Powder charges..

[alexisjohnson]

don't worry about .1 or .2 grains of variance. Depending on how you 'throw' the lever....that will happen. It also won't appreciably affect accuracy...(unless you're getting into some super accurate competition loads)

If your brass is sticking to the powder funnel...i've also found it throws off the charge between the first time (when it sticks bad) to the second time (when it doesn't stick as bad since the flare is already opened up). That tends to happen to the 45's i load on the dillon...

[Julios]

When I get home I'll try few more things,I'm not trying to get that accurate every time because it seems almost impossible lol

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[kcheung2]

I been also weighing a complete round on one I have around 182.4,other 185.6.. and it should be around 5.7 5.8gr on those two rounds..

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Don't base your charge weight based on the weight of a complete round. Apparently you've never weighted empty brass, it can vary by 10 grains or more, and projectiles can vary by a grain.

Don't worry about a 0.1 or even 0.2 grain deviation unless you are at max load. That would only matter for extreme precision, and if that were the situation then the cases should have been weighed and sorted first.

Be sure you're getting a true before-and-after weight. Wind from a fan, a truck driving down the street, or a nearby tv can affect a digital scale. If you're dropping the powder into a tray, be sure the tray is zeroed. If dropping directly into a case, make sure you zeroed the scale with that exact case beforehand, not the adjacent case made by a diff mfg in a diff year which weighs 8 grains more.

[Julios]

ok good to know,didnt know each case will weight that much different,ill probably go thru my cases and separate brands and weight those separate...
i have another question,but ill probably make another thread..
thanks for the info!.

Don't base your charge weight based on the weight of a complete round. Apparently you've never weighted empty brass, it can vary by 10 grains or more, and projectiles can vary by a grain.

Don't worry about a 0.1 or even 0.2 grain deviation unless you are at max load. That would only matter for extreme precision, and if that were the situation then the cases should have been weighed and sorted first.

Be sure you're getting a true before-and-after weight. Wind from a fan, a truck driving down the street, or a nearby tv can affect a digital scale. If you're dropping the powder into a tray, be sure the tray is zeroed. If dropping directly into a case, make sure you zeroed the scale with that exact case beforehand, not the adjacent case made by a diff mfg in a diff year which weighs 8 grains more.

[Julios]

thanks for all the info guys..

[Mayor McRifle]

If I want accurate, consistent loads, I weigh each powder charge and toss back variances. This works well with a single-stage press, but it's a time consuming process. For bulk loading on a progressive press, I find a mid-range load with a mid-range OAL that can handle the inevitable +/- variances on both, and then I live with it.

[Julios]

yea,i think thats what ill do with pistal loads,find the closes range between the gr. im looking for and leave it alone..
but ones i start on rifle, i want to be little more accurate,not sure if a single press would be worth the $$ on getting just for that and just do single powder drops..