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prometheus #6048048 11/24/15 10:52 PM
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So I am seriously considering saving up my pennies for one.

My primary motive is speed. I think i am approaching a phase in my life where time will be really valuable so cutting down reloading time will be beneficial.

Is there any solution that is as fast without require human interaction?

I know some people use multiple RCBS, but mine so far has a decent percent of overthrows. I ordered a higher resolution scale to test how good my RCBS is actually doing.

Thoughts?

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Try a RCBS Chargemaster, throw 0.1 gr low and then finish it with an Omega Trickler and a new Redding beam.

The Omega is automatic and trickles to the single kernal. The Redding beam is sensitive enough to register to the single kernal.

Very accurate, very fast, and a fraction of the cost of a Prometheus Gen 2.

http://www.omegapowdertrickler.com

The combo turns out loads as fast as I can pour it in the case and seat a bullet.

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If you can swing it you won't regret it. But they're about a 6 month wait and pushing 4,000$

I run dial rcbs chargemasters and check weight on an fx120i

I can get about 180 rounds an hour weighed and measured to .02 of a grain.

I then seat them all the bullets.

The promethius will do about the same number per hour but you'll have time to seat bullets during that same amount of time.

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I have been told only 3400...


But we shall see

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Nothing is as fast and accurate as the Prometheus. I was running two chargemasters that were reprogrammed, and with the straw trick, and they were fast with very little overthrow. When I weighed them on my gempro, however, i was +/- .02 across the board. Not a huge deal, but I wasn't happy with it.

When I got my prometheus, my ES/SD's went way down, and my time spent at the press went down even further. I can knock out 100+ rounds an hour, with ease, assuming my brass is prepped. If I could swing it, I'd buy another one as back up, just in case. They are THAT good.

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Originally Posted By: Ackley_improved
Nothing is as fast and accurate as the Prometheus. I was running two chargemasters that were reprogrammed, and with the straw trick, and they were fast with very little overthrow. When I weighed them on my gempro, however, i was +/- .02 across the board. Not a huge deal, but I wasn't happy with it.

When I got my prometheus, my ES/SD's went way down, and my time spent at the press went down even further. I can knock out 100+ rounds an hour, with ease, assuming my brass is prepped. If I could swing it, I'd buy another one as back up, just in case. They are THAT good.


I don't think my charge master is +-.02. I will know next week

I know I don't need the precision, it's the time factor that is huge to me. At this point I honestly think I am just trying to justify it to myself frown

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I've been double checking my charged with the fx120i which is a lab grade scale accurate to .02gn which is a kernel of powder.


Most charges are +- 3/10s of a grain. But everyonce in a while it'll lie and throw one a grain or more off and say it's correct.

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Originally Posted By: rrflyer
I've been double checking my charged with the fx120i which is a lab grade scale accurate to .02gn which is a kernel of powder.


Most charges are +- 3/10s of a grain. But everyonce in a while it'll lie and throw one a grain or more off and say it's correct.


Agreed. Check my previous comment, I meant to say 2/10's...math was never my strong suit.

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