telecat Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've been wanting to try some AR Comp for 223 loads so I picked some up. Having a terrible time. Its spilling out on the down stroke. Doesn't matter how long I leave the ram up, as soon as the case comes out of the powder measure it starts pouring out and keeps pouring out! I can tap on the press and more comes out. Really very little is actually dropping in the case. I been loading 223 on this press for over 10 years but is always been powders like AA2520 and more recently CFE223. In fact I just finished a couple hundred rounds with 2520 tonight before switching over to the AR Comp. This is unmanageable!! I need some help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WZ4I Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Sounds like the powder is bridging. Pretty common with extruded/stick powders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 I watched a vid today of a guy complaining about the powder sticking like that. I hate it as this powder looked promising but I'm starting to see I may never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ano Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 there is a notch in powder funnel turn it away with lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Try slowing your downstroke speed a bit, so it takes at least one full second for the powder bar to go from one side of the measure to the other. Edited July 2, 2015 by dillon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Ok I will try the slow method tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Ok! Follow up. I now seem to be able to use AR Comp. I took the powder unit apart and cleaned everything . It was filthy inside. Cleaned it all, greased the recommended areas and reassembled. I did some test runs and see exactly what our Dillon rep is talking about on the slow down stroke. If you go to fast you get a clunk. If you go slow its smooth. Meters pretty well. A little high and a little low, sometimes on. Thank you for the help! Lesson learned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhook Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Get some powdered graphite and run it through the powder measure. This will get rid of static and lubricate it. It won't hurt anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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