Some little tools for loading ammo

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:47:16 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don Foreman quickly quoth:

Cute! Whassa "Gander Mountain"? (Ah, googled it and found that it's like our Big5, BlackBird, or GI Joe's sporting goods stores)

Nice ! A lot of commercial funnels cone the outlet too . Makes it usable for more than one caliber , but then takes a hand to steady it while pouring . Just out of curiosity , why don't you use an adjustable powder measure ? Looking for that last tenth of a moa ? If that is the case , have you checked your case necks for uniform thickness and concentricity ? I have a sweet little outside neck turning tool that a friend made me years ago , has a replaceable pilot (to change calibers) and uses a 1/4" lathe bit as a cutter .

Ditto on the nice. For handguns, I used to use a small powder measure with fixed brass rotors. After working up a load, I'd just drill or fill another rotor. This was with the Rockchucker, pre-Dillon.

Pete Keillor

I got mine (the bigger RCBS measure) in the 70's , courtesy of a loving wife . I kept her , we celebrate our 34th next week . She understands ...

Let's just say I'm trying to give myself the best shot at 0.5 MOA and better without spending a fortune at it or making a fetish of it.

I weigh each charge to 0.1 grain with a balance -- not an electronic scale. The measure is just to get within trickle distance without spending all day trickling.

I do use a volumetric measure for handgun ammo, crank it out like jellybeans. I think DOA is a more reasonable measure of handgun proficiency, read that however you might.

Cool. That may make my list of "shop season" projects.

I updated the webpage with a photo of the little measure with handle silverbrazed in place, and I added a dime to the photo for size reference.

Hi Guys:

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CaveLamb

Mine's about 1X2X3 , with a notch across one short end

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-------------- kinda like that , with the pilot protruding into the L from one side and the cutter at 90* . I quit chasing that elusive half a minute years ago . And with handguns , DOA works for me . The 'bangers in my hood don't wanna mess with the Harley Guy , he packs a big 'ol pistol . And knows how to use it .