So . . . I got ready to load up some sample 38 spl. rounds - got my data down and am using Bullseye powder. I have a set of the Lee "dippers" - was using the .3cc measure to get my load from my powder (which I poured in to a small tupperware container) - I pushed the dipper in, lifted up and then screeded off on a small piece of cardboard - dumped it in to my pan on the digital scale (metal pan). However, particles of powder "clung" to the handle near the dipper reservoir and I noticed after I dumped into the scale pan, powder granules were clinging to the bottom of the dipper reservoir. Hmmm . . .
so, i took what was in the scale pan and with a trickler, added until I got to the grain wt. I was trying to get to (2.8gr). I set my casing in my loading block and got my Lee funnel, placed it over the mouth of the casing and dumped the Bullseye into the funnel and "most" of it ran in to the casing - however, I had individual granules of Bullseye clinging to the interior of the funnel as well.
I took the cartridge casing, dumped it back in to the scale pan and what originally started out as 2.8 grains now only weighed 2.6 grains. Evidently, .2 grains were sticking to the inside of the funnel???
I have washed and wiped well both the dipper and the funnel - what is causing the Bullseye to "cling"? Static charge? What is the solution to get and keep the powder from clinging to the plastic dipper and the plastic funnel?
I just quit until I can get an answer and get this solved - and yes, I know there are auto powder measures but I am just working up loads and loading in batches. Is there a simple solution to this? What keeps the different powders from "clinging" in the various manufacturer's auto measures? If you can't tell . . . I'm frustrated! What am I doing wrong here?
I have my dies set up on a 4 hole Lee turret. I'm loading in batches and once I get my loads figured out, want to make a dipper in the correct size and when I flair the case mouth, pour the charge through the die using the Lee funnel inserted in the top of the die. However, even with the die being cleaned, what's the danger of powder hanging up on the way through and as a result, ending up with a cartridge with a below weight charge?
Thanks!