Sold on Lee cheapie thrower

[Tesoro]

I had to buy one of these to try out as had heard good things. 20 bucks!

Yesterday I loaded up 30 rounds of 30-06 with Big Game in 50 gr range. Took 10 throws to get it dialed and the last 20 throws were all within 1/10th of a grain weighed on my tuned m5. Most of them were dead nuts or less than a 1/10th variance. Amazing! Never touched the trickler. My scale will move with one grain of varget.

The BigGame is a spherical powder. Now to test it with some extruded.

 

[sqrlgtr]

You could buy one for each powder you throw and still have money left over for what some of the other throwers cost....I been using one for years and never had a problem with it, but I do throw light and trickle up with Little Dandy to target weight. If I loaded straight from powder thrower without trickling up I might have a different opinion though...

 

[Tesoro]

You could buy one for each powder you throw and still have money left over for what some of the other throwers cost....I been using one for years and never had a problem with it, but I do throw light and trickle up with Little Dandy to target weight. If I loaded straight from powder thrower without trickling up I might have a different opinion though...

Thats the plan! I usually do the same trickle up but I noticed my trickle up setting was staying the same so I adjusted it for exact. I never got an over weigh just a tad under when it was not spot on. I also noticed that it weighed the same with full hopper or when it was nearly empty.

 

[bobaloo22]

I used mine this weekend loading some Silhouette and it was really accurate.

 

[Tesoro]

I just ordered 2 more. A whopping 48 bucks delivered!

 

[WildBill3/75]

Lee makes a lot of good products at an affordable price.

 

[ben lurkin]

Is this their “perfect” powder measure? I had one years ago and it leaked like a sieve with ball powder. Maybe they made some improvements since then.

 

[Tesoro]

Yes. I read the same but tried it with the biggame which is fine granular and not a leak anywhere.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

They work very good on ball or flake powder

 

[Fast14riot]

I've been using one for years. It leaks H335, but throws extruded powders really well.

 

[Lkwebb]

Is this their “perfect” powder measure? I had one years ago and it leaked like a sieve with ball powder. Maybe they made some improvements since then.

Take the drum apart and use steel wool on it and put back together. I done this cause titegroup leaked bad but after I did this it quit

 

[ben lurkin]

Take the drum apart and use steel wool on it and put back together. I done this cause titegroup leaked bad but after I did this it quit

I’m not sure I have it anymore. I was fairly disappointed with it at the time and may have just given it to someone I didn’t like. Thanks for the tip tho. Will try it if I lay hands on it.

 

[Tesoro]

is h335 finer than big game?

 

[Iowa Fox]

Until you try one you can't believe how well they throw a charge of powder. The first powder in mine was IMR3031. I was sold immediately. They were selling for about $17 new back then.

 

[SSL]

Especially good with extruded powders. Wiper system to level charge doesn't cut powder like most drums.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I have one I tried with a couple different handgun powders, leaked all over the bench. I suppose I could try some steel wool. Or take to the next gun show. Checked mine is the auto disk, off to the next show.

 

[JAlfred]

I keep one just for throwing Varget.

 

[tommeboy]

The silicone wiper is the best thing there is in powder throwers

 

[Bc'z]

I've been using a Lee thrower for 23 years.
I ran 40 rounds of W748 on Saturday, most charges were spot on no over throws a lil bit of leakage very little trickling needed to reach desired weight.
Wouldn't trade this thrower for any of the higher end ones.

 

[JMayo]

I use a newer one now. I wanted a metal one.
The plastic one lasted me 10 yrs but cutting powder kernals scarred it.

I find when the hopper gets to half full it changes it's throw.....
But for less than 100 it does all i need.

I was able to put my red round hopper on it. I liked the open top. I put what i pick out of my pan back in it.
Gotta be careful though. I can pick up hopper with it in the open position.