Lee Perfect Powder Measure

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I have two of them. They are cheap, and feel that way, but both of mine are dead on every time and easy to use and adjust. The Uniflow is a much better measure, but for $19 the PPM is hard to beat.
 
Using the word perfect in a sentence with Lee and powder measure is an oxymoron. I use and like other Lee products, however their powder measures are junk. Get an RCBS Uniflow or a Redding if you want top of the line performance, both are built with precision to last a lifetime.
 
Sorry Marksman but I'm with Landric. They don't have a quality "feel" to them but mine is dead on drop to drop with the right powder. Universal is just incredibly accurate in mine. It's even dropped flaky 700X with good enough consistency.

It takes some break-in, like a pound of powder through it, but it smooths out and continues to improve with use.

I could certainly have bought more expensive but, I don't think I could have bought better.

Get one. You'll like it.

All the Best,
D. White
 
Mine works great, if it ever wears out I'll buy another.
 
I'll agree with you on this one Marksman! I have a Lee PPM and never use it anymore, if you get any other powder meter you will see just how bad this thing really is. It is at it's worst with large grain powders, they make the plastic rotor very hard to turn because it doesn't cut them easily.

I have two Uniflows, one of which is mounted on a progressive setup, and an old Lyman 55. I would recommend either one of them before the PPM.

Lee makes a lot of cheap products, they work to a point, but I have yet to see one that is better than the products Lee claims they are. If money is a concern and that is all you can get, then there isn't anything else you can do. If you are just being frugal and think you are doing yourself a favor, you're not.

Of course this is just my opinion based on my experiences with the product in question. Others will vary, as always.
 
Mine works so well, I bought another so I could keep it set for one powder and one for another.
I just adjust it by trial and error, the numbers are too hard to see. I can tweak it within a few slight turns of the micrometer.

As mentioned, break it in with a full canister. I filled it up, opened it to the largest setting and just turned the handle till empty.

It is very accurate, believe me I sat there and dropped and weighed hundreds of samples.
 
FWIW, here are the 79 reviews from Midway. The other more expensive brands are probably better built, are they that much better? plus you need to buy the stand also. Did everyone buy the Lee because it is cheap? It obviously works for some.
Not everyone can have a Lexus or Mercedes.

Lee Perfect Powder Measure - MidwayUSA
 
I bought one a while back. I was wanting one just to set up for 3.5 gr Bullseye load and leave it. It worked OK but I just didn't have confidence in an all plastic powder measure. Ended up giving it to my nephew. He already had one Lee and didn't have a problem with it. I looked around and found a used RCBS for my Bullseye load.
If you're looking for an inexpensive measure the Lee is hard to beat. It does work. I prefer a powder measure with a metal body and rotor though. Just comes down to personal preference and how much reloading you're planning on doing.
 
Sir, when I was shooting NRA high power a lot, I bought one mainly because it was cheap and had a reputation for accuracy. The "cheap" part was correct, the "accuracy" part less so.

I found it to be inaccurate with stick-type rifle powders, specifically IMR 4895 and VV N540. It would vary by as much as half a grain from charge to charge, though usually less than that, say 0.2 to 0.3. It was closer with the Vhita Vouri, presumably because of the shorter "sticks," so I plan to try it with ball-type powder and see if that goes better. If not, I'll just pitch it--an inaccurate measure is worse than no measure at all.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.
 
My first reloading kit was the Lee Anniversary, which included the Perfect. I found it to be horribly inaccurate and it leaked powder everywhere. Powder would get into the rotor, giving it a gritty feel and making it difficult to operate the handle in a smooth consistent manner.

I was only able to get it to drop powder somewhat consistently by only using small flake or ball powder like W231. I would turn the rotor to fill the tube, tap the measure a couple times, turn the rotor to dump the powder, tap a few times again, and repeat for the next load.

I quickly moved up to something better.
 
Well I'm a little late in replying but as a reloader of 40+ years experience I have to say that I may have thrown more Lee equipment in the dumpster than many people my age have owned.

I can't figure out that company. I know people who swear by their gear but my experience has been very negative.

I will say that I own a few sets of their dies and they have served me well but the "Perfect Powder Measure" lasted two days before I tossed it.

Many will disagree but I say if the price of any tool DOES NOT make you squirm it probably is not good enough.
 
From my still limited experience it works up to 0.1 grain with Lil'Gun. Just did throw and weigh one hundred loads of Lil'Gun. So for this load I will use it to throw the loads.

For rifle loading I throw somewhat less then I need and trickle up the rest. So absolut accuracy is not needed - and I doubt that any powder measure no matter of what brand comes close to the accuracy of throwing and trickling.

Fritz
 
I have always found mine to be very accurate. For the price it cannot be beat. It does tend to scatter a few grains of powder here and there, but I can live with that. I have never seen any need for a more expensive measure when this one works so well.
 
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Don't have any experience with the Lee ppm, but when I asked my reloading mentor about measures he recommended the Redding model 3. What I ended up getting was a Redding master measure thats older than me on Ebay for less than $40. With BLC-2 it's dead on once I get it set up.
 
My measures are the Uniflow (had it since the mid 70's) and a Lee Perfect (owned it for three years).

For really coarse powders, I also use an older RCBS powder dispenser (made by PACT).

I use the measure that fits a particular project the best. Sometimes it's the Uniflow and other times it's the Lee.

The leakage mentioned is with really fine powders and the Uniflow works best with those any way so it does not bother me.

Where the Lee shines is with powders coarse enough to bother the Uniflow (grain shearing) but not so coarse to require a powder dispenser or just punt and use a scale and trickler.

Three 44s
 
I don't have a lot of money so I bought a Lee PPM. It works well for me even though it feels like junk. Hey, as long as it keeps working I'm happy with it. It's always right on.
 
ArchAngelCD said:
I don't have a lot of money so I bought a Lee PPM. It works well for me even though it feels like junk. Hey, as long as it keeps working I'm happy with it. It's always right on.
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True, it does not feel substantial but it does work and I have found it to be very accurate. I have never seen it "leak" as others mentioned.
 
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