Loading 30-06 on the 550B - Powder Everywhere!

[TBP]

I am currently loading 30-06 on my 550B with 2520 and, similar to my .223 loadings

with W748, there is powder all over the press and my bench. Is there an inherent

problem with the Dillon Rifle powder system? Does anyone have any tips to deal

with this? My press is immaculate and cleaned before I start a new load batch of

any caliber. I don't have nearly the problem with powder loading for pistol calibers

that I do with rifle.

[Alan550]

At the end of the down-stroke with the handle, hesitate a bit to give the powder time to drop completely. With pistols and the lighter charge, there's no need to hesitate, but the rifle stuff takes a split-second longer to drop that much powder.

Alan~^~

[TBP]

At the end of the down-stroke with the handle, hesitate a bit to give the powder time to drop completely. With pistols and the lighter charge, there's no need to hesitate, but the rifle stuff takes a split-second longer to drop that much powder.

Alan~^~

Thanks,

I will give this a try. Makes sense.

TBP

[Viggen]

Something like a one one thousand, two one thousand, three one thousand.

You are flowing many times the amount of powder compared to a pistol and the neck is much smaller in diameter.

[Tripod]

I had the same problem with 308 cases. Like they said just hold the down stroke a little and you'll be good to go.

[benos]

At the end of the down-stroke with the handle, hesitate a bit to give the powder time to drop completely. With pistols and the lighter charge, there's no need to hesitate, but the rifle stuff takes a split-second longer to drop that much powder.

Alan~^~

That's usually all it takes, as 748 meters real well in Dillon's Powder Measure.

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[Kyle O]

When loading rifle, I just listen. You can hear the powder running down.

a very pleasant shhhhhhhhhhhh sound, when it stops....upstroke.