Powder Measures

[okie]

A question for the guys that use the Harrel's

Does H4895 and Varget have small enough kernels to meter well ?

Not benchrest well. Plenty well to load hunting/varmint loads. My kids dump varget and 4350 for their gong loads. 5" at 500. Plenty good enough for that. When we load for hunting (say 50 rounds) we dump 40 and dump 10 light and trickle up. we sharpie the bullets black on those 10--they are for our long range clear-cut/hi line hunting places--or crows way out there. this keeps it less time consuming. works for us. marc

 

[DiffEQ]

I bought a used B&M measure off the forum awhile back. I am in the process of doing accuracy testing with it but so far, it looks pretty promising.

Picked up two at a local gunshop for $35 each.
I'm finding, 20-95gr, the drop volume range I've tested, I'm getting 0.1gr repeatability with ball powder, 0.3gr with stick. Couldn't be happier with the results, sold my LnL auto charge....

 

[rogina]

I have RCBS Uniflow, Hornady and Redding BR-30. RCBS is the worst and Redding gives best results, even with N150. I use only Vihtavuori powders so all are stick powders. But with any of those mentioned I will throw light and then trickle with Hornay Quick trickle.

I have both. Put a baffle and a pistol meter in the rcbs with 2 taps at top and bottom and it will work to one tenth of a grain like the BR-30.

 

[Juppe12]

I have both. Put a baffle and a pistol meter in the rcbs with 2 taps at top and bottom and it will work to one tenth of a grain like the BR-30.

I have been looking for pistol meter, baffle I do allready have. Thanks for your advice.

 

[Shooter13]

The V3 is certainly one of the better and much more expensive options, but I'd be reluctant to take it to the range for loading. I haven't tried it, but because it is so sensitive, would it even really work on a windy day?

No sir you are correct, I don't take it to the range, what I do it take the RCBS 1500 cover the drop area with the plastic shield and drop one load or maybe 3, If I find what I am looking for I take it back home and measure the dropped load from the 1500 to the V3 and go from there but you are correct it would never hold up at the range, to many variables, I always pre load now not like the old days of loading at the range.

 

[skeeljc]

I like my Harrells BR Premium powder measure. It meters short stick powders like VV N133 well. The 0.1 grain click adjustments are nice.

 

[marchboom]

Not to be a smart ass but why would a handloader care about spending good money on a higher price accurate measure if their method is to drop a light load then trickle up to the desired weight? What difference does it make how accurate the measure is if you're going to use a trickler?

 

[JPTX]

Not to be a smart ass but why would a handloader care about spending good money on a higher price accurate measure if their method is to drop a light load then trickle up to the desired weight? What difference does it make how accurate the measure is if you're going to use a trickler?

I'd say for consistency mostly. The closer and more consistent one can be, the easier and quicker it is to get into a pattern for trickling up also. That would be my reason.

 

[JPTX]

No sir you are correct, I don't take it to the range, what I do it take the RCBS 1500 cover the drop area with the plastic shield and drop one load or maybe 3, If I find what I am looking for I take it back home and measure the dropped load from the 1500 to the V3 and go from there but you are correct it would never hold up at the range, to many variables, I always pre load now not like the old days of loading at the range.

That has certainly been my thought. I ordered and should be receiving my V3 today according to the tracking. For what the V3 costs and what I've read about its sensitivity to even room air movement, it seemed only reasonable to get a Chargemaster lite for range use and working up loads. And, I thought my Harrells was expensive when I bought it. LOL