Powder Trickler Question

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I'm just beginning to load .308 Win and I've almost assembled all my equipment. I've been loading .40 S&W on a Dillon Square Deal B for years but this is my first forray into rifle reloading.

I'm trying to decide if I should order an electric powder trickler from Frankford Arsenal of if I should just order a simple hand turned trickler from a retailer here in Canada. How many turns of a trickler knob does it take to add much powder? Does a single 360 degree turn of the knob drop a lot of grains (bits of powder, not weight) or does a single turn only drop a few grains?

I'm wondering if I can just use a regular powder trickler and 'power' it with a rechargable screw driver. I want to throw close to my desired load with a bench powder measure and then trickle in the last bit to get an accurate load. I'm planning on using Varget which I read is extruded and can be difficult to meter accurately with a measure.

Thanks for your toughts.

Cheers,
 
I use an RCBS powder trickler it works great. just set your powder measure about 1/2gr below the load you want and the powder trickler will drop the powder one kernnel at a time if you want to bring it up to the desired load.

Brownie
 
Depending on the angle you hold the trickler governs the speed and quantity of powder grains being dropped. The hand held is easier to stop and start the movement. I have used a hand held and it can distibute a teaspoon or a couple grains...all it takes is a bit of practice to get it just right. Just a 1/2 turn can drop a lot of powder, power drives are not necessary .
 
I don't use a trickler at all:eek: I use Varget and set my powder measure to throw right on the money. This usually means about 60% are right on by weight, about 35% are under by a couple tenths and about 5% are over by a couple tenths. I keep a small dish about the size of an ashtray beside the scale with powder in it. It is way quicker to pinch a tenth or two of a grain into the pan or out of it with your fingers. With Varget about 3 granuals=.1 gr.
If you are using a digital scale they really are not that sensitive so if I add to the charge, I always lift the pan off the scale and re-weigh it.
 
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I have a powder dump, but I find it just as easy to take one scoop using a lee scoop into the scales powder tray, then add a few tenth's of a grain using an RCBC trickler to get it exact. Quick and easy. The powder dump is quick and convenient for measuring out smokeless loads for my muzzleloader (Savage).
 
Yup...hook the trickler up to a 1/2h.p. drill and let 'er rip, should reduce you're reloadin' time down to a couple of sec's.
 
I throw it from a Chargemaster. If I want super precision, I throw 0.1gr. shy with the Chargemaster into a balance beam scale and trickle up. And by trickle, I also mean pinch with my fingers (Maynard method?). You get to know how many bits of powder it takes to make 0.1gr. for a given powder and you can level out the scale very quickly, much faster than with a trickler. You could do the same throwing it shy from a powder drop.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
I have a powder dump, but I find it just as easy to take one scoop using a lee scoop into the scales powder tray, then add a few tenth's of a grain using an RCBC trickler to get it exact. Quick and easy. The powder dump is quick and convenient for measuring out smokeless loads for my muzzleloader (Savage).
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