Recommend me a powder measure

[Dsal_13]

Im fairly new to reloading.. I am tired of hand measuring every single load one by one.. can you guys recommend me a powder measure to kinda sleep up the charging process?? Like the lee perfect powder measure?

Thanks

[stilly]

I can not speak for the Lee Perfect Powder Measure (but I thought that Bill Steele said he liked his), but I can say that I love my Hornady Lock N Load powder measure. I was originally gonna get a RCBS Uniflow but boy am I glad I did not.

The lock n load powder measure is essentially a copy of the uniflow, except it has upgrades/modifications. Example, you can DRAIN the LNL, change out the rotors with minor trouble (push a button) and you can swap out differnet powder tubes for others that are already setup for your caliber.

The RCBS is a nogo on that, BUT you DO have a dedicated thick plastic hopper on the Uniflow... I am not sure if that does anything for you, but hey! you got it. The Hornady has a plastic tube that is kinda flimsy, but it works and you have to make sure it is stuck inside the threaded portion properly else it will fall out and take all your powder with it...

When I FIRST got into reloading I used the Lee Auto Disk Pro and I loved it, but it had issues like powder hopping over the hole if you went too fast and thus jumping off the plate and falling on me and the press, the limitation of only being able to get 22gr of H110. But I also had the adjustable charge bar and the riser and those worked great.

BTW, the Lee Auto Disk Pro, Uniflow, and LNL can all be mounted on the press on on their own mount.

[NoHeavyHitter]

I've got both the Lee and the Hornady. Might as well buy a Hornady (or similar quality) measure now instead of later. FWIW, the Lee measure is surprisingly accurate, but it will leak fine-grained powders all over the place. I actually bought my Lee measure specifically for throwing heavy loads of IMR that I'd trickle up - so I knew what I was getting in to. It's just not a good measure when it's your only one.

[thenodnarb]

RCBS measure has been fantastic

[jj805]

I've got both the Lee and the Hornady. Might as well buy a Hornady (or similar quality) measure now instead of later. FWIW, the Lee measure is surprisingly accurate, but it will leak fine-grained powders all over the place. I actually bought my Lee measure specifically for throwing heavy loads of IMR that I'd trickle up - so I knew what I was getting in to. It's just not a good measure when it's your only one.

OP, I have both of the above. The Lee Perfect Powder Measure is surprisingly accurate, but it does shed powder out of the side of the rotor. Not a lot, but enough to be annoying. The Hronady powder measure is really accurate as well, but doesn't shed the powder. It also is really easy to change out the rotors. You can also buy the metering inserts for the Hornady. They swap out with the push of a button. This allows you to keep the insert set up for your charge for a specific caliber. when you want to change calibers, you simply push the detent on the rotor and swap the metering insert to the one you want to use, and you will be extremely close to your desired charge for that caliber. It really takes the haste out of readjusting the measure when changing calibers. The RCBS Uniflow is a really good measure too, but I prefer the Hornady.

[Bastard]

what are you loading for, rifle pistol... what powders are you loading, as not all powders meter equally.

I like my Hornady/Paciffic meters though neither one of them get used as much as my RCBS chargemaster

[Dsal_13]

I am loading rifle (.223) amd I use IMR and Win 748

[Bastard]

on a single stage - recommend getting the RCBS charge-master, as the IMR powders generally (in my experience) don't meter very well & I have no experience with the Win powder.

on a progressive/turret it should have come with one, but I would actually recommend switching powders to something that is more meter friendly... something like H335

[Javi]

I only have limited experience with one powder measure and two different pistol powders but if you get the standard RCBS Uniflow(there's three variations of the Uniflow), make sure to get both the standard and small cylinder(assuming you plan to load pistol & rifle) and a powder baffle that goes into the measure for the best consistency.

['ol shooter]

I really like my RCBS Chargemaster, for handgun it meters very quickly, a bit slower for rifle rounds. The time saver is you don't have to weigh every ten throws (like you should) with a manual dispenser. Mine is not powder type sensitive as far as i can tell. Expensive but worth it to me. Had mine 5 years now with no issues.

[Javi]

Oh and add another $20 for the stand so you can charge cases in a tray. The mount that I installed to my bench didn't work out.

[CK_32]

Any will do really.


I've been happy with my RCBS Uniflow. If you have the cash tho def invest in the Charge Master 1500 combo. Awesome investment again if you have an extra $200

[TimRB]

You can do much worse than buying a Lee Perfect. They're built a little on the cheap side but work very well nonetheless, especially for stick powders. A good value.

Tim

[DazedandConfuzed]

I have the Redding 3BR with both mics. Works great for both rifle and pistol!

[milotrain]

I have a Lee Perfect and it works well for long stick powder. Works very well for ball powder too. I have not noticed the side leak problem but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.