Do you weigh every load.???

Kenny · Post by **Kenny** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:56 am

I think it all comes down to personel preference.

After all sitting at the loading bench fiddling is half the fun, so doing what gives YOU the best results and peace of mind is the go

KY

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:25 am

I measure every load for every rifle. It has become habit now.

For my hunting rifle I'll let it slip .1 of a grain either way of the target weight.

For my target rifles its on the money for everyone. Piece of mind!!! You just remove a inconsistancy if you know there all spot on. Same as weighing projectiles and sorting by bearing surface. Hours of fun!!!

For measuring I use a powder thrower, throw .2ish under target weight and then top up with eletrronic trickler. Fast and accurate.

It can also depend on the caliber your shooting. If your loading just below pressure signs with a 17rem. well then that .1 maybe a issue. With a 300WM, whats .1 in such a big case. Just a thought!!!

If your happy with the way your rifle shoots, well then theres no need to change your technique, but if your squeezing for every last bit of accuracy, you do all you can!!

Cheers
AI

roscoe · Post by **roscoe** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:45 pm

G'day all,

My two cents worth on this topic. The US Army Shooting Team weights each individual charge. The Question of powder measures also needs addressing. IMHO there are three factors not mentioned.
(a)The people who use these BR items are usually very experienced reloaders.
(b) The measures themselves are of very high quality.
(c) Most BR shooters use ball powders which meter very accurately.

Personally I weight each one, have done so for 25 years. Personal choice.

Shoot safely. Roscoe

Model70 · Post by **Model70** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:07 pm

I know its an old thread but im new and im gonna throw my 2 cents in.
1) Tumble my empties
2)Decap/resize
3)Mic. them up, sorting into piles of OK and to be trimmed
4)Trim if necessary
5)Lightly chamfer trimmed cases
6)Clean primer pockets
7)Back into the tumbler to remove ecxess lube, primer pocket crud etc.
8)Prime each case
9)Individually weigh each charge on my lyman beam scales, doing 50 at a time
10)Shine torch in each case to make sure it is charged, I made the mistake of not checking and proceeded to fire said case out of my.308 whilst out at parkes after pigs, projectile stuck halfway down the barrell and cleaning rod back at camp, not happy.
11) Seat bullet checking OAL on 1st one and away we go.

The long way around it I know but I find it theraputic, I know each and every round is sound and as identical as possible to the next one, gets me out of housework, and keeps me out of my missus hair, which I think she enjoys more than I do!!!

HiWall · Post by **HiWall** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:10 am

I used to weigh every load, initially using the Lee Dippers, a RCBS beam scale and trickler. Then I got real flash and bought a powder thrower and used it for about a week, then went back to the Lee Dippers.

Bought a Lyman DPS1200 II a year or so ago and use that now, so I guess I still weigh every load. This Lyman thingo is the ducks, always accurate and so much faster. I seat a bullet while the next charge is pouring and can check every charge weight quickly without all the hoo-haa.

Model70 · Post by **Model70** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:21 am

HiWall wrote:I used to weigh every load, initially using the Lee Dippers, a RCBS beam scale and trickler. Then I got real flash and bought a powder thrower and used it for about a week, then went back to the Lee Dippers

I made my own dippers, filled an old case with the desired load, marked on the outside of the case the level of the pwder, got my tube cutters i use for work and trimmed the case, leaving it a bit short and got the oxy and soldered a short stick of silver solder to the side. Now I have a dipper for each calibre i load with one scoop and a trickle!

El Toad Man · Post by **El Toad Man** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:05 pm

I used to weigh every load or three, but after loading hundreds of rounds I see that the powder thrower would put every single load within 0.1gr of the intended load. Which is plenty accurate enough for me. It needs to vary by over 0.3gr to make a difference that I can notice in my 243. So now I only weigh the first 5 or so, and thats it.
I did notice that, when first filled from empty I need to run about 5 or so turns through the powder thrower before it starts throwing consistent loads (powder filling the internal gaps in the mechanisms?) and keep the powder topped up so it's not "running on empty".
There's a bit of human factor in the way you turn the lever on the powder thrower, whether you turn the lever fast or slow or jerky or smooth - you need to use the same motion for consistent loads.

El Toad Man · Post by **El Toad Man** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:13 pm

Ackley Improved wrote:For my target rifles its on the money for everyone. Piece of mind!!! You just remove a inconsistancy if you know there all spot on. Same as weighing projectiles and sorting by bearing surface. Hours of fun!!!

Oh kay, that's dedication! More than I go into it, but I do agree with the satisfaction you get from creating loads which are up to our own personal standards.

wem · Post by **wem** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:43 pm

Yes,
l use a Hornady electronic scales.
I throw to within .5gn lower and then trickle the final amount.
I want to remove any variability.

Archfile · Post by **Archfile** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:03 pm

I weigh every load, because i'm a chicken and I don't want the fear of an explosion (not the normal kind) taking my head off, and the slightest fear
of this happening will ruin my attempts at good shooting.

I find that confidence is a big thing, even varmint shooting.. and as such
I just find myself feeling more like 'i'm sure this will connect' will make the
shot more accurate.

Might be nothing in it, but I reload for the 6-250, I have to reload because
there is no factory ammo, and I may as well weigh them, I'm doing everything
else anyhow.

-Arch

Mullet · Post by **Mullet** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:40 pm

Tasco, where do you shoot ?

Rick1970 · Post by **Rick1970** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:11 am

As i don't own a thrower, i use a lee dipper, weigh every charge on a (old) Lyman scale and trickle up to desired weight.

theMISSIONARY · Post by **theMISSIONARY** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:12 pm

Ackley Improved wrote:
For my target rifles its on the money for everyone. Piece of mind!!! You just remove a inconsistancy if you know there all spot on. Same as weighing projectiles and sorting by bearing surface. Hours of fun!!!
AI

i use to do that with the ADI 144gn projectiles for my Omark

for target i weighed every load!

i weigh every 3rd to 5th load for hunting as my thrower is not that consistant

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:13 pm

My RCBS thrower catches stick type powder like 2208 more than the cheap Lee one did. Even if it didnt I would still weigh each charge. I started doing this for the 204 which I was loading for as much accuracy as i was capable of. it becomes habit forming. Do it for everything now. Set the thrower just short and trickle up to the right charge in the balance beam scales.

Tasco · Post by **Tasco** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:16 pm

Mate I shoot at Silverdale rimfire and air rifle, Bowral lever action Silhouette and Canberra Air, Rim annd Center fire. Do you shoot Silhouette?

AusVarmint

Do you weigh every load.???

Do you weigh every load.???