Weighting Loads..

Baldy, we use rcbs 2000 progressive with our .45 colt about the same way, maybe a little more often. use a redding press for my rifles, trickle weigh each round, quite a bit slower but only shoot a fraction of what we shoot in .45 colt.

Don't check my .45ACP's very often. Can see if it drops a charge every time and the press drops fairly accurate amounts each time. If I'm loading Rifle Ammo. where accuracy is important then I check a lot closer.

I used to do that, but I got a powder cop die and you can see it every round. It has a o-ring around a rod that should be the same every time.

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I have a progressive press, it's a SDB Dillon. I weight my .38/.357s &.44s about every ten rounds. I empty my catch bin about every 20 to 25 rounds on the bench. Less to pull apart if I make a mistake. Now my .45s I can see in them and I only check the weight about every 30 to 40 rounds. Does anybody else do it that way? Tell us what your system is.[^][?][?][^]

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On my SD I check the first 2-3 loads then somewhere around the 25th after that I check the first one every time I start the next 100. The 1050 it has a powder check die so all I need to do is set it and go.

i check the first few then i load untill the powder level drops about 1/4 them i check them again.

i watch every powder drop and its easy to see into the case using my turrent press so im not to worried.

never had a problem yet.

Hey Creepy what type press do you have?

Once my measure is set I will rarely check a load. Once the charge is weighed, and the measure locked nothing is going to change. I will run a check if I go to another can of powder that might be from another lot, but otherwise no. After reloading thousands of rounds I've learned to trust my equipment. I never load at or near the red line, and I've never had one differ but a few tenths of a grain. Another thing I do is stick with a powder that gives as high a loading density as possible. That way if you do by some chance have a double charge, your going to catch it right away because it will spill over. I have adjustable charge bars on both of my shotgun presses, and have never touched them in over 30,000 trap loads. Bill T.

blady i use a lyman tmag2 and a lee pro auto disk with adjustable charge bar or my lyman 55 depending on the round.

i like my turrent to much to ever trade or sell it off but maybe someday ill get a dillon for my most used rounds.

Hey Creepy now tell me if I am wrong but you can see the powder when you charge a shell can't you? A fellow ask me that the other day and I didn't know the answer. I have never seen one set up and running. Thanks.

OK Creepy I see what you are talking about. Thanks a millon for giving me pictures and all. Made it real easy to understand. Have a good day. Baldy.

no problem pics are always better than how i can describe it lol