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Does anyone throw their powder for their rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 955540" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>When I throw charges I use a Redding BR powder measure. I set it right around my desired charge weight then measure every individual charge on a Dillon beam scale. If it is too light I trickle powder in until it is perfect, if it's too heavy, I do the opposite and trickle the propellant out of the pan back into the powder measure. I never go without measuring a charge, that Redding is extremely accurate but I don't trust anything enough to not weigh each charge. Consistency is key and like my Dad always said "half a grain can kill you!" The only thing that we throw that goes without being weighed every time, is when we load for black powder. We use a Lyman Model 55 Black Powder measure for them and set it for our desired charge. Once set we load 5 then re-check it on the scale. If its off a little we fine tune it until it's right then load 5 more and repeat. Black powder is very forgiving so a .5gr won't hurt you but smokeless is a whole other story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 955540, member: 69478"] When I throw charges I use a Redding BR powder measure. I set it right around my desired charge weight then measure every individual charge on a Dillon beam scale. If it is too light I trickle powder in until it is perfect, if it's too heavy, I do the opposite and trickle the propellant out of the pan back into the powder measure. I never go without measuring a charge, that Redding is extremely accurate but I don't trust anything enough to not weigh each charge. Consistency is key and like my Dad always said "half a grain can kill you!" The only thing that we throw that goes without being weighed every time, is when we load for black powder. We use a Lyman Model 55 Black Powder measure for them and set it for our desired charge. Once set we load 5 then re-check it on the scale. If its off a little we fine tune it until it's right then load 5 more and repeat. Black powder is very forgiving so a .5gr won't hurt you but smokeless is a whole other story. [/QUOTE]
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