New Powder Measure

[rwsmith]

Another vote....

...for the RCBS Uniflow. With decent powder and the metering attachment I get +/-.1 grain easy.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Sorry to hear that you could not take it apart to clean all the parts and
get it working again.
I have a OLD Pacific powder drop, that keeps on ticking, that I have only dismanteled twice since 1966 with a solvent clean, oil and dry wipe down, before putting it back together. (no grease )

Enjoy the new unit, when it gets home.

 

[AlHunt]

The Uniflow is a great, accurate measure for me.

I mostly use my Lil Dandy fixed rotor measure but then I'm fortunate to have all but 2 or 3 of the rotors. Pistol, of course.

 

[pmhayden]

The Harrell's pistol powder measure/meter is very consistent. Though nothing may be consistent with Unique. ;-)

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

I use an RCBS with the micrometer to work up rifle loads but use Dillon 550 measures on my press turrets when reloading pistol ammo.

 

[Marksman]

I've been using an RCBS Little Dandy for years, always able to find an accurate load with the available rotors. I have one of these measures on each press along with a laminated card with rotor # and charge weight. I made a handle much like a Uniflo to make throwing charges less fatiguing.

 

[rockquarry]

Regarding the old Uniflos without micrometer adjustments... I had two of these, probably from the '60s. While adjustments were far from repeatable (the reason I sold both of mine), once adjusted to the right charge, they were very consistent. In fact, I think they were just as consistent as the four Reddings that I've used far longer than all other measures combined in the last fifty+years.

 

[BE Mike]

People rave about the Harrell manual powder measures. If I were in the market for a new manual one, I'd probably seriously consider one. That being said, I've had a Lyman 1200 DPS 3 electronic powder dispenser and scale. It has worked flawlessly for many years and I'm sold on the electronic ones. Lyman's Gen 6 looks even better!

 

[pasote]

I love my Reddings

I had a Herter's fifty or more years ago. It disassembled on me after a little use. Had a number of others after that, including a Harrell. Sold them all.

I have four Reddings, the newest of which is well over thirty years old. These are all I use nowadays. Great for pistol or rifle powders. For pistol, I use the Redding Match Grade with a pistol insert. Like some other measures, it doesn't handle Unique well, but I no longer use Unique anyway.

The RCBS Uniflos worked fine for me, as long as I didn't have to change a setting. Mine were from the '60s and did not have micrometer (repeatable) adjustments, a big drawback. I think they have mcrometer adjustments nowadays, so they might be worth looking at. Still, Reddings are hard to beat.

Reddings are hard to beat! I gave up on my RCBS uniflows with the micrometers when I began High Power Rifle shooting and I turned to the Redding competition BR-3 powder measure. I use one for Pistols and one for Rifles and they are very accurate. I gave away my RCBS to my son-in-law, a beginning reloader. Eventually he will move up to the Reddings.

 

[TAROMAN]

I have been using a Redding competition for almost 35 years now. Works great, even with 2.7 grains of bullseye.

^^^^^THIS^^^^^
Buy once, cry once.

 

[fordson]

RCBS Uniflow works best for me. I have three: two set up for pistol with the small cylinder; one set up for rifle with the large cylinder. Use these on my progressive presses (Dillon 650 and RCBS PRO2000). Earlier this year I picked up a RCBS ChargeMaster Link. So far works very well. Use it primarily for stick powders (IMR4895/4064, etc) with my RCBS Rock Chucker for my long range rifle shooting. Very pleased.