I'm an old reloader. When I was young, I watched my father (1950s), then when I got a little older (1960s) I worked and he watched. Every move like a hawk. By 1970 I was out on my own and loading. And I bought a set of the then Lee dippers and a Lyman scale. For most general shooting loads, the Lee dippers worked fine. I particularly like the smallest one listing 3.0 gr of Bullseye. It became my standard go to load for 38 wadcutters.
Someplace along the line I picked up a newer set of dippers. I don't recall that I've used them, but I don't care. There's no way I'd use dippers for anything even approaching maximum loads. But for mild play loads they work just fine. I'm not sure why all the hesitation here.
In my piles of junk I've got a couple of stand alone measures. Now the 2 sets of Lee dippers. And a few beam type scales, one new digital electronic and a very old chemistry balance beam. But if I'm loading light target loads, I use the dippers.
And I have a routine. I dip the powder and pour it in the case. Then I put the dipper down and pick up a bullet and start it by hand. Then into the press it goes. I will never charge more than one case at a time and then I always seat the bullet. I works for me and I'm not changing.
