12-01-2015, 06:01 AM
For high volume pistol loads (.380 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W) I use my Hornady Lock-N-Load Progressive press but I often resize and deprime, then clean the brass again using steel media in a tumbler and then hand prime. Then, I use the multi-stations to expand, charge with powder and seat the bullets.
For rifle loads, I have a Hornady Classic single stage or I will use the Lock-N-Load AP press as a single stage press.
What I do to get my powder charges very accurate is I use a Hornady drop measure to dial in to the approximate weight (usually less than 0.1 gr below target weight), then I use an RCBS beam scale and trickle the powder to within about 0.05 gr using the Dandy electronic Powder Trickler http://www.omegapowdertrickler.com/ . I then weigh the powder and pan on my GEM Pro http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C3I...ge_o01_s00 scale which is accurate to +/- 0.02 grains. With this powder weighing set-up, I typically get standard deviations in the 5-8 fps range for a five shot group. While the powder is trickling out (it has an auto-shut-off when the target weight is hit on the beam scale), I am usually seating bullets or adjusting them for run-out, so I am not really wasting time waiting and have gotten reasonably fast.
For rifle loads, I have a Hornady Classic single stage or I will use the Lock-N-Load AP press as a single stage press.
What I do to get my powder charges very accurate is I use a Hornady drop measure to dial in to the approximate weight (usually less than 0.1 gr below target weight), then I use an RCBS beam scale and trickle the powder to within about 0.05 gr using the Dandy electronic Powder Trickler http://www.omegapowdertrickler.com/ . I then weigh the powder and pan on my GEM Pro http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C3I...ge_o01_s00 scale which is accurate to +/- 0.02 grains. With this powder weighing set-up, I typically get standard deviations in the 5-8 fps range for a five shot group. While the powder is trickling out (it has an auto-shut-off when the target weight is hit on the beam scale), I am usually seating bullets or adjusting them for run-out, so I am not really wasting time waiting and have gotten reasonably fast.
My "6.5" = 24" AA Overwatch upper 1/9 twist, NC based US Tactical lower, standard A4 6 position stock, AR Gold Trigger, JPS SCS buffer, Vortex 6-24 x 50 FFP PST with EBR-2C MOA reticle

