I just bought a vintage Ideal #55 measure that is in the original box but supposedly unused. I haven't got it yet but I did go to the Lyman site and uploaded the instruction sheet they have there for the current one. Always wanted one and since we will be moving from a house in to a condo when we get back to MI for the summer, I'll be making a new reloading bench in the basement and be able to expand a little bench wise. One end I want to set up for batch loading with my single stage, the 55, etc. and the other end I'll mount my Lee 4 hole turret for loading pistol.
I've done a search but haven't come up with what I'm looking for. I remember reading that there is a chart for the use of the "slides" and the ones to use or combination of slides to use for certain powders charges, etc. that would give the best results for the load weight and powder type.
Or . . . did I dream it? I realize that one has to play with it to get the correct weight of the powder you are trying to throw and check with a scale - but does such a chart exist to perhaps give the approximate settings and the slides to use and then you can fine tune it?
I did a search on the net and didn't come up with anything but it may have been I wasn't using the right search words?
If one exists, I'd sure appreciate a link to it or possibly someone could e-mail me a PDF of it?
Thanks.
For what it's worth, I usually use Bulls Eye, Red Dot, Unique - 38s, 9mm, 45 Colt/ACP so primarily pistol loads for batch loading on a single stage. I use a Lee Perfect Powder Measure attached to my powder thru die when loading pistol on my Lee 4 hole turret. I also would like to use the 55 to throw Red Dot for my light 8mm Mauser and 30-30. Right now I use a dipper and trickler to weigh out my bottle neck charges for the batch loading I do for them.
Jim