jmbaccolyte Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Once in a while, the powder drop is inconsistent on my 550 with 3.0 grains of Clays. Any ideas or is the charge just too light for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 How inconsistent? A tenth either way is pretty normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbaccolyte Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Enough that once in a while, the recoil is softer than normal. I guess I'll have to check a bunch of them for consistency, but almost all of them feel the same. Its that rare weak load that bothers me. Should I be cleaning the powder measure as regular maintenance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I don't think it needs cleaned regularly. As a rule I don't touch my press unless it starts to act up. Then I'll tear some things apart and do a good cleaning. Do you have a good digital scale? They make checking charges very easy to do. Just throw ten charges and watch the weight grow. You can average the ten but by watching each charge added individually can let you know if there is truly the occasional light or heavy load. Do you have a chrono? You might try running some through the chrono until you feel what you suspect is a light load. Honestly, I think your charges are fine. Feeling a light load or a heavy load is often an illusion. To feel a significant difference in recoil like you mentioned , there would need to be a pretty major drop in powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbaccolyte Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Okay, thanks. That helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Some people have mentioned using the small powder bar for all their pistol/rev loading and felt that it helped with consistency. If you have one you might try it and see if it works better for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharum Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It may not be the charge. It may be the powder. For example when I load Universal Clays light in my 40 velocities are all over the place but the powder weight is consistent. I went to Bullseye and so far it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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