Looks easier for switching loads/calibers, instead of swapping out disks on the auto disk. Only ten bucks on Amazon. Is that ten dollars well spent?
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Anybody use the Lee Charge Bar w/ their auto disk?
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Are you kidding me, Yes! It is so much more repeatable for charge than the autodisk. I find that one its dialed in it varies very little during a run.
I have not used it on the large grained powders that usually don't meter well yet.
Maybe someone that has will chime in.
I have not used it on the large grained powders that usually don't meter well yet.
Maybe someone that has will chime in.
I use mine with good results but be careful when working with small charges, say around 3gr of Titegroup sized powder. Large flake powder like Unique would be even worse.
The small charges tend to bridge and will leave you with at best a light charge and at worst a squib.
I'd say it's just as accurate as the fixed disks and usually the weight variation is a direct result of press vibration.
The small charges tend to bridge and will leave you with at best a light charge and at worst a squib.
I'd say it's just as accurate as the fixed disks and usually the weight variation is a direct result of press vibration.
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Hmm, good to know. I'll definitely do a lot of checking when I first start using it. I like the idea of quickly being able to change the charge when building up with a new recipe.
I use it and am very pleased. Been throwing just under 4 grains of CFE pistol like a champ. I only use smaller grain powder since I am always throwing small charges, but I don't think it would work very well with large flake powders like Red Dot, especially with small charges. It does make it much easier to adjust your charge than with the discs.
IN my experience all lee powder handling equipment is JUNK.
Compared to? I haven't had any issues with the pro auto disk set up.
What makes you say this? I have reloaded thousands of rounds with my Lee Pro auto disk and its fantastic. Never varies more than .1gr and that's rare.
Never leaks, easy to change the disks
I have had very good production with really all my Lee reloading stuff.
Now the auto disk and the micro charge bar doesn't drop accurately very small charges of very large flake powders.
But then again many powder measures don't drop these powders well.
I guess I load around 8-10,000 rounds a year in 380, 9 MM, 38 Super, 38 Spl, 10 MM, 45 acp, a pretty wide array of different cases and charges.
Now the auto disk and the micro charge bar doesn't drop accurately very small charges of very large flake powders.
But then again many powder measures don't drop these powders well.
I guess I load around 8-10,000 rounds a year in 380, 9 MM, 38 Super, 38 Spl, 10 MM, 45 acp, a pretty wide array of different cases and charges.
The only thing I've seen from Lee that was truly junk (my opinion) is their Safety Scale....
The Perfect Powder Measure is a bit finicky about the powders you feed it.
The small ball powders seem to bind and leak.
The Perfect Powder Measure is a bit finicky about the powders you feed it.
The small ball powders seem to bind and leak.
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