What did you do in the reloading room today?

[stevew]

Anyone have a method of ensuring powder doesn't get hung up in the powder drop on the 550 when doing 5.56? Using 4198 and 99% of the time it seems I don't have a problem but when it does hang up and then falls all over the place when I move to the next station its a pain. Saw on Dillons site one forum message suggested putting a vibration device that was foot operated and use it during the drop. Wouldn't know where to get something like that so wondering if anyone else has to deal with this.

[O2HeN2]

Anyone have a method of ensuring powder doesn't get hung up in the powder drop on the 550 when doing 5.56?

Hoser has a post about how to polish a Dillon powder measure in this subforum. Do a search (sorry, I'm only hit-n-running the forum this morning).

O2

[stevew]

Thanks. Found it. Plus last post there from someone mentioned using a fish tank bubbler, hadn't thought of that, might be something like that around here.

Hoser has a post about how to polish a Dillon powder measure in this subforum. Do a search (sorry, I'm only hit-n-running the forum this morning).

O2

[stevew]

Just a follow up. I tried to figure a way to mount something to vibrate the powder measure but didn't find one with what I had hanging around. Instead I used compressed air and blew out any and all particles that may have been in the shell holder area and also grabbed a rubber handled screwdriver and used it to give two taps on the powder measure where you have the screws that hold it to the die. I did this every time the case went up to get powder. I didn't see one bit of powder spill in 200 rounds loading 223. Shining up the powder measure like Hoser suggested will be coming in the future but for now at least it solved my issue just tapping it.

Thanks. Found it. Plus last post there from someone mentioned using a fish tank bubbler, hadn't thought of that, might be something like that around here.