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357shooter
07-11-2014, 08:52 PM
I'm gearing up to load 308, again. Bass Pro had some RL15 and on hand, so I decided to see how the Dillon measure did with it. The results were much better than I expected so I was wondering if others had similar results. My expectations were low because of the posts on different forums about how inconsistent they are. Folks polish, tweak and tune away. I didn't do any of the that, I just made sure it was adjusted just like the manual instructed. I'll try more tomorrow, but here are 10 throws, note that you have to always push the handle forward like you are priming. That causes the measure to return completely:

46.6
46.6
46.5
46.6
46.6
46.8 ( I don't think I pushed the handle forward after the prior charge.)
46.5
46.6
46.6
46.5

Dang, I thought that was pretty awesome. In the morning I'll give it a try to validate it's consistent. Maybe the RL15 just meters well, it's new to me so I don't have any idea.

M-Tecs
07-11-2014, 09:02 PM
With ball powders mine are extremely accurate. With some stick powders not so much but with proper polishing, tweaking and tuning they will equal my Harrells with stick powder.

VHoward
07-11-2014, 09:44 PM
The extra small ball powders tend to leak a little from my Dillon measures.

M-Tecs
07-11-2014, 10:06 PM
The extra small ball powders tend to leak a little from my Dillon measures.

This will fix that http://www.arredondoaccessories.com/category.cfm?CID=1005,2023&PID=fc25l4901dqgdu&GID=PD

If use this one http://www.uniquetek.com/site/696296/product/T1267

VHoward
07-11-2014, 10:51 PM
Thanks.

MrWolf
07-12-2014, 09:47 AM
I use the uniquetek and did the polishing. Mine throws extruded a whole lot better now.