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Bit the bullet and bought a press: my new setup.
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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2258686" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Lots of good advice here. I especially like what Calamity Jake suggested about doing it single stage for a while</p><p></p><p>I recommend getting a good balance scale. One thing to watch is air currents. I can't operate my ceiling fan when I am weighing powder. It affects the scale reading. About powder tricklers, I have tried a bunch of them. The best thing I have found is a large piece of brass. My current one is a cut off .375 H&H Magnum case. I set the powder dispenser a little low, and trickle each charge up to exact. Of course this is for rifle cartridges and would not be practical for high volume loading.</p><p></p><p>For semi auto pistol rounds, Lee makes a great final crimp die that assures feeding in semis. This is really valuable if you happen to get brass that's been through a Glock.</p><p></p><p>I have adopted the convention of loading only loads that more than half fill the case. That way, a double charge will overflow.</p><p></p><p>Something I used to do with shotshell reloading might be worth considering with your press. I bought large rectangular cookie sheets with sides about a half inch tall, and mounted the press on it. The thin metal is easy to drill, and when (not if) you spill powder, it'll be easy to corral. Of course a bunch of #9 shot is an even greater headache.</p><p></p><p>You have been assimilated. Resistance is futile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 2258686, member: 711"] Lots of good advice here. I especially like what Calamity Jake suggested about doing it single stage for a while I recommend getting a good balance scale. One thing to watch is air currents. I can't operate my ceiling fan when I am weighing powder. It affects the scale reading. About powder tricklers, I have tried a bunch of them. The best thing I have found is a large piece of brass. My current one is a cut off .375 H&H Magnum case. I set the powder dispenser a little low, and trickle each charge up to exact. Of course this is for rifle cartridges and would not be practical for high volume loading. For semi auto pistol rounds, Lee makes a great final crimp die that assures feeding in semis. This is really valuable if you happen to get brass that's been through a Glock. I have adopted the convention of loading only loads that more than half fill the case. That way, a double charge will overflow. Something I used to do with shotshell reloading might be worth considering with your press. I bought large rectangular cookie sheets with sides about a half inch tall, and mounted the press on it. The thin metal is easy to drill, and when (not if) you spill powder, it'll be easy to corral. Of course a bunch of #9 shot is an even greater headache. You have been assimilated. Resistance is futile. [/QUOTE]
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