ES13Raven Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I decided to try out the "Perfect Powder Baffle" by Prairie Dog. Just got it today. It is designed to work with the plastic baffle in the Dillon hopper. Anyone else try this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawn Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks good to me! I know the best measurements taken are with cases at all stations. I did notice last night that when loading 308 on my 550, I would have an increase of 1.5 grains when I didn't have a case in the de-prime sizing station. I haven't noticed that large a difference when loading for pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I have one and have been very pleased with it, very consistent 20 throw averages from 98% full to almost empty (below the first baffle). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedoms Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I decided to try out the "Perfect Powder Baffle" by Prairie Dog. Just got it today. It is designed to work with the plastic baffle in the Dillon hopper. Anyone else try this yet? I have one love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leewongfei Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I just bought one. Let's hope it's not $13 wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixty Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I think ill try one out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 I am happy with mine so far. I have checked every 100 rounds, and the measurements have been spot on. More consistent than the Dillon baffle alone. I guess the real test is to measure with a full hopper and a 1/3 full hopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What is the purpose of baffling a baffle? Just asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaldor Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What is the purpose of baffling a baffle? Just asking? Consistent powder weight on the dropper/metering assembly, no matter if the tube is 1/4 or completely full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNshooter Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Looks cool but isn't it a PITA when you want to dump out powder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Looks cool but isn't it a PITA when you want to dump out powder? Not really - I have a 5" funnel that I pour into. You just have to put the baffle back in place - 5 seconds tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNshooter Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Maybe I missed something. Is the baffle attached? I thought the baffle would fall when you turn the hopper over to pour out the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Maybe I missed something. Is the baffle attached? I thought the baffle would fall when you turn the hopper over to pour out the power. The Dillon plastic one is attached, the PPB is not. Mine slides out easy enough if I turn the hopper upside down. I suppose you can bend the metal a little to have it stay in the hopper if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prebaned Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Looks like a $13.00 solution looking for a nonexistent problem. Sent painfully from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Live long and free or die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Pulled mine out as it did not work well with screens. All of my powder measures have 1/8th wire screens in them. This is to keep foreign material from reaching the working part of the powder measure. We had a local incident a few years back. A Commercial Loader had an explosion with loss of life and the business burned to the ground because a primer some way found it's self into the powder measure. A section one foot by thirty six inches can be purchased for under three bucks. Use the Powder measure top as a guide then cut a circle out of the screen. It can be pushed down from the top or pull the plastic tube and install between the top and base of the measure. Also polish the inside of the powder measure along with the powder funnel, inside. Stops bridging and keeps powder drops more even. That's enough screen to fit quite a few powder measures. Got a little off the subject sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looks like a $13.00 solution looking for a nonexistent problem. That's great if your drops are consistent enough with the standard baffle. I have seen improvement in mine, so I think it's worth the $13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpom Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Based on this thread I searched the baffle and found it on Amazon, same price, same seller, only FREE shipping for Prime members. Naturally ordered one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwall64 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I took a chance that this baffle would help with Alliant BE-86 powder and ordered it. Mine results were very positive, it gave me much more consistent drops than without. I was getting +/- 0.2 grain fluctuations (and sometimes larger) with the default configuration on the Dillon powder drop, with the "Perfect Powder Baffle" most of the drops were on the number and if there was any fluctuation across a 500 round session it was under +/- 0.1 grain. Well worth the small fee of the device. I haven't tested it on Hodgdon Lonshot yet, but with the BE-86 results I am hopeful that the same will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpipe9 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Are you guys turning the baffles 90 degrees to each other? I tried this with prima v powder and it wouldn’t fill fast enough so I have turned them about 45 degrees to each other. Verdict is still out though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPD7119 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I love mine, i have purchased one for every one of my tool heads. Wont reload without it! Dumping powder is easy too, you can pull it out with a paperclip if you didn't want to try dumping the powder with it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpipe9 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 9 hours ago, CPD7119 said: I love mine, i have purchased one for every one of my tool heads. Wont reload without it! Dumping powder is easy too, you can pull it out with a paperclip if you didn't want to try dumping the powder with it in. So far it has been great and has fixed the inconsistency with prima V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachead7075 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Looks cool but isn't it a PITA when you want to dump out powder? Dump out the powder? I think you need to invest in one of these sir...http://www.uniquetek.com/product/T1347Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weldon20 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 That was ok for it's time this is so much better http://entirelycrimson.com/ECPMQD.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachead7075 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 That was ok for it's time this is so much better http://entirelycrimson.com/ECPMQD.html This one is even nicer... https://armanov.com/eu-shop/reloading/dillon-parts-upgrades/quick-disconnect-dillon-powder-measure/ I still prefer the Uniquetek just for emptying powder though as you don't have to remover the whole hopper. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboone Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 5/11/2015 at 11:30 AM, MNshooter said: Looks cool but isn't it a PITA when you want to dump out powder? Mine slides right out when emptying powder. I gotta admit I haven't notice any improvement in consistency for the ball or flake powders I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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