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Getting a good response tonight.

I went with the scale this afternoon and loaded 30 rounds. I weighed every other load or so and will try shooting them before loading any more.
I was getting consistent throws with the scale all along .

It was confusing with all the conflicting load info from different sources and then i noticed Accurate had a different VMD cc/grains ratio (.102) listed.
The book i had and the data with the powder measure both were Lee and listed no.2 VMD as .0838. Thar Ya go

Guess i'll start keeping track of each powder i use when i find the hole that throws the load i want like someone suggested here.

In search of info i found an upgrade kit for the Powder measure. It has the thumb screws a new hopper and a wiper to seal the powder so it won't leak between the disk and the hopper. It also has the powder charge bar included in the kit.

I am real happy with the way the finished bullets look and specked out.
I set the seating die to touch on a factory bullet and every one was the exact same 1.157.

The chart for 9mm in my book says 1.169 is max overall length so they are .012 undersized like the factory loads.
I cycled them through all my guns and they felt smoother than factory. Could it be cause i made them ?

I'll probably be back looking for help when i get some brass for my 44's .

Thanks Y'all for the help.
Med

I am using accurate no.2 powder and have been thumping the side of the hopper. I see some balls sticking but i don't think it's enough to matter. I have run a lota powder through it but have been dumping it back into the hopper.

If i have faith in my scale it's not a problem as the measure is dumping consistently wrong.

It's just that i am using both scale and measure for the first time. Wish i could go out back and test a few rounds at a time rather than taking a trip to the range every time i want to test a load.
I'll try and run a hopper full through.

I noticed in a u-tube video someone had inserts and thumb screws holding the hopper on can this be bought as a package? The threads in the hopper don't look like they will last too long and the screws are hard to get a screwdriver on.

Thanks for your advice.
Med

I am trying to get it to dump 3.8 gr. Lee's chart says to use the hole for .32cc but using this setting i can't get my 3.8 dump. It appears to be very consistent.

I moved up to the next hole .34cc and still can't get my load. I set it to the next hole 37cc and now get my 3.8 gr. The chart says the powder i am using should throw 3.8@.32cc and i have to use a setting of .37cc which should throw 4.4gr.of the same powder.

I am using the safety scale that come with my press kit. Should i go with the scale reading?
Can the measure be off that much?
Is there some kind of reference weight i can use to confirm the scale is reading correctly?

Med too anal to have a bullet loaded yet!