What is a good powder measure?

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What is a good one without breaking the bank? I'm only going to be loading 20 or so bullets at a time and will be sticking to one calibre. The most likely used powder will be extruded. I can continue just to use the dipper method, but if I could get something that was metering powder consistently close, I would probably buy one and use a trickler to finish the loads on a scale.
 
KDX said:
What is a good one without breaking the bank? I'm only going to be loading 20 or so bullets at a time and will be sticking to one calibre. The most likely used powder will be extruded. I can continue just to use the dipper method, but if I could get something that was metering powder consistently close, I would probably buy one and use a trickler to finish the loads on a scale.
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I use the RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure. I also have a similar Hornady measure that I like as well. Some of the larger extruded grains of powder will sometimes get "crunched", but the amount of powder thrown is very consistent - checking the weight with a scale every ten or twenty rounds, it has never missed a beat. I never found much use for a powder trickler. Also, it makes no sense if you are only loading a box of ammo at a time ? The Lee Auto-Disk Powder Measure just sucks.
 
2X for the dipper if you are only loading 20 rounds at a time, and just weigh it. Probably faster then the time to set up a powder measure, get the micrometer or meter set up, weigh sample charges, etc.
 
Lee powder dippers work for me.
I load up to 50 rounds at a time and I am not in a rush. I also weigh every round. I did have a Lyman, used it twice and was not happy so it went on a trade.
257 Roberts
 
I like the lee,

Once I get it set to where I want it I can clunk...clunk... very quicly and accurately with all types of powder.

I usually set the measure slightly low and trickle up evey load.
 
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