colin lad Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 how much lee way do you have when reloading as for weights of lead to powder, ie, if you you have x amount of powder does the lead need to be exactly correct or are you allowed a gram either way??? colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 ALWAYS stick to recipes. If it says 14.5 grains of 2400 and 14 grams of shot, get as close as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 ALWAYS stick to recipes. If it says 14.5 grains of 2400 and 14 grams of shot, get as close as possible. whats the best scales to look for and what sort of price are they am new to reloading colin well will be when i get all the gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Lee Safety Scales are cheap and do work well, RCBS are what most people use 5-0-5 or 10-10 however Redding,Hornady and Lymen all make scales As Floating Chamber says DO NOT JUST GUESS .410 IS A HIGH PRESSURE ROUND Eyes and fingers are much more use than an extra £1.50 in the bank Do not reload until you have some Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Lee Safety Scales are cheap and do work well, RCBS are what most people use 5-0-5 or 10-10 however Redding,Hornady and Lymen all make scales As Floating Chamber says DO NOT JUST GUESS .410 IS A HIGH PRESSURE ROUND Eyes and fingers are much more use than an extra £1.50 in the bank Do not reload until you have some Deershooter ok mate, was not going to just guess was wondering how precise a science it is ie if i weigh out x amount of powder and x amount of lead say and pour the said substances into small clear tubes then mark where the said amounts are can i then just fill say no 7s to the mark or do you need to weigh out every time for every cart?? i am just thinking of how much hassle it is if you see what i mean, also if a combination of lead and powder are for one size shot say 7s will the weights be the same if you were to load with 5s say or will combinations be different?? sorry for all the questions but i just want to know what i will be getting into if i do decide to do it. colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's going to be much easier just to buy a set of accurate scales, mate... Honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's going to be much easier just to buy a set of accurate scales, mate... Honestly. yes mate i guess from the other post that this is the case was just wondering how much faffing around it would be to reload as apposed to getting the carts i want as the nearest shop to sell what i am after is a 50 mile round trip, if it means carefully weighing out every cart then i guess the trip to the shop aint that bad if you get what i am saying thanks colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just order one online. I used a set of jewellers' scales initially, accurate to 0.1 grain. Accurate enough. If you can get your hands on a calibrated weight, all the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 ok mate, was not going to just guess was wondering how precise a science it is ie if i weigh out x amount of powder and x amount of lead say and pour the said substances into small clear tubes then mark where the said amounts are can i then just fill say no 7s to the mark or do you need to weigh out every time for every cart?? i am just thinking of how much hassle it is if you see what i mean, also if a combination of lead and powder are for one size shot say 7s will the weights be the same if you were to load with 5s say or will combinations be different?? sorry for all the questions but i just want to know what i will be getting into if i do decide to do it. colin colin, do us all a favour and buy some scales. i reload using a few powders and they have different densities. so i use a 20 bushing for 14grains powder A, but for powder B i need bushing 40, just to get 14 grains. so looking isnt the best option. why dont you buy a book a read, instead of potentially asking a bunch a muppets on tintnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 colin, do us all a favour and buy some scales. i reload using a few powders and they have different densities. so i use a 20 bushing for 14grains powder A, but for powder B i need bushing 40, just to get 14 grains. so looking isnt the best option. why dont you buy a book a read, instead of potentially asking a bunch a muppets on tintnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 ok mate, was not going to just guess was wondering how precise a science it is ie if i weigh out x amount of powder and x amount of lead say and pour the said substances into small clear tubes then mark where the said amounts are can i then just fill say no 7s to the mark or do you need to weigh out every time for every cart?? i am just thinking of how much hassle it is if you see what i mean, also if a combination of lead and powder are for one size shot say 7s will the weights be the same if you were to load with 5s say or will combinations be different?? sorry for all the questions but i just want to know what i will be getting into if i do decide to do it. colin It is very easy to make a shot measure for your reloading and it won't be dangerous if you have an extra few pellets from one charge to the next. I have countless home made measures lying around from using muzzleloaders. It is done with the powders too. http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi-data/instruct/Dippers.pdf Lee dippers are in CC (cubic centimeters). U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Once you get into the 'swing' of using dippers, you'll be amazed at how accurate you can be. Dig deep, (once) shake off level, weigh. If you find a dipper that won't 'behave' with a certain powder and the next size above and below are too high/low, then glue a .410 over shot card in the bottom of one or the other! Works a treat! After a while, you'll weigh one in every ten or so....until you change the powder lot...then it starts again. It's like riding a bike....you'll never forget and get better! Edited February 6, 2012 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 thanks all floating chamber and underdog thought there may be a reasonably easy way of doing it, went to the shop for some cart's today and got an idea of price for full set up lol so guess i will be buying carts for a bit longer, may look more into it when i put i for 223 next year, colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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