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Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 12:20 AM
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When charging your cases, what is the fastest method?
1. Lee Dipper 2. Little Dandy 3. Regular powder measure 4. scale (balance Beam) 5. Chargemaster, will they meter small charges of Trail Boss, ETC?
How about for bullseye, match loads, Balance beam each case?
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 12:44 AM
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I use my Dillon 550 for 9mm and 45acp. I use ball, flake powder so I can maintain plenty tight tolerance. I reload for target but I believe they would be fine for silhouettes also.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 01:13 AM
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I have been using a Charge Master. I had over charge issues until I implemented the "Straw Trick".
There are other Nozzle Cures if you look a few posts back.
It can also be reprogrammed, but I haven't done that.
It seems slow, but when using a single stage press, the next charge is ready about the time you have seated the boolit from the previous throw.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 02:09 AM
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Michael W.
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I use a charger for most mid range or light loads and never had a problem. If I am doing hunting loads with a full charge then I weigh each charge just to be safe.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 02:51 AM
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RCBS Uniflow checked on an Lyman balance beam every 10-20 fills. I also have a back up electric to help verify.
That's single stage.
I use an Auto-Disc on the turret (when I rarely use the turret).
Pass the gravy.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 03:22 AM
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UniFlow. It's quick, easy, and most handgun powders meter well enough through it.
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02/18/16 03:29 AM
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Any kind of a powder dump will work fine, if not on a progressive press.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 12:23 PM
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 12:53 PM
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RCBS Uniflow. I weigh check every fifth round on rifle and pistol.
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02/18/16 01:11 PM
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Dillon 650 using a Uniquetek Micrometer powder bar.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/18/16 02:05 PM
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I use a Lee, powder through the expander die. It works pretty good.
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02/18/16 02:28 PM
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Use my chargemaster for everything. I find if I let it warm up for a good amount of time it reduces the number of overthrows.
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02/19/16 02:57 AM
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I use my Dillon 550 for 9mm and 45acp. I use ball, flake powder so I can maintain plenty tight tolerance. I reload for target but I believe they would be fine for silhouettes also. Same.
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02/19/16 03:07 AM
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RCBS Uniflow. I weigh check every fifth round on rifle and pistol. ^^^This. I load strictly for accuracy and I hunt with handguns.
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02/19/16 05:24 AM
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dillon for 9mm 40 and 45acp. I dont like to load by volume on anything else. I hunt with 44 mag 500 s&w and .357 all loaded by weight on single stage..
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/20/16 09:45 PM
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Charge Master, programmed and checked with another digital scale. I charge, seat the bullet, and the next charge is ready, repeat.
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02/21/16 03:35 PM
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Hornady Lock n Load powder measure.
My range load for 9mm is .5gr below max, .357 is 1.0gr below, so just measurement by volume works out just fine. I'm not doing silhouette shooting or anything, so being a bit less accurate isn't going to hurt me.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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I use the lee powder measure. But I make every round weigh the same. If I was just in it for speed, I have noticed that the lee powder measure can be off as much as .4gr +-. .2gr on average though
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Use my chargemaster for everything. I find if I let it warm up for a good amount of time it reduces the number of overthrows. This method helped me on the over throws. Few other tips that I started trying, keeping my phone several feet away and keeping the pan off the scale when storing. Not sure which one was the fix or a combo of all. Rarely have over throws now. I bought the inserts a while back and threw out the straw. It works well.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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Lee Load Master with Auto Disk and appropriate disk cavity.
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02/22/16 08:44 PM
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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rcbs then hand trickler just like my rifle ammo.
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Re: Handgun reloaders, how do you charge?
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02/23/16 03:46 AM
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i use one of my uniflow measures, the one with the small micro screw, or sometime i use lee dippers. i charge the way i was taught. i adjust as close as i can, checking with a scale (not hard to get real close with the micrometer screws) until i'm on the nose. then i charge a loading block full of cases and inspect them all under the light to make sure they're all uniform and i didn't double or forget any, and pull a few at random to weigh.then proceed with the loading process. lee dippers can be very consistent if used properly and not like an ice cream scoop like the kids on yoo-floob do. they're dippers, not scoops.
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02/23/16 05:34 PM
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I load strictly for accuracy and I hunt with handguns.
Me too. I charge one case at a time.
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[size:23pt][/size] Charge....
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