Lee + Ramshot = fail

[mnguyen84]

I just switched over to Ramshot and my my Lee perfect powder measure leaks. I'm using a progressive press. What powder measure can i swap it with?

[Dark Mod]

My lee perfect powder measure leaks slot with H110 too, kinda pisses me off. How are you using a lee PPM in a progressive? What press do you have?

[Bill Steele]

I just switched over to Ramshot and my my Lee perfect powder measure leaks. I'm using a progressive press. What powder measure can i swap it with?

You can switch to a Lee Auto Disk Pro setup and it will work great with most of the Ramshot spherical powders.

[mnguyen84]

well i gave it some grease. tighten the screw some more. ran some tests and so far no leaks. i'll mount it back on the Loadmaster again. hopefully the chain will be enough to pull the handle back down... it's tight.

[rsrocket1]

Grease? You should have used graphite, that way you won't get gunk build up or powder contamination. The Lee's do leak if they are too loose and there is a fine line between too tight and leaky. But once it is adjusted properly, it's "smooth as buttah" and "tight as a drum". Just tighten/loosen the screw in very small increments and cycle it a bunch of times while running powder through it. The graphite coating on the powder aids in the PPM lubrication.

Yeah, yeah, or just by a Dillon.

[Dark Mod]

well i gave it some grease. tighten the screw some more. ran some tests and so far no leaks. i'll mount it back on the Loadmaster again. hopefully the chain will be enough to pull the handle back down... it's tight.

I tried the same thing, and all it did was make it really hard to move the arm and it still leaked a little bit

[mnguyen84]

yeah. the grease thing failed. i put in an order for the lee auto pro. i hope that solves the problem.

[mnguyen84]

it turns out that in order to use the auto pro with 223 rem... i need to buy the double disk set. goddammit. this is so annoying. another delay. wished I went with the Hornady Lock and Load.

[Dark Mod]

it turns out that in order to use the auto pro with 223 rem... i need to buy the double disk set. goddammit. this is so annoying. another delay. wished I went with the Hornady Lock and Load.

Sucks man, i had to learn to live with the powder leaking from my powder measure until i eventually upgraded to the LNL.

[mnguyen84]

hopefully the auto pro will work. the design seems more air-tight. if that doesn't work then i'll get the powder measure unit for the LnL progressive.

[Bill Steele]

When you get the AD Pro, if you still get some leaking with the finer powders, take the screws out of the hopper carrier and with some medium sand paper on a flat surface, take down the outer edges where that carrier sits on the slider housing (so the hopper's elastomer seal is pressing slightly harder on the disk stack when things are reassembled.) Go slow if you end up having to do this, as it doesn't take much sanding to get things really snug. That should eliminate any leaking for even the finest powders for a really long time (10's of thousands of rounds).

Another thing I did with all my AD's is get some of that spray graphite that works like paint. I coated the top surfaces of slider where the disks ride, this seemed to smooth the sliding action.

[NotEnufGarage]

The AD pro with double disk is tricky.. I got rid of the chain return and order the parts to convert it to a spring return.

The discs take a few cycles to "polish" so they'll move back and forth freely.

[noylj]

The PPM works just fine. One thing: DO NOT adjust the tension with powder in the measure.
It sounds stupid for those who want perfection, but put a piece of paper under the measure to collect the leakage. The charges will still be just as exact.
When done, disassemble and clean the measure. Adjust the tension higher than it was and try the powder again.
The longer you use the measure, the better the two conicals fit together.
If you haven't run graphitized powder or actual graphite powder through the measure, do so.
The important thing is NOT the leakage, but the accuracy of the charges thrown--and the PPM throws very consistent charges.
If you can't handle the initial leakage, get a Hornady L-N-L or RCBS measure. However, it will cost a lot more for a measure that throws no more consistent charges than the PPM.

[mnguyen84]

so it turns out that the die that i'm using with the lee perfect powder does not work with this auo pro-disk. i need to buy another die... wtf.

[mnguyen84]

i have to use the chain setup..neeeeeeeeeeuuuuu. the spring thingy is so much more cooler!