Lyman Gen 6

[hunter24605]

Also with the electronic Gen 6... it's entirely possible to forget to close the "door" Pretty much everyone I've talked to who has used it has forgotten to close that piece after emptying the unit of powder... Sigh...



Guy

That’s the truth but a gentle reminder to myself helps

 

[RL338]

No. Either way provides good, consistent powder charges. I do prefer spherical powders if I'm using the manual powder measure/dispenser to get more consistent powder charges. If I'm using some of the stick powders and a manual powder measure, that's when the powder trickler gets put to use.

Sometimes with the electronic measure - the doggone tiny spheres of powder bounce right out of the brass powder pan! That can get irritating.

Also with the electronic Gen 6... it's entirely possible to forget to close the "door" used to unload powder from the unit... Then the next time I poured a can of powder into it... the powder poured right out that door making a bit of a mess. That too was irritating. Pretty much everyone I've talked to who has used it has forgotten to close that piece after emptying the unit of powder... Sigh...

It's also a bit of a pain to clean, although not all that bad after getting the hang of it. Lyman does supply a nice little brush that helps.

I like using the Gen 6 mostly when I'm loading up 50 or more rifle cartridges with stick powders. I can get into a good rhythm of seating the bullet while the electronic powder measure is metering out another powder charge for the next case. Makes a nice smooth work flow.

Guy

My Chargemaster is guilty of some of your comments on the Gen6. Yes it slops ball powder everywhere especially after I reprogramed the dispense settings. Yes that dang drain forgets to close itself to.