Prof Young
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Loaders:
I've been using a Lee Auto Drum for a long time now. Some where along the way I got the idea that drum type powder measures need to stay half full or more to throw consistent loads. Well, I was getting down to the end of my powder and my bullets. I was loading 9mm and throwing 5.5 grains of Accurate #5. As powder neared the bottom I started to weigh the powder every fifth load. The drum was nearly empty by the time I ran out of bullets and it was throwing the 5.5 grains just fine. It did have a .1 variation on occasion, but it does that with a full drum.
Thoughts and comments welcome.
Life is good.
Prof Young
I've been using a Lee Auto Drum for a long time now. Some where along the way I got the idea that drum type powder measures need to stay half full or more to throw consistent loads. Well, I was getting down to the end of my powder and my bullets. I was loading 9mm and throwing 5.5 grains of Accurate #5. As powder neared the bottom I started to weigh the powder every fifth load. The drum was nearly empty by the time I ran out of bullets and it was throwing the 5.5 grains just fine. It did have a .1 variation on occasion, but it does that with a full drum.
Thoughts and comments welcome.
Life is good.
Prof Young