Old school powder measure.

[str8shot426]

How many of you have one of these?

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/24/dyjateqy.jpg

Pretty old school but extremly accurate. Belding and mull is the name on it. Not sure how old it is but it works for me.

[JSnover]

Belding & Mull are still around. An old name but I think they're under new management. Their powder measures were top notch.

[bear67]

I am proud to have a B&M measure on my bench and it is indeed accurate. It is an example of older quality reloading equipment. Best of all it is the measure that my mentor used for rifle loads some 50 years ago. He gave me the bug and the hook was set hard. When I look at this or the old Herters press, I remember Mr. Roy.

[str8shot426]

I am proud to have a B&M measure on my bench and it is indeed accurate. It is an example of older quality reloading equipment. Best of all it is the measure that my mentor used for rifle loads some 50 years ago. He gave me the bug and the hook was set hard. When I look at this or the old Herters press, I remember Mr. Roy.

This one too came from the bench of my mentor...rest his soul.

[josper]

How many of you have one of these?

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/24/dyjateqy.jpg

Pretty old school but extremly accurate. Belding and mull is the name on it. Not sure how old it is but it works for me. Well I'l be darned, I had one of these given to me last fall and I couldn't figure out how it worked. I came across your post and it hit me. You have to use those adj. tubes for the metering. It was all in a box of stuff and I thought those tubes were for a black powder gun of something. I'm laughing at myself now.

[blackhawk44]

I thought every serious handloader had one.

[josper]

I have an ideal # 55 and never really needed anything else.

[3006guns]

I have a #55 also, but a B&M is in my future!

[josper]

Among other things that were in that box was a lyman accumeasure .but it only had one cylinder with it ,I purchased the #10L on e-bay.it drops 15.4gr of 2400 which is what I am using for my 45 colt with a 270gr saa boolit.

[LUBEDUDE]

I have mine reserved for Black Powder.

[Green Frog]

Until Josper chimed in the second time, I was going to ask with tongue firmly in cheek, "Is there a serious hand loader here who doesn't have one of these in their gear?" I have one with a custom made micrometer drop tube that I use for loading my bench rest rifle for ASSRA events.

Now that you know what it is and how it works, Josper, you may change your mind! :brokenima

Froggie

[Pressman]

Great Measure. I love mine, all of them. It was also sold under the name of Harpster & Williams and Tuckahoe. H&W were former owners of Belding & Mull, I am not sure what the Tuckahoe connection is other than a close by location in PA.
Ken

[josper]

Until Josper chimed in the second time, I was going to ask with tongue firmly in cheek, "Is there a serious hand loader here who doesn't have one of these in their gear?" I have one with a custom made micrometer drop tube that I use for loading my bench rest rifle for ASSRA events.

Now that you know what it is and how it works, Josper, you may change your mind! :brokenima

Froggie I hate to admit it but until this measure came along I had never herd of one. I thought it was an antique. I have been reloading 51 years now, I guess I'm the antique, lol.

[Bullshop]

Belding & Mull visible powder measure. I have but use it only for BP

[smokeywolf]

Best measure for black powder. Don't have one, but it's on my want list. I also hear they're good for stick powders.

[Grendl]

Use mine every time I reload meters every powder I use with consistency. The other measures set on the shelf

[BD]

I have two, which I use primarily for stick powders. In my experience they produce more consistent results than trickling individual charges when using powders like Varget, and they are much faster.
BD

[6bg6ga]

When it comes to reloading equipment if it works use it. If its cheap then buy it.

[2shot]

I have only used mine for BP but will have to give it a try with stick powders.


2shot

['74 sharps]

Bought one off of Fleabay and painted and polished it for my blackpowder cartridges. Spot on with accurate charges, easy to adjust weights, and being "visible", you can see what is going on.

[country gent]

I have one I bought in the 70s and its still going strong with my use and the precious owners. I was looking at it at a gun show was marked at a reasonable price but the glass window was broken. Pointed it out to the table holder ask if he had a spare sice he had several of them on the table. He looked at it dropped price to 10 dollars and I made a new window for it. It works great is easy to use and if you make charge tubes up you can leave them set and only fine adjustments are needed.

[josper]

I have one I bought in the 70s and its still going strong with my use and the precious owners. I was looking at it at a gun show was marked at a reasonable price but the glass window was broken. Pointed it out to the table holder ask if he had a spare sice he had several of them on the table. He looked at it dropped price to 10 dollars and I made a new window for it. It works great is easy to use and if you make charge tubes up you can leave them set and only fine adjustments are needed. I was poking around on the net and Belding and Mull have a web site and they have parts for it. Also they have a line of measuring tubes, standard and with micrometer adjustments.

[Kraschenbirn]

Paid $22 for one on an estate auction around 20 years ago and it's been bolted to the end of my reloading bench ever since. Best measure I've ever owned for stick powders but there's a Lyman 55 mounted beside it for ball and flake powders.

Bill

[Dan Cash]

Had one. Sold it. No more accurate than a Lyman 55 and not as convienient.

[shooter93]

I have 3 of them and the get used for stick powders always. Belding and Mull isn't under new management though. The old company, which was near me, made the measures, molds and a loading press. They were a large supplier/wholesaler to gun shops. I used to make runs all the time to pick up supplies for a local gun shop here. We loaded up so much stuff you needed roller skates under the rear bumper of the truck...lol. The new Belding and Mull is a retail gun shop. They are having replacement parts made for the old measures so they can be used forever now. I see them for sale at shows quite a bit around here going for around 100 bucks.

[fguffey]

Not sure how old it is but it works for me

A reloading manual by Julian S. Hatcher in 1950 list the Belding and Mull powder measure for $12.50.

F. Guffey

[str8shot426]

A reloading manual by Julian S. Hatcher in 1950 list the Belding and Mull powder measure for $12.50.

F. Guffey

A steal in todays money. Expensive for 1950. I will keep using mine, its not about speed to me. Its the enjoyment of the process.

[Kevin Rohrer]

I have an original one for show:
97871

And a product-improved clone made by Vega Tools that I use:
97873

And I have a few extra drop tubes:
97876

[bbqncigars]

My B & M is the only one I use to feed my Sharps w/smokeless. Of the six measures in my shop, it's the only one that throws consistent charges of 4759 (which I swear is designed to bridge).

[Wayne Smith]

I use mine for almost everything but smaller pistol powder loads. I have three measures made from old 45/70 shells and am having a couple made from 45/120 shells. It is the only one I trust to load unique other than the Pacific Pistol Powder measure. I excels with long stick powder.

[Garyb]

I have an accumeasure with a full set of rotors. It's my goto for pistols and the 22 hornet. I keep meaning to make an adjustable rotor for it.