So, I finally got my reloading bench set up with a little help from Harbor Freight Tools (bought a workbench), Black & Decker, Dillon, and the muscles that the US Military showed me how to use in ways that were not natural or right for many years. I sat down, got the indivual dies all set just right, then had to go back and start over because I realized that without running them through in the right order, and just starting at one station, I was actually throwing off the brass (Crushed a few cases by trying to seat a bullet without expanding). Everything was going great!
My 550B I bought in May was finally ready to use (this was on the evening of 1 November.) Well, I load the primer tube, put some powder in the powder measure, and began the process of getting it to the right charge. Got it perfect!
Since it is a new press, and I have been out of reloading for a few years (back to that whole US Military thing and not having a place where I could really set up), I was taking it slow and checking every round. Well, after about 5 rounds or so, I was get .1 grains of drift on the powder charge. I use a midrange load just because, no real reason other than safety and I have used it in the past. I still readjusted it back to the right load. I loaded 15 rounds of .40, then swapped over and got out the .223.
Again, was getting drift. 5 rounds, about .1. I had enough room to play with, I let it go. By round 10, was almost .3 grains different. Anyone else experience this issue, and what was the fix? It defeats the purpose of my upgrading from a Lee Turret Press to one of the upper end models if I am having to constantly adjust powder.
I had already decided I was going to order a second powder measure, one for rifle and one for pistol so I wasn't having to change out charge bars.
What am I doing wrong?
My 550B I bought in May was finally ready to use (this was on the evening of 1 November.) Well, I load the primer tube, put some powder in the powder measure, and began the process of getting it to the right charge. Got it perfect!
Since it is a new press, and I have been out of reloading for a few years (back to that whole US Military thing and not having a place where I could really set up), I was taking it slow and checking every round. Well, after about 5 rounds or so, I was get .1 grains of drift on the powder charge. I use a midrange load just because, no real reason other than safety and I have used it in the past. I still readjusted it back to the right load. I loaded 15 rounds of .40, then swapped over and got out the .223.
Again, was getting drift. 5 rounds, about .1. I had enough room to play with, I let it go. By round 10, was almost .3 grains different. Anyone else experience this issue, and what was the fix? It defeats the purpose of my upgrading from a Lee Turret Press to one of the upper end models if I am having to constantly adjust powder.
I had already decided I was going to order a second powder measure, one for rifle and one for pistol so I wasn't having to change out charge bars.
What am I doing wrong?
