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This was my first time loading 9mm, and I had major difficulty dispensing powder. When I first loaded .223 I recall being impressed by my bench mounted Lee powder measurer--the standard one that came with the press--and how every round weighed the same without ever needing to modify the volume settings.
Now true, we're dealing with much less powder here, so what seemed like a slight variance in .223 could appear more drastic in 9mm, but I had to refill each shell five times on average to get an accurate 4.2g load. It took two hours to load fifty rounds! This isn't acceptable. Either I'm being too exacting, I need a new measurer, or I need different powder. I think the latter, but some advice or a work-around would be much appreciated.
The only powder Andrew had for me at the time was IMR-700X. Since it is so flakey and inconsistent in flake size I anticipated problems. Any ideas how to make this work?
Now true, we're dealing with much less powder here, so what seemed like a slight variance in .223 could appear more drastic in 9mm, but I had to refill each shell five times on average to get an accurate 4.2g load. It took two hours to load fifty rounds! This isn't acceptable. Either I'm being too exacting, I need a new measurer, or I need different powder. I think the latter, but some advice or a work-around would be much appreciated.
The only powder Andrew had for me at the time was IMR-700X. Since it is so flakey and inconsistent in flake size I anticipated problems. Any ideas how to make this work?