station2 powder spills
Quote from Reloader on October 29, 2008, 3:58 pmI am a first time reloader and I have the 550b press. I am loading 308 winchester. I have a question about station 2. I have messed with the adjustments to this die but I can't seem to fix the problem where the powder spills out maybe once out of 6 pulls. It isn't alot of powder it is maybe 5 or 6 pieces. The powder is IMR 3031. Didn't know if this was normal, or that I have something setup wrong. The other thing funny about station2 is that sometimes the powder bar binds and you can see the slotted bellcrank? (part 97034) hit just a tad bit low on the powder housing and I can't seem to get it adjusted where that doesn't happen. You just have to give it a gentle pull, but I don't like that it slips off very suddenly. I am thinking the two are maybe related. The powder charge is pretty consistant, it varies by +- .2 sometimes.
Thanks for any input on this issue
I am a first time reloader and I have the 550b press. I am loading 308 winchester. I have a question about station 2. I have messed with the adjustments to this die but I can't seem to fix the problem where the powder spills out maybe once out of 6 pulls. It isn't alot of powder it is maybe 5 or 6 pieces. The powder is IMR 3031. Didn't know if this was normal, or that I have something setup wrong. The other thing funny about station2 is that sometimes the powder bar binds and you can see the slotted bellcrank? (part 97034) hit just a tad bit low on the powder housing and I can't seem to get it adjusted where that doesn't happen. You just have to give it a gentle pull, but I don't like that it slips off very suddenly. I am thinking the two are maybe related. The powder charge is pretty consistant, it varies by +- .2 sometimes.
Thanks for any input on this issue
Quote from Reloader on October 29, 2008, 4:07 pmMuch of what you are experiencing is due to the choice of an extruded powder. It tends to logjam inside the funnel. Pull the handle down slowly, it should take 1 full second to move the powder bar from one side to the other. The binding is probably occuring when the powder bar has to shear through a granule of powder. .2 grain variation is good.
Much of what you are experiencing is due to the choice of an extruded powder. It tends to logjam inside the funnel. Pull the handle down slowly, it should take 1 full second to move the powder bar from one side to the other. The binding is probably occuring when the powder bar has to shear through a granule of powder. .2 grain variation is good.
Quote from Reloader on November 2, 2008, 2:56 pmAs for the powder spills at station two, I've had good luck with hodgden "h380" and hodgdon "benchmark". Both of these powders will work with the 308 and both of these powders meter very well. Good luck, Moe.
As for the powder spills at station two, I've had good luck with hodgden "h380" and hodgdon "benchmark". Both of these powders will work with the 308 and both of these powders meter very well. Good luck, Moe.
Quote from Reloader on November 4, 2008, 9:30 pmDillon is right, slow down and tap a little on the toolhead each cycle with a plastic mallet or something similarly soft. It will help a great deal. A little annoying, but nature of the beast with extruded powders like that.
Dillon is right, slow down and tap a little on the toolhead each cycle with a plastic mallet or something similarly soft. It will help a great deal. A little annoying, but nature of the beast with extruded powders like that.