So I'm sitting there trying to adjust my micrometer adjustable powder measure ( Hornady ) to throw 23gr of AR-comp . I turn and nothing , turn some more and still nothing . It keeps dropping the same charge no matter how much I turn the dial . Turns out the set screw was loose on the knob and it could spin with out adjusting . I tighten it up but it's still slipping . Keep in mind I'm doing this with the measurer full of powder .
So I grab the body of the powder measure and squeeze it tight so I can crank down on the set screw not realizing I just push the release button on the micrometer plunger
Which caused the plunger to drop freely from the powder measure .
Resulting in 3.5oz or 1,500 grains of AR-comp to dump out of the powder measure all over the place . Who says stick powder doesn't meter well , seemed to flow out just fine to me Oh and of course I had to have one of the drawers open to catch some powder .
Don't you just hate it when you do bone headed stuff . This was SO preventable ! I was able to save about 500gr but the rest was on the floor and now the floor is clean so at least some good came from it lol
So I grab the body of the powder measure and squeeze it tight so I can crank down on the set screw not realizing I just push the release button on the micrometer plunger
Which caused the plunger to drop freely from the powder measure .
Resulting in 3.5oz or 1,500 grains of AR-comp to dump out of the powder measure all over the place . Who says stick powder doesn't meter well , seemed to flow out just fine to me Oh and of course I had to have one of the drawers open to catch some powder .
Don't you just hate it when you do bone headed stuff . This was SO preventable ! I was able to save about 500gr but the rest was on the floor and now the floor is clean so at least some good came from it lol
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