I load almost exclusively black powder cartridges using a Lee turret press and a Hornady Lock n Load powder measure. Note that I did not say, "drop tube".
I am not a competition shooter, never shoot on a commercial or public range, and the bullets I load and the arms that I use frequently outshoot my eyes.
Since I have never used a drop tube, relying only on bullet induced compression, I may be missing something in not naturally compressing my loads.
Moving to a drop tube, now, would require major modifications to my loading station, or very substantial changes in my loading process (with associated additional time).
Some of you have witnessed over the last 15 years, that I am not afraid to re-invent the world to meet my needs.
You also know that I am generally the last shooter in the entire western hemisphere to figure things out (because I always shoot alone).
So I am at real danger of someone saying, "Get with it, Doc!" as I ask this question: Could vibration of the full case perform essentially the same function as the drop tube?
I am not a competition shooter, never shoot on a commercial or public range, and the bullets I load and the arms that I use frequently outshoot my eyes.
Since I have never used a drop tube, relying only on bullet induced compression, I may be missing something in not naturally compressing my loads.
Moving to a drop tube, now, would require major modifications to my loading station, or very substantial changes in my loading process (with associated additional time).
Some of you have witnessed over the last 15 years, that I am not afraid to re-invent the world to meet my needs.
You also know that I am generally the last shooter in the entire western hemisphere to figure things out (because I always shoot alone).
So I am at real danger of someone saying, "Get with it, Doc!" as I ask this question: Could vibration of the full case perform essentially the same function as the drop tube?