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Weighing charges. Looking around and looks like my options for an automatic dispenser are:

RCBS
Lyman
Pact

Read the reviews on Cabela's and Midways web sites, good and bad on all of them. Anybody using any of theese please chime in and give your personal reviews, please.
 
I'm an RCBS kinda guy but I like the Pact. I don't have one but a friend of mine does, works great. By the time you seat the bullet and measure your seating depth it's ready for the next round. Also has great reviews and it's made in the good 'ol USA.
 
I have the RCBS and have loaded 4500 rounds with it so far with out any problem's, By the time you seat the bullet the next load is ready to load into the next round on the 223 and 204 ruger the 243's that I have loaded take's just a tad longer just depends on how fast you can get the bullet seated. I think it is a great tool..
 
Unless you are shooting at ranges beyond 300 yards there is no need to weigh charges. For 300 and less thrown charges are just as accurate, maybe more so, than weighed charges.

Jack
 
Love my RCBS. 6mmBR.com has instructions to speed the throw. Mines virtually always done by the time I finish seating now.
 
Originally Posted By: Jack RobertsUnless you are shooting at ranges beyond 300 yards there is no need to weigh charges. For 300 and less thrown charges are just as accurate, maybe more so, than weighed charges.

Jack

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When shooting centerfire benchrest competetively in the early 1970's, no one ever weighed powder charges. We reloaded between relays, and threw charges that were competetive. Most guys used modified Lyman 55's with a Culver insert.
 
Quote:Unless you are shooting at ranges beyond 300 yards there is no need to weigh charges. For 300 and less thrown charges are just as accurate, maybe more so, than weighed charges.

Not to start an argument, as I generally agree with the statement... I've found that it can depend on the powder you are using...

If I use a long grain extruded powder, my thrower 'bridges' a lot and I wind up weighing them just out of caution...Sometimes I find variances, and sometimes not..Maybe I'm "too picky"

When I use a small grain 'ball' powder, I never have a problem with the charge consistency...
 
A powder measure & ball powder is all I have ever used. Ive loaded over 90k rounds this way and spot check about every 25-50 throws and my scale says no change. I fill at about 2/3s low on powder.
I dont load one at a time, I fill 300-500 cases at a time, good lighting to insure no misses and insert my bullet.
Not one problem to date & never a missed case of powder.
I dont shoot in competitions otherwise I may do it another way.
All my drops have been very solidly consistant and when I test on paper I get clover leafs. That says to me do not change what I am doing.
I tried an electronic dispensor a whlie back & for me its wayyy to slow so I sent it back.
 
I'm with most of the guys here. I used to weigh each charge of long grain powder, but now use an RCBS Chargemaster. For finer grain powders (like my beloved Benchmark), I just set the old RCBS powder measure and start loading. I try to check every 25 rounds or so, but it never varies by a tenth of a grain or so.
 
I use my scale in conjunction with my thrower
it still takes extra time but I know that all charges are the same besides the last place I want to rush is at the reloading bench
 
I have the Lyman. Never regret the purchase. Life is good. You will work your tail off trying to keep up when loading 223. If your brass is prepped, you can load 50 rounds VERY FAST. Seems to throw very consistant loads for my style of shooting.
 
Save the money on the electronics. Buy a good powder thrower, Redding and RCBS are pretty good for the money. Spend the rest on more components.
 
I have a Lyman DPS2 and am very plesed with it's performance. I have a powder measure and it is some faster with certain powers but I won't be going back as long as the Lyman is still working.
 
Looks like I will be getting a Chargemaster, Thanks for the replys.

Martyn, I agree that throwing charges with some powders would suit me just fine, But with this 17-204 I am currently shooting and extruded powder, "a few tenths" could spell disaster with a max load {4400 fps makes me happy
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, ruined cases and possibly more makes me not happy
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} I like to weigh to the tenth most of the time. Plus the Chargemaster is about the same money as one of the fancy Benchrest powder thinggys and all I have to do is hit a button.
 


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