LEE Perfect Powder Measure
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I have one I bought used for $5. I set it up for measuring ball powder loads for .223. I have found it to be easy to use, and accurate. I also have RCBS and Lyman measures. Have not felt the need to use either of these instead of the LEE for this application.
Better or just more expensive? What is wrong with the Lee?
Mystic Precision
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With ball or fine grain powders, the Lee works as well as any powder measure. The adjustment dial is more reference then anything else so a little fiddly to get the right amount of powder. But once set, works very well.
Do put a mark about 1/3 above the bottom and don't let the powder level drop below this mark. Like all powder measures, gravity/powder column weight is a major factory is getting consistent drops.
With extruded powders, it is no better nor worse either. Still more then the error I will tolerate but that can be said with any powder measure even the BR versions.
Jerry
Do put a mark about 1/3 above the bottom and don't let the powder level drop below this mark. Like all powder measures, gravity/powder column weight is a major factory is getting consistent drops.
With extruded powders, it is no better nor worse either. Still more then the error I will tolerate but that can be said with any powder measure even the BR versions.
Jerry
Lee is the first powder measure i got, and the only one i have any experience with. It seems quite consistent, thus I dont feel the need to replace that item.
I find the units used to coursely set the measure to be quite a bit off, thus yes as previously posted, some fiddling is needed in setting up your throw, but once set, it works as advertised!
I find the units used to coursely set the measure to be quite a bit off, thus yes as previously posted, some fiddling is needed in setting up your throw, but once set, it works as advertised!
I have four or five. Some I have bought used and keep them set for a favorite charge for an individual cartridge. The set-up chart makes it easy to get very close to the charge you want and the repeatability is all that most shooters will ever need.
BETTER.
But with better comes more expensive.
The Lee might be OK, but I won't use one.
Do you have a story to tell about the Lee powder measure? Why won't you use one? I'm not trying to be a pain; explain to me why anyone should not purchase a Lee measure over Brand X? I for one would like to know before I go out and purchase a power measure. More expensive does not always equate to better.
Like Mysticplayer, I didn't get the consistancy I required.
I like mine..
The only quirk is that you have to be consistant in its operation, every time.
I give the handle a gentle flick after each throw to make sure all the powder has dropped, these measures are subject to static which seems to hold a few flakes of powder back sometimes. Of course I scale the load every now and then to be safe- never had a problem.
Like any piece of equipment, learn it to use it well.
For the price, how can you go wrong.
The only quirk is that you have to be consistant in its operation, every time.
I give the handle a gentle flick after each throw to make sure all the powder has dropped, these measures are subject to static which seems to hold a few flakes of powder back sometimes. Of course I scale the load every now and then to be safe- never had a problem.
Like any piece of equipment, learn it to use it well.
For the price, how can you go wrong.
The one criticism I have of the Lee powder measure is that that plastic on mine chipped where it cuts off the powder when the stick powder I was measuring bridged. Of course, measuring stick powder is the very place where others have reported success here using this particular device. Maybe I'm just unlucky. Once the plastic chips, of course, it gets worse and worse. I'm not against Lee, but my RCBS powder measure, which I have also used for more years than I care to count, is made of metal in the area that cuts off the load and has never chipped. The two measures were equal in accuracy. Have to admit that I have gone back to using the little yellow measures from Lee and a stainless trickler I used to use in chemistry. Works for me...
