Inconsistent powder drops with MEC

[Bill Murphy]

I have heard about the situation that Jerry mentions in the past. I seem to remember using dryer sheets in the past but don't remember why or what the result was. The "situation" may have been caused by low humidity???

[J. A. EARLY]

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[Pa SxS]

What do you consider "inconsistent powder drops"? A couple of tenth's of a grain + or - is no big deal. Load 10 dummy shells just like you were reloading real shells. Take them apart and record the weight of each powder drop. See if the average agrees with what you want to throw. How you operate and maintain the reloader has more of an affect on powder drop than moisture. That's assuming your room isn't extremely dry.

[Mike of the Mountain]

I'm with Chuck.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

I'm with Chuck.

I’m more of the , I get the bushing by the table that’s supposed to drop what I want and I load . I’m meticulous loading rifle cartridges not as much so with shotgun shells .

[GH-16]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I’m more of the , I get the bushing by the table that’s supposed to drop what I want and I load . I’m meticulous loading rifle cartridges not as much so with shotgun shells .

You would probably be surprised if you weighed your drops, especially from MEC bushings, they're notorious for drops different from those published on the charts.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Paul Ehlers

You would probably be surprised if you weighed your drops, especially from MEC bushings, they're notorious for drops different from those published on the charts.

I have weighed some in the past and you are correct . But it’s not just the Rube Goldberg MEC’s I saw the same thing with PW bushings in the 800C’s I used when I first started loading . But the bottom line is “usually” that small amount by charge isn’t going to make a difference . Now with that being said there’s nothing wrong with drop weigh drop weigh drop weigh I just don’t care to do that anymore . As I said before I still weigh rifle charges but generally I’ll never load more than twenty of a specific load at a sitting . Years past I went so far as weighing new empty rifle cases and segregate them by every five grains but that was far so called bench rifles . But to each his own , my intrest in getting to in depth anymore is leaving me from what it once was .