Powder Measurement with a MEC

[Carl G. Bachhuber]

Over the years I have collected a lot of MEC bushings. If I can't find one that gives the weight I want I hone+polish until I get what I want. To establish weight I run the loader as I would use it so it sees all the banging about it would normally get and I run 5-10 shell strings. Also I have found that the MEC baffle gives less variation in weights with some powders, but not all. You will just have to try it with your load and see what gives the best results. With some powders I can get maximum deviations of .2 gr, with others it can be as bad as .8 gr.
C.G.B.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Carl G. Bachhuber

Over the years I have collected a lot of MEC bushings. If I can't find one that gives the weight I want I hone+polish until I get what I want. To establish weight I run the loader as I would use it so it sees all the banging about it would normally get and I run 5-10 shell strings. Also I have found that the MEC baffle gives less variation in weights with some powders, but not all. You will just have to try it with your load and see what gives the best results. With some powders I can get maximum deviations of .2 gr, with others it can be as bad as .8 gr.
C.G.B.

When I first started loading shotgun shells about forty years ago I was using PW loaders exclusively . I had a pile of PW powder and shot bushings and back then I wanted exact drops so I had someone make me some blank bushings and I’d drill team them to get what I wanted . Now I’m using all MEC loaders and I use the closest bushing I can find a little over or under is okay .

[J. A. EARLY]

[QUOTE=Carl G. Bachhuber;402971]Over the years I have collected a lot of MEC bushings. If I can't find one that gives the weight I want I hone+polish until I get what I want.

I've found the plastic ones on ebay to be the cheap solution to have the size you need. Lots of sellers there. One guy selling 24 bushings for $48.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12591444462...3ABFBM0o7ygKBj