Easy powder weighing and verification

[44fanatic]

Was reloading some 44mags today and got lazy in a good way w/ weighing my powder.

I am using a Lee Perfect measure and I got tired of dropping the powder in a pan and weighing it, then funneling it in the case (did this for 5 of the 1st 10 rounds I reloaded). So, the next 5 shells, I tared the scale w/ the empty case, filled it w/ powder and weighed it again. After the 1st 10, I then did this w/ every 5th round.

Was pretty quick and easy to tare the scale w/ the empty shell, load the powder and weigh the actual powder inside the casing.

On another note, I found that the static in the powder measure liked to hold onto powder.

 

[rdl65]

Usually on pistol powder I just weigh one every now and then. I always weigh the first few drops out of the Uniflow and then start dropping the charge straight into the case.

 

[44fanatic]

Can do this with either rifle or pistol cartridges.

Reason for such detail...it was my first time using that powder measure.

 

[Bertman]

cool

 

[megalomaniac]

That's actually a great idea...

I'll file that away in the back of my mind for future use. Good tip!