roysclockgun
Handloader
- Dec 17, 2005
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Over the years, I have gotten a fair number of good tips to use. However, we seldom discuss what NOT to do. I hope others will contribute to my list.
(1) Avoid a fan putting any sort of draft on your scale when you are weighing propellant. This especially when using an overhead, ceiling fan that will cause your scale to give incorrect readings.
(2) If you are cheap, as I am, and adjust the propellant load in military ammo: Do no co-mix propellant dumped from the cartridges. Lowering the load in one cartridge and then disposing of the balance is the only way that I will try to get better accuracy from military ammo. Too many times I have discovered that any given lot of military ammo can be loaded with two or more DIFFERENT propellants. This making any co-mixing a very dangerous proposition.
Best,
Steve Ashe
(1) Avoid a fan putting any sort of draft on your scale when you are weighing propellant. This especially when using an overhead, ceiling fan that will cause your scale to give incorrect readings.
(2) If you are cheap, as I am, and adjust the propellant load in military ammo: Do no co-mix propellant dumped from the cartridges. Lowering the load in one cartridge and then disposing of the balance is the only way that I will try to get better accuracy from military ammo. Too many times I have discovered that any given lot of military ammo can be loaded with two or more DIFFERENT propellants. This making any co-mixing a very dangerous proposition.
Best,
Steve Ashe