So, as it was recommended by @EddieCoyle quite a long time ago i finally decided to get it for an experiment - it all finally arrived - the setup was not difficult, but so far results are rather frustrating.
i wanted to improve drops of - specifically - or Reloder 16 powder. My modified and improved dillon bar setup drops it for 41.8gr target deviating in average from 41.5 to 42gr with high and low drops to be relatively rare, when i measure it i see mostly deviations from 41.7 to 41.9. but, still, for 6.5CM loads to have both 41.5 and 42 in a same batch is not ideal. The annoying part is that is often cuts powder straws, but, mostly works flawlessly.
So, so far results i see from the Horandy measure do disappoint greatly. Assembly seems to be fine. i used a bit of graphite to make sure it rotates freely, seems to have no gaps. I did set it up for same 41.8gr target, and here is the last sequence of drops i bothered to record:
42.8, 42.1, 42.2, 41.8, 41.9, 42.4, 42.1
42.8 is not a glitch - it did similar before. Not sure what to think of it all, to be honest. Nothing seems to be faulty, at a first glance, and seems to operate smoothly. it cuts powder much less than dillon.
But, it did 3 times a very annoying powder stuck thing, when only 13 or 20 gr drops into the shell, and rest is stuck in the tube - dillon never ever did that. I could probably fix that issue with some polishing and cleaning/degreasing - but the overthrow by a whole grain so far seems to be a total showstopper. Very frustrating. Dunno if it is my luck with a defective unit, or if it is how it works with a large long stick powders like R16. So, that's the story for today.
i wanted to improve drops of - specifically - or Reloder 16 powder. My modified and improved dillon bar setup drops it for 41.8gr target deviating in average from 41.5 to 42gr with high and low drops to be relatively rare, when i measure it i see mostly deviations from 41.7 to 41.9. but, still, for 6.5CM loads to have both 41.5 and 42 in a same batch is not ideal. The annoying part is that is often cuts powder straws, but, mostly works flawlessly.
So, so far results i see from the Horandy measure do disappoint greatly. Assembly seems to be fine. i used a bit of graphite to make sure it rotates freely, seems to have no gaps. I did set it up for same 41.8gr target, and here is the last sequence of drops i bothered to record:
42.8, 42.1, 42.2, 41.8, 41.9, 42.4, 42.1
42.8 is not a glitch - it did similar before. Not sure what to think of it all, to be honest. Nothing seems to be faulty, at a first glance, and seems to operate smoothly. it cuts powder much less than dillon.
But, it did 3 times a very annoying powder stuck thing, when only 13 or 20 gr drops into the shell, and rest is stuck in the tube - dillon never ever did that. I could probably fix that issue with some polishing and cleaning/degreasing - but the overthrow by a whole grain so far seems to be a total showstopper. Very frustrating. Dunno if it is my luck with a defective unit, or if it is how it works with a large long stick powders like R16. So, that's the story for today.