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It seems the powder measure for the Dillon 650 is more accurate than the $180 manual throw that a ton of folks swear by for single stage reloading.
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It seems the powder measure for the Dillon 650 is more accurate than the $180 manual throw that a ton of folks swear by for single stage reloading.
My next will be at the very least a 550. Don't know why I haven't got one yet.
It will happen though.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Is not surprised. Dillon makes quality equipment . Some of my stuff is more than 30 years old and is as good as new.Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
People really use the Manual Throw without weighing charges?
For 30 years I've used a single stage to load hunting rounds. 270, '06, and 308. I used the manual throw then use a powder trickler to get the exact grains. With extruded powders like IMR 4350 and 4831 the manual throw can be 1/2 grain in variations.
I never thought a manual throw was accurate enough to not warrant weighing every charge.
In recent years the Federal Premium ammo has got so good, that I don't reload any more.
That's the way I've always loaded rifle ammo C/H.
Started that way, throwing stick powder through a measure and trickling up.
Then I saw a Clint Eastwood flick, and when he said "A man's got to know his limitations" I opened up the wallet and got a chargemaster.
For ball/flake I use a measure. But I'm not on the max end of the charge weight either.
Still check them with the scale though.
Mapper if you use the measure to throw charges that are 3 or four grains short and finish them up with the charge master it really speeds things up. I've been doing it that way for a while now and haven't run into any problems.
When I reloaded hunting ammo, that's how I did it too. My 7mm mag load was 65 grains of IMR 4350 under a 150 grain ballistic tip; that was a smoking load; never had a deer take more than one step.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cattle/Horses