Bullseye: which powder measure do you use

[OS OK]

So...hanabi...this was a pretty good response to your questions...what do you glean from all this?

charlie

[str8wal]

Good ole Lyman 55 does the job.

Yepper. I like them so well I have 6

[hanabi]

I didn't know I had a "small" choice with the Uniflow.
Looks like I need another measure. Thanks for all the help.

Joe O

[EDG]

I used to use the Uniflow with the small cylinder.

I now use the RCBS Little Dandy.

[Bayou52]

I bought my Uniflow nearly 40 years ago. It came with both a large and small cylinder assembly back then.

Recently, I've been loading pistol rounds with flake powders - Unique and 700-X. Both meter poorly in the Uniflow.

For all these years, I've had the large cylinder installed in the Uniflow. It never even occurred to me to use the small cylinder for pistol rounds, and after nearly 40 years, that small cylinder was still in its originally sealed package.

After reading the posts on this thread, I've installed that small cylinder on the Uniflow in the hopes it throws more consisrent charges with flake powders for pistol rounds.

Most of my pistol charges run between 4.0 and 5.5 grains for various pistol calibers.

So, I'll use the small cylinder for the first time at my next reloading session.

I hope there's an improvement.

Since my rifle charges are under 50 grains, it may be worthwhile just to leave the small cylinder installed, as I understand it has a 50 grain capacity.

Thanks for the ideas!

Bayou52

[Carrier]

Have both Hornady on a LNL and a stand alone uniflow. Both work ok for bullseye or unique as long as you rap the measure with your hand several times on the powder measure to pack it in.

[Ken in Iowa]

I didn't know I had a "small" choice with the Uniflow.
Looks like I need another measure. Thanks for all the help.

Joe O

I have 2 micrometer measures, one with a large (Redding) and the other small (Hornady)

Some large grain powders like Unique and Trailboss work best in the large. The small is used for BE and 700x, at least in the 3-6 gr charge range.

[ole 5 hole group]

I used the Lyman 55 for awhile and when I got into competitive shooting, I went to the Lyman 55 with the Culver insert, that I purchased directly from Homer, himself.

To my way of thinking, if you purchase the best available at that time, it will cost a small fortune, but it'll last a lifetime and after a year the money spent and sacrifices made to spend that kind of money will be but a distant bad dream.

The Hornady LnL handles bullseye with spot-on accuracy - just as good as my Lyman 55 with Culver insert.

If one had a desire only for a single stage powder measure - I would look at powder measures such as the Harrell's and others similar.

Stick powder's have always been a PITA for spot-on throws.

http://www.harrellsprec.com/

[gnostic]

I've had the same problem with the always inaccurate RCBS, while my Dillon 550B sometimes doesn't drop a charge at all. Dillon, however makes an upgrade they're calling 'fail safe,' so obviously they're aware of the problem.

I've had the best results with the Lee Perfect, so far. The RCBS and Dillon have the best build quality when compared to Lee, but don't come close to matching the Lee for accuracy.

[jrmartin1964]

I have, and use, an Ideal No.5, a Lyman No.55, a Redding 3BR, an RCBS Uniflow, and a Hollywood Micrometer. I've never had any issues with Bullseye (or for that matter, any of the flake or spherical type powders) flowing through any of them.

[selmerfan]

It's the only reason I keep my Lyman 55 on the bench. The Harrell's measure does everything but tiny charges of pistol powders.


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[jimkim]

My Lee PPM is very accurate with BE. It will drop 1.3gr of BE all day long.

[fast ronnie]

I use two different Bonanza's for most and a Lachmiller for the bigger rifle cases.

[wrench man]

The Dillon works well with Bullseye, I had to get the extra small charge bar to get 3.5grns, but it seems to work fine.
My machine had the failsafe new right out of the box, it's about twenty years old now?, some of you must have some vintage equipment?

[jetinteriorguy]

For me the Lee Pro Auto Disc works great for 2.7 gr for 148gr wadcutters.

[fast ronnie]

The Dillon works well with Bullseye, I had to get the extra small charge bar to get 3.5grns, but it seems to work fine.
My machine had the failsafe new right out of the box, it's about twenty years old now?, some of you must have some vintage equipment?

My bench-mounted Bonanza has served me well for more than 30 years, and it was used when I bought it. The Bonanza Bullseyes pistol powder measure is a relatively new purchase, and I need to get some more spools for it so I can load with different charges of Unique.

My Lachmiller was bought a few years ago, and works well with larger amounts of powder such as for -06 and magnums.

Just because their old ---- getting there myself.

[Dave C.]

I use the Dillon with the small bar (not the extra small) for loads as little as 2.8 gr of BE.

[Char-Gar]

I have 8 Lyman 55s and some are set for 2, 3, 3.5, 4.5, 5 and 6.5 grains of Bullseye. I have a power weight for the 55s I bought on Ebay from a guy who makes them. These are highly accurate measure with Bullseye and most other pistol powders.

I also have a RCBS Little Dandy with numerous rotors and the same powder weight. It is very good as well.

[KMac]

I have 8 Lyman 55s and some are set for 2, 3, 3.5, 4.5, 5 and 6.5 grains of Bullseye. I have a power weight for the 55s I bought on Ebay from a guy who makes them. These are highly accurate measure with Bullseye and most other pistol powders.

I also have a RCBS Little Dandy with numerous rotors and the same powder weight. It is very good as well.

That powder weight looks pretty nifty.
I might need to try one of those on one of my Lyman 55's.