universal charge bar or mec charge bars

[Richard Flanders]

I'm a UCB guy all the way. I have one on each of my 5 presses. The only complaint I have is that they seem to spill powder as they slide under the feed bottle. I've tried the rubber and brass washers and the metal and plastic feed necks and I'm still constantly sweeping up powder. Seems none of them work well. I may experiment with mounting one in a large baking sheet with the front removed just so I can more easily sweep the spilled powder up. I've tried everything but filing the bar top flat, which I've seen suggested somewhere. For now I just keep the table clean and use a 2.5" paint brush to sweep up the spilled powder. I find the UCB to throw very consistent charges. The tables that come with the UCB should be considered a starting point and pay attention to which way they tell you to be turning the knobs as you adjust the powder and shot charges.