I have watched this conversation from the wings...
...Because I can't claim to be all that good of a reloader.
I guess I just don't do it often enough. (Most folks reload so they can be more scientific. I reload because I am a cheapskate.)
When I am at the range loading cap and ball revolvers I have a CVA 1400 flask with a clear rigid tube and a graduated plunger set up. It allows me to get very consistent loads up to about a full load for the ROA into the chambers which I load out of the pistol using a press.
I don't shoot single shot muzzle loaders (meaning that I don't need loads much heavier than 45 grains) and so this flask and tube thing works pretty good.
For BP cartridges I use a Hornady Lock n Load which gives me very consistent volumetric charges. I weigh about every twentieth charge to verify that things are copusthetic. But in that case I am looking for a case that is filled to a consistent level rather than a specific weight. I do get a consistent weight, but it is an indirect indication. One thing about the LnL with BP is that it must be carefully cleaned and then between loading sessions it must be stored disassembled.
I load smokeless 9mm, .380 and .45 ACP on the Dillon 650 and check the powder weight carefully before starting to load for production.
...Because I can't claim to be all that good of a reloader.
I guess I just don't do it often enough. (Most folks reload so they can be more scientific. I reload because I am a cheapskate.)
When I am at the range loading cap and ball revolvers I have a CVA 1400 flask with a clear rigid tube and a graduated plunger set up. It allows me to get very consistent loads up to about a full load for the ROA into the chambers which I load out of the pistol using a press.
I don't shoot single shot muzzle loaders (meaning that I don't need loads much heavier than 45 grains) and so this flask and tube thing works pretty good.
For BP cartridges I use a Hornady Lock n Load which gives me very consistent volumetric charges. I weigh about every twentieth charge to verify that things are copusthetic. But in that case I am looking for a case that is filled to a consistent level rather than a specific weight. I do get a consistent weight, but it is an indirect indication. One thing about the LnL with BP is that it must be carefully cleaned and then between loading sessions it must be stored disassembled.
I load smokeless 9mm, .380 and .45 ACP on the Dillon 650 and check the powder weight carefully before starting to load for production.