Dillon Magnum Powder Bar

[Worriedman]

Is there any advantage to using a Magnum powder bar? I have had some luck in using a large powder bar for lighter loads as far as repeatability is concerned. Just wondered if there would be some advantage for extruded powder in say a .308 load?

[fastmtnbiker33w]

If you load a lot of magnum rounds, the bar might be worth it. I've loaded 300 win mag on my 550 with a standard bar. I ended up needing to run a double charge. I'd size and prime all the brass first. Then I removed the size prime die, refed into the machine and did a double charge working the handle twice for each round. I'm not sure if it saved me time or not compared to doing each stage individually with a single stage.

I don't think it would work any better with extruded powder than a normal sized powder bar. I just stay away from using the long grain stuff in my Dillon.

Edited October 27, 2010 by fastmtnbiker33w