i think i will try the vihatavouri and aa#2 both sounds like good powders that meter easily thanks for info
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I like the AA#2. Been loadin with it for a long time and it hasn't let me down yet. Super reliable and pretty darn clean IMO.
LOL rbstern! You need a new powder measure! I use a Dillon with the charging bar and it does great. I tried a small ball type rifle power with my older Redding match grade powder measure and the stuff went every dang where. That elicited a few cuss words. What powder measure are you using now and does it leak AA#2 or other smaller ball type powders?
I use 231 in my smaller capacity cases, 2400 in my larger cases, and 2400 or 296 in my magnums. All three are clean burners and meter very well.
It leaks from the Lee Auto Disk Pro. WC820 (military M1 Carbiine version of AA#9) does the same. If I load a couple hundred rounds, I might get a couple of grains (weight, not individual kernels of powder) of powder on the bench. It cleans up easily. I'd be more concerned if I was using a loading system with some type of automatic primer feeder. Then the leaked powder would be a real problem. It's not an issue with the Lee Classic Turret press. My RCBS Uniflow is a bit better, but I still get a bit of leak with that, too.
The AA#2 does leak a little from my AutoDisk Pro as well...but not as bad as rbstern is describing. I might have half a grain on top of the disk when I remove the powder measure after 200 rounds of loading.
rbstern...you might need a new set of wiper seals on that measure. They do wear out eventually.
rbstern...you might need a new set of wiper seals on that measure. They do wear out eventually.
I have been impressed with Longshot , very clean and accurate in 10mm, but only been using it for a few months and have not tried it in other calibers. Universal burns clean in light to medium loads in.45acp, 10mm and .44mag.
