Best powder measure (non electric)

[Stan Taylor]

We’ll if I’m relying on a measure as opposed to weighing powder I like my trusty culver conversion powder measure.

 

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[Hal]

Stan

Your Culver powder measure is old, but you Ideal powder measure is preastoric .


Hal

 

[Joe Maisto]

I collect nice older equipment and use it. I have the Belding & Mull, Neil Jones, Harrells ( modified from Joe Maisto ) & R.F.D. Each one has it's method of use that makes it the most repeatable. I use them all with great success. I throw low and trickle up. Use one of the hand tricklers if you don't want a plug-in. I DO like seeing how close I can get with them and many times get it " dead nuts " weather I am using the Parker tuned balance or the FX.........Best Of Luck........

ps: for loading the 6ppc/br sized cases at the range I generally know my load " window " and preload 1 dram vials at home with powder. It saves time at the range and the powder is loaded in the vials in the same atmospheric condition, I hear this makes a difference....

Regards
Rick

Hello Rick,
That "modification" to my Harrells was done by Charlie Dalesandro back then. It looked like such an improvement I had to have one. One look and it speaks for itself. Incidently.... Lynwood Harrell saw one of my ( then) wooden cartridge boxes and offered to let me have that one of a kind colored measure in exchange. I jumped on it with no regrets. ( Thought you'd like to know the full story. ( Good to see your name again....)

 

[R.Morehouse]

Hello Rick,
That "modification" to my Harrells was done by Charlie Dalesandro back then. It looked like such an improvement I had to have one. One look and it speaks for itself. Incidently.... Lynwood Harrell saw one of my ( then) wooden cartridge boxes and offered to let me have that one of a kind colored measure in exchange. I jumped on it with no regrets. ( Thought you'd like to know the full story. ( Good to see your name again....)

Thanks Joe
I AM a proud owner. It is a real pleasure to use.......Happy New Year.

Best Regards
Rick

 

[6bra1k]

I'm kicking around getting a new powder measure. Not real sure what brand.

I'm Not interested in electric ones.

Mostly I've used varget and 4198. Now i find myself using flake powder and it's a mess in my old measurer.

you need to define your ACCURACY requirement for powder.
some comments on here are clearly from hunters plinkers.

neil jones brunos out run a harrels in benchrest use...

drop accuracy is typically powder shape size dependent.
small like 8202 is remarkably consistent
the larger the grain the larger the variation in drop.
think reloader 26/4831/n570
trickle up is an answer if done right. the PAN MUST MOVE WITH EVERY ADD.
if you just add and wait for the beam to come up...you will be off

having said all that, go to a bench rest match and close to half are using batt powered rcbs chargemaster or charge master lite. the lite will throw at plus or minus a tenth, and tell you if it goes a tent over.

 

[Lucky Shooter]

Harrells has recommended that their measure might not be good for flake powders.

Their recommendation should have been enough but I tried Harrells, RCBS and Redding
for some Blue Dot loads in the 221 FB and the 223.

The Harrells simply did not do as well as the RCBS and Redding.

After more testing the RCBS and Redding seemed to be about equal and I used the
Redding because it had a micrometer adjustment.

I'm done with this Blue Dot stuff and the Harrells is all I use for ball and extruded powders.

A. Weldy

 

[Hal]

Hello Rick,
That "modification" to my Harrells was done by Charlie Dalesandro back then. It looked like such an improvement I had to have one. One look and it speaks for itself. Incidently.... Lynwood Harrell saw one of my ( then) wooden cartridge boxes and offered to let me have that one of a kind colored measure in exchange. I jumped on it with no regrets. ( Thought you'd like to know the full story. ( Good to see your name again....)

Joe do you have any pictures of your modified Harrels measure ?
Thanks
Hal

 

[Joe Maisto]

Joe do you have any pictures of your modified Harrels measure ?
Thanks
Hal

wish I did. Mr. Morehouse can though. You may want to ask him. fwiw, it is machined as the shape of the end of a football, thereby FUNNELING powder to the exit route. If Harrels saw this perhaps they would change what they have.

 

[Hal]

Thanks Joe
I AM a proud owner. It is a real pleasure to use.......Happy New Year.

Best Regards
Rick

Rick do happen to have a picture of your motified measure?

Thanks
Hal

 

[R.Morehouse]

Rick do happen to have a picture of your motified measure?

Thanks
Hal

I will try to get one for you tomorrow..............

 

[Hal]

Thanks for your trouble

Hal

 

[JDinFbg]

I throw low and trickle up. Use one of the hand tricklers if you don't want a plug-in.

I always scale-verify powder charges when working up new loads for all cartridges (FYI, I use an old-fashion balance-beam scale). When loading at my bench, I scale-verify all bottleneck rifle cartridge loads. For pistol cartridges, I direct-throw out of the measure once I've scale-verified that I'm repeatedly getting the correct throw. The reason for this it two-fold. First, I can't shoot a pistol well enough that a 10th of a grain of powder either way is going to make a difference. Second, my pistol cartridge loads all use ball or flake powder which throws pretty accurately out of the measure.

 

[George Foster]

I have been using a RCBS Uniflow now for 46 years. It has always quite well for me, I like to set it to .1 or .2 light and trickle the rest in.

 

[jimmymac]

I will try to get one for you tomorrow..............

Sure like to see this modification.

 

[fx77]

Anyone use/for the Johnson Precision Quick Measure? Opinions?

https://www.quick-measure.com/quick-measure.html

 

[Fuj]

I have been using a RCBS Uniflow now for 46 years. It has always quite well for me, I like to set it to .1 or .2 light and trickle the rest in.

It's what I do. Some powders I have to set lighter though. 46 years
old....eh' !! That's about the same as mine. Early on, I was throwing
steel canned Dupont powders.

 

[HappyShooting]

Redding powder measure for me. Been using one for 40 years or so. Quality product for a reasonable price.