Reloading question

[lineman]

I try to charge within 1 tenth of a grain. What are ya'lls tolerances. the reason i ask is I am reloading 9mm and just started using titegroup . it doesn't seem to meter as well as i expected. I like the price and the fact it only takes 4 grains but i shouldnt have to weigh every charge should I. I just switched from accurate no 5 and it threw perfect every time.


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[Buck-N-Rut]

With my pistol loads I check the powder dump about every 10-15 dumps just to make sure. As long as it is within a tenth things are good. I load a middle of the road load for my 38 special. That way if it dumps a little much or a little less I am still in a safe zone.

[kikn]

As long as your not running a max load 0.1gr. Isn't that big of a deal unless you are shooting for supreme accuracy, then you may want to continue to measure every load.

[r_u_sharp_2]

I use titegroup and think it is great. I set my powder drop, on my dillon 550, then take either 5 or 10 loads and measure the total and divide by the number i put in.

What press are you using?

[texag93]

Titegroup meters very well for me. 1-2 10ths isn't going to matter much unless you're at a max load already.

[ducks-and-bucks]

1 grain isnt a big difference for handgun ammo... so a tenth isnt going to make any difference. Until your into precision rifle reloading with a tenth make a difference...

[TheCracker]

dont worry about .1-.2 of a grain at all. As long as you arent over max you are fine and wont be able to tell a difference.

For handguns and 223 semiauto rifle I use the the lee pro disk kit. As long as its within .2 I call it good but its usually spot on or no more than .1 off. The main thing is try to find powders that meter well. In my experience, Universal clays is hard to beat for most handgun loads and I use H335 for my 223 stuff. Both of these meter near perfectly for me and give really good performance for what I need.

For bolt guns I go ahead and trickle every charge to be perfect but it probably doesnt make a difference at all until you get past 300 yards or so if even that.

[Mike D]

1 grain isnt a big difference for handgun ammo... so a tenth isnt going to make any difference. Until your into precision rifle reloading with a tenth make a difference...

I disagree with 1 grain not being a big difference on pistol loads. When you are only dealing with 4-5 grains, a 20% increase or decrease can be bad.

I try to keep within .2 grains personally.

[Jackson357]

1 grain isnt a big difference for handgun ammo... so a tenth isnt going to make any difference. Until your into precision rifle reloading with a tenth make a difference...

1 grain is a Huge bit. I hope you meant .1 as in tenth's. 1 grain could seriously screw up your day.

[lineman]

thank you all for your replies. i was shooting for 4 grains and it was throwing between 3.7 and 4.3 i was not sure if it was enough to worry about or not


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[Mike D]

thank you all for your replies. i was shooting for 4 grains and it was throwing between 3.7 and 4.3 i was not sure if it was enough to worry about or not


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What type of thrower are you using? My RCBS doesn't deviate more than .1 to .2 grains.

[TheCracker]

thank you all for your replies. i was shooting for 4 grains and it was throwing between 3.7 and 4.3 i was not sure if it was enough to worry about or not


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That's unacceptable IMO. A .6 grain variation is pretty big with that small a charge. I would try a new powder measure, different powder and even test the scale just to be sure.

[kikn]

Is it a new powder measurer?

If so did you clean it well enough before using?

[lineman]

its an rcbs but it is pretty old. I will try to clean it up real good and try again. like i said it throws no5 perfect every time.


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[PSD Ryan]

Titegroup out of my RCBS uniflow with 2 baffles and the small cylinder has always metered out +/- .05 grain for me. Meters very well. I still hand measure each of my defense rounds, but for plinking rounds it's awesome.

1 grain is definitely a big difference, but a tenth is acceptable.