chargemaster when you own progerssive
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Nonnieselman
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I use mine all the time. I load mostly on a couple Dillon 550s but i have 3 Rcbs Rockchuckers that i load some bolt action stuff on and i use the Chargemaster on it.
But on some of my loads i will still use the Dillon but weight out the charges on the Chargemaster when im using powders like Varget and H4831 since they dont measure worth a flip in the Dillon.
But on some of my loads i will still use the Dillon but weight out the charges on the Chargemaster when im using powders like Varget and H4831 since they dont measure worth a flip in the Dillon.
Originally Posted By: AnkenyI am so anal about my rife loads that I only use progressive presses for pistol ammo.
I've had good luck with progressives winning a lot of Gold over the years with them in rifle matches. I sold my last single stage in 1979. I have had a Rock Chucker still in the box for four years. I do use a turret for onsey twosey development. Beyond a doubt they are necessary to really get you up to sped on pistol if you are going for the gusto at the national level IMHO.
For my cutting edge PD loads I use a 550 or a 650 and high volume match ammunition. The groups I verify with are adequate at about 0.5 MOA with the 20's I'm shooting on the PD's and the competition non-F-class is down where I like it too.. The limiting factor for me is the powder choices as they don't do well at 98-100% fill with compression.
Greg
I've had good luck with progressives winning a lot of Gold over the years with them in rifle matches. I sold my last single stage in 1979. I have had a Rock Chucker still in the box for four years. I do use a turret for onsey twosey development. Beyond a doubt they are necessary to really get you up to sped on pistol if you are going for the gusto at the national level IMHO.
For my cutting edge PD loads I use a 550 or a 650 and high volume match ammunition. The groups I verify with are adequate at about 0.5 MOA with the 20's I'm shooting on the PD's and the competition non-F-class is down where I like it too.. The limiting factor for me is the powder choices as they don't do well at 98-100% fill with compression.
Greg
yoteslayer77
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Originally Posted By: AnkenyI am so anal about my rife loads that I only use progressive presses for pistol ammo.
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Plant.One
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i only use my powder thrower on the progressive for making plinking loads.
when i'm making hunting ammo, setting up a ladder, or ammo that i load with stick powder i put a generic lee powder through die in there, toss a funnel on top, and let the chargemaster do its thing. then i manually dump the charge in as needed, cycle the press, leaving the ram in the upward position waiting for the next charge.
it still allows me to run mostly progressive, and take advantage of my case feeder, but it also lets me get the more precise weights i want/expect for those types of loads.
when i'm making hunting ammo, setting up a ladder, or ammo that i load with stick powder i put a generic lee powder through die in there, toss a funnel on top, and let the chargemaster do its thing. then i manually dump the charge in as needed, cycle the press, leaving the ram in the upward position waiting for the next charge.
it still allows me to run mostly progressive, and take advantage of my case feeder, but it also lets me get the more precise weights i want/expect for those types of loads.