recommendations for a good powder measure?

[JTR]

Interested in getting into handloading some rifle ammo. Will be using a single stage press and starting with 223, 308 and 300 Win Mag. One thing I do not have is a powder measure. Old man has an RCBS Uniflow powder measure and seems to like it just fine. I had been thinking about getting the same unless y'all have something better to recommend. Thanks for all your help.

 

[KUSA]

Some may scoff at it because it is economical but the LEE perfect powder measure works great.

 

[THE SENTINEL]

I just bought the Hornady lock and load.works great.



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[Pinecone]

What powder?

If an extruded powder, none of them do a great job throwing consistent charges. Before I got a ChargeMaster combo, I just used dippers and a trickler.

 

[dustinoif3]

I've got a cheap perfect reloader brand from ebay. Drops extruded well. It consistently drops .1-.2. I always drop low then trickle in though.

 

[MarinePMI]

Pinecone hit on the main point; what type of powder.

For large extruded powders, a cheap Lee powder measure has been proven to be very accurate. For the smaller, finer grain stuff there's a lot of options out there. Everything from the old Belding & Mull's (very accurate) to the latest Harrell's (equally accurate).

IMHO, when you start talking powder measures, it has less to do with accuracy (as they are all pretty close) and more to do with repeatability from a set up perspective. Harrells (Culver type) are repeatable by clicks, B&M's have drop tubes that can be set and left. It's all about that IMHO, and you will pay for it as well.

 

[jkonzal]

My vote goes to the Redding BR3. Works very well, regardless of which kind of powder you are throwing!

 

[Desert Fox]

For extruded powder, any of the electronic dispenser from RCBS, Hornady and Lyman will do. Get the Harrel for your ball powder. It's pricey but they're accurate.

 

[KUSA]

It does do pretty good with larger powders, not so good with really fine powders like H110 or Silhouette.

I like to set a measure to drop just shy of my target weight, then trickle the last little bit on a scale. For rifle cartridges like .223, .308 and 300wm, that would be the way to go. If you're looking to load much pistol on a single stage, a better measure would probably be worth the extra money.

I am not sure how fine those powders are but it measures TAC perfectly and it is a very fine powder.

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