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<blockquote data-quote="marc357" data-source="post: 3039808" data-attributes="member: 1786"><p>Exactly.</p><p>I run 81.0 gr of H1000 in my .300WM My COAL is long, 3.585 I think. It's a lot of powder to cram in there.</p><p>I use a drop tube and pour the powder in the funnel at an angle so that the powder swirls around the funnel and down the tube. The powder settles better and takes up less space. I've heard it called "swirl charging" before. Don't remember where I heard about it. I have also lightly rested a whole tray of charged cases to the top of my vibratory case cleaner and settled the powder charges, that works too.</p><p>For me it makes the difference between crunching the powder and just barely compressing it enough that if you shake the loaded round you can't hear the powder rattle. To me that's just right.</p><p> Before I knew about this method I used to crunch the powder when seating bullets, then taper crimp to keep them in place. Shot fine, but I haven't bothered crimping since I've been giving them a swirly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marc357, post: 3039808, member: 1786"] Exactly. I run 81.0 gr of H1000 in my .300WM My COAL is long, 3.585 I think. It's a lot of powder to cram in there. I use a drop tube and pour the powder in the funnel at an angle so that the powder swirls around the funnel and down the tube. The powder settles better and takes up less space. I've heard it called "swirl charging" before. Don't remember where I heard about it. I have also lightly rested a whole tray of charged cases to the top of my vibratory case cleaner and settled the powder charges, that works too. For me it makes the difference between crunching the powder and just barely compressing it enough that if you shake the loaded round you can't hear the powder rattle. To me that's just right. Before I knew about this method I used to crunch the powder when seating bullets, then taper crimp to keep them in place. Shot fine, but I haven't bothered crimping since I've been giving them a swirly. :) [/QUOTE]
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