6.5 creedmoor prs Powder dropper?

[natchomamma]

I have a Dillon 550. I use a lee auto drum to drop powder. The lee plays better with varget. Are others doing similar? Should I consider a rcbs chargemaster? I’m too lazy to balance beam every load. ?

 

[MarinePMI]

FX-120 Auto throw.

 

[cast1]

Fx120 auto throw is mesmerizing to watch and a marvel of ingenuity. If you don’t have $1200 lying around to dispense powder see my recent post.

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/gettin-down-with-the-balance-beam.6951118/

 

[Franko]

I use a Chargemaster Lite with a reducing insert. It's not as fast or accurate as an auto trickler but depending on your needs it might be good enough. After using mine I can tell you that I'm not going back to manually weighing powder.

 

[natchomamma]

FX-120 Auto throw.

I should have mentioned that I'm cheap too.

 

[natchomamma]

I use a Chargemaster Lite with a reducing insert. It's not as fast or accurate as an auto trickler but depending on your needs it might be good enough. After using mine I can tell you that I'm not going back to manually weighing powder.

More in line with my price range. Do you find this is more accurate than the Lee Auto drum (if you're familiar with one)?

 

[Franko]

I can't help you on the Lee comparison but can tell you that whenever I check the charges against my balance beam they are within the .1gr margin of error. I do suggest the reducing insert, it's about $18 from eBay and pretty much eliminated overthrows.

 

[Jake the dog]

I used the Lee Auto Disk for pistols for years. Very accurate and consistant with ball powders, but I never used it with varget

 

[clcustom1911]

Lee Perfect Powder Measure. Does amazing with ball powders (within 0.1-0.2gr) with H335, BL-C(2), WC844, WC857, and within 2-3 tenths with H4350, Reloder 16, Reloder 17, Reloder 23, Retumbo.

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

More in line with my price range. Do you find this is more accurate than the Lee Auto drum (if you're familiar with one)?

How accurate do you want/need it to be? Is your load sensitive to .2 gr deviations? .1 gr? How accurate are your throws now, and is it a problem downrange? The best powder throwers and CM series scales will keep it within .1gr, If you want more, you're going to need to step up your scale game and price range.

 

[sobrbiker883]

For anything I expect precision on I still drop a hair short with a Redding BR or Lee PPM and trickle up on a beam.
I’ve had CM’s but didn’t have luck with them (pretty sure related to not having them on an isolated circuit).
Kinda low tech, but I’ve found placing a dollar store magnifying mirror in a position that I get a magnified view of the needle lets me see the shift of a couple granules of extruded powder.
I don’t compete like I did a few years back, so I’m a low volume, single stage guy (and even then I wound up doing the same).
All powder throwers I’ve used exihibit sensitivity to volume of powder in reserve, especially with extruded powders.

 

[Ryridesmotox]

I have a lee drum I use as well, but I throw and trickle up using a beam scale. If I upgrade to an auto trickler, I think I'm going with frankford arsenal'a new one. I'm just not convinced that it would speed up the loading process, or be any more accurate than my current methods.

 

[natchomamma]

I can't help you on the Lee comparison but can tell you that whenever I check the charges against my balance beam they are within the .1gr margin of error. I do suggest the reducing insert, it's about $18 from eBay and pretty much eliminated overthrows.

Picked up the charge master lite. This thing works pretty good! I hope it will stay this way long term.