys that have been reloading a lot longer I have.
I will be using ball powders such as Power Pistol, CFE 223 and CFE Pistol, spherical powders such as American Select and Unique, and extruded powders such as Varget, Reloader 15, and AR Comp (I'll be probably end up weighing all of these extruded ones anyway).
So what turret-mounted powder measure do you all have good experience with and can recommend for me?
Thanks!
I've been reloading for about 7 months now and have loaded close to 7,000 rounds of 9mm and .223 REM. I started on a Lee hand press and have recently upgraded to a Lyman T Mag 2 Turret press. I am still using the Lee dies so I do have a Lee Powder-through Expanding die.
Thus far, I've weighed every charge on a Frankford arsenal digital scale. Yesterday, I was loading 9mm for three to people to shoot before a range trip and decided that was the last straw. I was aiming for 3.8 grains for CFE Pistol under 147 grain Xtreme round nose. This takes forever! I have to estimate about 1/2 of the 0.5cc Lee dipper and try to trickle from there.
I've decided that for as busy as I am and as much as I like to shoot, it's time to mount a powder measure on my expanding die
It's not a possibility for me to mount a powder measure on my bench, it must be mounted on the turret.
I've looked into the Lee Pro auto disk and like the price, but there are mixed reviews about it leaking powder, and having smaller disk volumes than their data says is supposed to hold.
It's not mandatory for the powder measure to be case-activated, I don't mind lifting a handle (I always physically look into the case to ensure powder is there before seating a bullet). I'm aware that it is good practice to check the consistencies of every 10th round. I'm also aware that it is possible for me to get a different expanding die with a different powder measure from another manufacturer. But before I drop the $$$ on that, I wanted to check with the guys that have been reloading a lot longer I have.
I will be using ball powders such as Power Pistol, CFE 223 and CFE Pistol, spherical powders such as American Select and Unique, and extruded powders such as Varget, Reloader 15, and AR Comp (I'll be probably end up weighing all of these extruded ones anyway).
So what turret-mounted powder measure do you all have good experience with and can recommend for me?
Thanks!