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    Uniquetek makes a very nice powder draining tool for Dillons measures. It will also make changing charge bars a snap. If this was out over two decades ago, I would have bought one measure not four, each with its own powder bar ranging from xsmall, small, large and xlarge. Bought one today at the shoot in Arizona. They were there, plus Dillon, Redding, and Starline as well as Berrys bullets help sponsored the event. The RCBS ChargeMaster has a drain on the right side that easily empties the powder hopper back into the can. JDS is very easy to empty also.

    kudos to UniqueTek!

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    I use a Hornady LNL case activated powder measure on my Lee Loadmaster and have been loading Accurate #7 of late and haven't noticed any leakage with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UNIQUEDOT View Post
    You turn the hopper on the Lee to shut off powder flow before removing it.
    Thanks for the info. I hadn't realized that. It probably was in the manual, right? I probably should consider reading the manual on things that I buy, but I figure if I did, I would have to give up my "guy card".

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    I have reddings,lymans, rcbs, harrells and a lee none of them have ever leaked with even really fine grain powders

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    Quote Originally Posted by kbstenberg View Post
    Kungfustyle you are correct about the Lee powder dispenser, as they come from the factory. But if you spend 5 minutes smoothing the rotor with valve lapping compound The Lee Will NOT LEAK any powder.

    Lee actually recommends you run a pound of powder through the Perfect Measure. That gets some of the graphite from the powder on the measures working parts.

    Still prefer my leak free Dillon powder measure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dudel View Post
    Lee actually recommends you run a pound of powder through the Perfect Measure. That gets some of the graphite from the powder on the measures working parts.
    The only leak that I have with my Lee powder measure is when I forget to put the brass up to the Powder Through Expander Die and then dump the powder into the funnel on top of the die.

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    The only answer is to lap the surfaces inside the barrel. This morning when I dropped about 50 charges I had powder coming out below the measuring cylinder. It was a real mess. I took the powder measure apart and put some jewelers rouge mixed with a tiny bit of olive oil onto the two surfaces that mesh inside. I found a #6 machine screw and cut the head off. Added a nut and washer to the screw and screwed the threaded rod into the powder measure. I secured the threaded rod into my drill motor and turned it while I held it in my hand for about 3 minutes. I applied as much pressure by pulling the outside into the inside, as I could during this lapping process. AFTer three minutes I took the whole thing apart and looked to see if the abrasive lapping compound was evenly distributed. If it was I was done, if not and there were patches of compound I reassembled the mechanism and spun it some more. The photos show the set up and the end product after it was cleaned with alcohol, Q tips and cotton balls.Attachment 187302Attachment 187303Attachment 187303Attachment 187304

    Attachment 187301The best part is after two sessions It no longer leaks..Lapping compound is available at your auto parts store, at Harbor Freight, Home Depot and many places.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbogue1 View Post
    The only answer is to lap the surfaces inside the barrel. This morning when I dropped about 50 charges I had powder coming out below the measuring cylinder. It was a real mess. I took the powder measure apart and put some jewelers rouge mixed with a tiny bit of olive oil onto the two surfaces that mesh inside. I found a #6 machine screw and cut the head off. Added a nut and washer to the screw and screwed the threaded rod into the powder measure. I secured the threaded rod into my drill motor and turned it while I held it in my hand for about 3 minutes. I applied as much pressure by pulling the outside into the inside, as I could during this lapping process. AFTer three minutes I took the whole thing apart and looked to see if the abrasive lapping compound was evenly distributed. If it was I was done, if not and there were patches of compound I reassembled the mechanism and spun it some more. The photos show the set up and the end product after it was cleaned with alcohol, Q tips and cotton balls.Attachment 187302Attachment 187303Attachment 187303Attachment 187304

    Attachment 187301The best part is after two sessions It no longer leaks..Lapping compound is available at your auto parts store, at Harbor Freight, Home Depot and many places.

    Good job.
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    I really like my SAECO measures

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...asure&_sacat=0

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    No leaks on my Hornady or franklin rotary measures. Except when I forget that I left the drain tube in the Hornady and fill it with a new powder. That's a HUGE leak!

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    Never had any of my Hornady measures leak, even with AA#9.

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    The best* one available is the Neil Jones. CPS. Then, the Harrell.

    Rich

    * that based on attending over 200 bench rest matches since 1989. Including the Super Shoot.

    Get the Jones, learn how to make an Idaho Spreadsheet (ISS)**, and go happy; at the range or at home.

    ** ball powders, especially, measure very consistently. Get a sheet of graph paper, and sit down at your bench with the measure and powder in hand. Zero the measure, drop three charges to settle the measure, then drop five more and average. I just drop the five charges in the scale pan, and divide the total by five. Crank the measure up ten units, drop three to settle it, then repeat the five charges test. Start your graph points at the bottom left, and watch them climb higher and to the right as you make your ISS. The left to right curve is measure settings. Bottom to top is powder charge in grains. Connect the dots you made at each setting, and you can then utilize your ISS to set the measure for any powder charge/weight down to 1/10th of a grain.

    I learned this at my second J-bullet Bench Rest match back in 1988. Guys shooting the 6PPC cannot usually tell you their exact powder charge. They don't care. My first Super Shoot I heard shooters asking each other if they had "A good number" for a new lot of powder.

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    I have nine measures from different makers that don't leak. None of them are Lee.
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    Caveat Emptor: Do not trust Cavery Grips/American Gripz/Prestige Grips/Stealth Grips from Clayton, NC. He will rip you off.

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    RCBS,Pacific,Dillon powder measures. Never had a leak.Just my .02.
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    My Dillon's are at least 25 years old and have never leaked.

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    I have a Lee that doesn't Leak and never has throws the same with any powder that I use from TiteGroup to 800x.It may be an exception but I would not trade it for any other.
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    Quote Originally Posted by w5pv View Post
    I have a Lee that doesn't Leak and never has throws the same with any powder that I use from TiteGroup to 800x.It may be an exception but I would not trade it for any other.
    +1 for the Lee PPM!
    My measure doesn't leak with any powder and it throws consistent charges.

    If you set it up as per the instructions there should be no issues.

    ukrifleman

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    2 RCBS Uniflows don't leak.

    I once had an old Bair and an old Herter's and they did not leak either.

    The Lee Auto disk leaks all over the place.
    EDG

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    easier answer would be which does leak. LEE

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    "(SIC) easier answer would be which does leak(SIC). LEE

    Lee makes a couple few measures and they don't all leak. Right now I have been using the Auto Drum primarily and it can be set up not to leak, but you have to get it dialed in just right. Really liking the Auto Drum. My Redding 3 has not leaked. People who are ignorant and have never used all of the Lee measures would likely just say something reflexive and stupid, typical of someone forming an opinion without any basis. The very definition of ignorant.

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