Hodgdon Tite Group Question

[Paul5388]

I would suggest using a check weight and weighing it ten times in succession to see it it holds its value each time. Some digitals aren't worth what was paid for them in terms of repeatability.

I did a pretty good bit of shopping before I bought my new scale. I settled on a 1 mg scale (.015 gr) due to price and size. I use M3 weight standards to check accuracy and repeatability and also used them on my Ohaus 505. It's approaching 40 years old and still produces good accuracy within its limitations.

Don't use your fingers on your check weights. Cotton gloves or tweezers are the only accepted methods, if you want the weight to continue to be accurate. Keep the weights in a covered container to keep dust and debris off of them. Remember, digital scales round off their results, so you aren't necessarily getting the real weight.

This is the scale I use and I keep it out of drafts and on an anti-vibration pad, but insect spray used on red wasps is rough on the dust cover.

 

[Titegroups]

Has anyone else experienced erratic charge weights with this powder? Got some recently and have had difficulty getting consistent charge weights with three different measures - A Lyman 55, a Redding, and the one on my Dillon 450. Have checked with two different electronic scales, same results. Trying to throw a load of 6.2 grains for a cowboy/action level load in .44 magnum. Help?

I have used a lot of titegroup for cowboy in .44 mags. from a lee turret. Throws very consistent. I use 4.0g though with a 180g. RNFP. Gives about 650fps out of a 4.5" vaquero. Also have used quite a bit of TrailBoss, about the same weight. Got to keep that recoil down. One issue I did have though is the brass not expaning enough to seal in my 1894 Marlin lever, and some of the gas following the extractor groove back and blowing into my eyes. Seem to happen a lot with the marlins though, had it happen in other calibers with light loads. Also makes the brass hot.