Hey guys what powder measure are you using

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I sold my Uniflo thinking my 55 would be all I'd ever need. Well I've worn out the drum cutting stick powder. Sometimes you need two hands on the crank. lol. I need a replacement. The Uniflo handled stick pretty well but I've heard some bad about the new ones. Help me out here please? BTW has IMR 4064 been made smaller? I'm on my last pound from a long time ago.
 
My Lyman 55 will always have a place on my bench, but the (flame suit on) Lee Auto-Drum measure has been pretty good for me. It's simple, accurate and consistent with most powders....flake powders make a mess.
 
Lyman 55 is the only measure I've ever had. Meters flake powders like Unique and 700 X well. It's also had 40 lbs of 4064 and 10-15 of IMR 4198 as well as numerous lbs of short stick rifle powders through it over the years. Was still working well an hour ago!
 
The Lee PPM works surprisingly well and is easy to dump after.
Bought a Frankford (very similar to all the other cast iron units out there) and it's OK, but I still prefer the little Lee.
 
Hornady Lock n Load with pistol and rifle metering assemblies. So far so good, maybe 2-3000 charges dropped so far. Love how rigid the base is, don't so much love how I had to buy it separately.
Tried the Frankford Arsenal model with the idea that I'd have one measure set up for rifle and one for pistol, but ended up packaging that thing back up after the first time I used it.
 
I have a Lyman 55, a RCBS, a Lee ($5 used), and a Neil Jones benchrest. I use the latter two the most.
 
I guess I'm the only cheap guy here.. I use the Lee powder scoops into the scale pan, then a few twists on the trickler to top up. I don't load for pistol, and not many rifle at one time.
 
Chilly807 said:
I guess I'm the only cheap guy here.. I use the Lee powder scoops into the scale pan, then a few twists on the trickler to top up. I don't load for pistol, and not many rifle at one time.
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A little slower, but can produce excellent results...

If I'm loading something like bulk .223, powder goes straight from the measure into the cases, with spot checks to insure that nothing has changed.
For precision loads, I dispense a slightly short charge of powder into the cases in a loading block, then weigh each charge, trickling up to the desired load.

That Neil Jones measure certainly drops consistent charges, and has repeatable micrometer click adjustments.
 
I use a Lee measure, and it is very accurate. For most rifle, I weigh every load, and it's almost always dead on - maybe a few kernels one way or the other. For plinking, I weigh every 10th round, and they're almost always dead on as well. I think I may end up getting a few more so I can leave them set up per calibre, and don't have to phoque around every time I switch to a new cartridge.
 
Hornady on the progressive
Lee drum formerly used on progressive
Lyman Gen6 for rifle

All work fine, but the lee drum used to make a mess with fine powder like H110. Throw was quite consistent though and cost about 1/3 the price of the hornady.
 
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