stubbicatt
New member
I understand the principles and benefits of a drop tube.
Years ago I had a Lyman powder measure with a really long aluminum, two piece, drop tube that affixed to the bottom of the powder measure. I used it without really questioning it very much.
These days I use a Harrell's measure, throw the charge into a pan, and pour the charge over about a 4 second period, from a position about 2" above the funnel. I learned this trick somewhere on the internet, I don't remember where now.
When I compare thrown charges straight into the case, or dumped charges from the pan into the funnel, the 4 second method results in a more compacted powder column in the case, which is what the drop tube is supposed to accomplish.
Today looking back, I wonder whether the dump of powder from the Lyman measure, even having traversed that drop tube, might not have compacted as much as it would have had it been sort of trickled over 4 seconds thru the drop tube?
Shooting black is too much fun, and learning is also a good thing.
Years ago I had a Lyman powder measure with a really long aluminum, two piece, drop tube that affixed to the bottom of the powder measure. I used it without really questioning it very much.
These days I use a Harrell's measure, throw the charge into a pan, and pour the charge over about a 4 second period, from a position about 2" above the funnel. I learned this trick somewhere on the internet, I don't remember where now.
When I compare thrown charges straight into the case, or dumped charges from the pan into the funnel, the 4 second method results in a more compacted powder column in the case, which is what the drop tube is supposed to accomplish.
Today looking back, I wonder whether the dump of powder from the Lyman measure, even having traversed that drop tube, might not have compacted as much as it would have had it been sort of trickled over 4 seconds thru the drop tube?
Shooting black is too much fun, and learning is also a good thing.