Do a manual Powder measure review here plz

[pintopete]

Here is a different design for contemplation...

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/quickmeasure-tested.2118272/#post-20136179

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

 

[AWS]

I have a number of different ones on the bench. I like the Lyman 55's because they are the easiest to empty(I do a lot of small batch loading). I also have ones by Redding, Hornady, Pacific, Ideal, Midway and one that isn't marked. All of them work about the same. Other than the Lyman 55 and the unmarked on have micrometer adjustments, the sliding sleave ones are a pain to use and I've gotten rid of them. The unmarked one you have to stick a screw driver thru a hole in the body when the drum is lined up to adjust it, kind of a pain but with the pistol drum in it, it throws 800X quite well(I use the stuff for light loads in my predator hunting guns)

 

[CarlGeorge]

I have an RCBS Uniflow and it suits my needs just fine. (To be fair: I haven't tried any other measure so I can't compare it to anything. But I'm perfectly happy with it.)

For higher volume / plinking rounds (9mm, .38 Spcl, .223-for-AR) I deliberately choose well-metering powders (usually HP-38 and H335) and the Uniflow does great.

For rifle rounds that use stick powders I deal with grain cutting. Sometimes I have to run the handle to the stop a 2nd time to get all the grains to drop into the pan....but I don't find this to be a big deal. And for these I'm trickling up - so I don't care too much about consistency coming out of the measure.

It came with the large drum and I found doing small charge pistol rounds a little problematic sometimes. But now I'm using the small drum and it handles everything up to the .30-06 Garand charges that I load.

 

[SET]

Been using a Neil Jones for over twenty years with very good results.

Also have a Belding & Mull that throws extremely accurate powder charges.
But takes more time to change powder weight.

 

[hambone1971]

Harrell's works really well on some powders. The long stick powders are hard to meter on any manual measure, set it low, dump and trickle up. One easy solution is a RCBS Chargemaster Lite, let it to dump low for you and then trickle up with any powder. They work pretty good I use one a lot. I don't know how anyone serious using stick powders can otherwise do it. (trickle up) Perfect Ammo. Keeps me in my nodes. HB

 

[rkittine]

I agree. I weigh every one of my charges, but for a manual powder thrower I still prefer the Harrells, but use my RCBS Auto thrower and an Omega Trickle of a manual one.

 

[johara1]

Everyone is saying what there various powder measures will throw but no-one says what is weighing these to verify it. It takes a pretty good electronic scale to do it, other wise you are guessing...... if you had one you would be using it, not throwing charges..... and one thing for sure you can get away with +-.1 or even.2 up close but when you shoot long you can't..... jim

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Everyone is saying what there various powder measures will throw but no-one says what is weighing these to verify it. It takes a pretty good electronic scale to do it, other wise you are guessing...... if you had one you would be using it, not throwing charges..... and one thing for sure you can get away with +-.1 or even.2 up close but when you shoot long you can't..... jim

I ran 10 charges of varget/h1000/RL16 through my different Lees and weighed on my fx120i. All of them within a tenth with no specific rhythm or stroke. Some throwers were new, some used, the most I paid was $40. To me this is just one of the rare cases where cheap stuff just works great. I never tried a Harrell, because I could buy 15 Lees for the price.

 

[johara1]

I ran 10 charges of varget/h1000/RL16 through my different Lees and weighed on my fx120i. All of them within a tenth with no specific rhythm or stroke. Some throwers were new, some used, the most I paid was $40. To me this is just one of the rare cases where cheap stuff just works great. I never tried a Harrell, because I could buy 15 Lees for the price.

They held a .1 or +- .1 ? If what you say is true, every bench rest guy out would or will be using them. I will have to get one and try it.... jim

 

[rkittine]

I have an A&D FX-120i, a Gempro, the RCBS Chargemaster and a Scott Parker beam scale. Depending on what I am loading for and where, determines how I check weights. For pistols, I check the manual one about every 25 throws and that is it.

Bob

 

[J.d. Popkes]

They held a .1 or +- .1 ? If what you say is true, every bench rest guy out would or will be using them. I will have to get one and try it.... jim

As in an extreme spread of .2 over 10.

 

[johara1]

I got one ordered to try..... like I need an other measure...... jim

 

[Richard Coody]

I ran 10 charges of varget/h1000/RL16 through my different Lees and weighed on my fx120i. All of them within a tenth with no specific rhythm or stroke. Some throwers were new, some used, the most I paid was $40. To me this is just one of the rare cases where cheap stuff just works great. I never tried a Harrell, because I could buy 15 Lees for the price.

Really? Varget?

That is exceptional.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Really? Varget?

That is exceptional.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I got one ordered to try..... like I need an other measure...... jim

If you don’t like it, I’ll buy it, for 22 bucks, I just set them up for each rifle. Let me know what ya think when ya try it. Heads up, they look and feel like a happy meal toy. It don’t make any sense

 

[Heavy Metal 1]

I have 3 Lees and 2 RCBS Uniflow. I use long stick powders of the IMR series. The Lees work better for the sticks; by better I mean no crunches. Accuracy from the Lee units is excellent as verified by all 3 of my scales. YMMV of course

 

[speedy396]

I’ve had a Lee, Hornady, Tektro, Uniflow, and Harrells. I bought the Lee when I started reloading and just could never get consistent throws. The Hornady, Tektro, and Uniflow came after. Not sure if it’s bad luck or my techniques, but the Hornady and Uniflow would not throw consistently. I know a couple of others that have Uniflows that throw much better than mine. The Tektro was decent maybe about .3g+-. Tried a used Harrells and got pretty close to 0.1+- fairly consistently and far better than any measure I previously used. It’s uncanny with Bullseye. Liked it so much bought a larger version. These were checked on Satorius 64-1.

 

[johara1]

I made a mount for my Harrell's measure to mount near but separate from m progressive press and it will hold a .1 with 8208 loading .223's the powder measure that came with it was worthless...... I think Hornady and RCBS is the same measure .... jim

 

[powderbrake]

Have owned and tested RCBS, Lyman55, Niel Jones, Harrells. They are all +- .2 as far as I am concerned (with Varget). So buy the one that you think is best, and use it.

It takes more than 10 throws to see that occasional throw that is .2 or greater from your set point, and EVERY throw is important to your group. Average doesn't count here when considering groups.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Have owned and tested RCBS, Lyman55, Niel Jones, Harrells. They are all +- .2 as far as I am concerned (with Varget). So buy the one that you think is best, and use it.

It takes more than 10 throws to see that occasional throw that is .2 or greater from your set point, and EVERY throw is important to your group. Average doesn't count here when considering groups.

Does it count if I put my charge on the fx120i auto trickle to fine tune? The question was about reviews on powder measures. I think they work well.