DUNKS Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) As title SORRY BEEN ADVISED IT CANT BE USED WITH BLACK POWDER. . Edited April 15, 2021 by DUNKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Not got one, sadly, but IF I can chip in....? My first MEC was one of the above. Made really good ammo, BUT, the re-size part of the procedure was not as silent as I'd have liked. Ended up getting a MEC SizeMaster instead - all but identical to the 600 Jr, but it uses an adjustable collect sizer; silent and very easy to use/adjust. Just thought this model was also worth you keeping a look out for as they are also around at not too different a price to the 600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, saddler said: Not got one, sadly, but IF I can chip in....? My first MEC was one of the above. Made really good ammo, BUT, the re-size part of the procedure was not as silent as I'd have liked. Ended up getting a MEC SizeMaster instead - all but identical to the 600 Jr, but it uses an adjustable collect sizer; silent and very easy to use/adjust. Just thought this model was also worth you keeping a look out for as they are also around at not too different a price to the 600 Thanks for the heads up but Clay and game say under no circumstances must a MEC be used with black powder. End of! And I only load black. Edited April 15, 2021 by DUNKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
222mark Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 hours ago, DUNKS said: Thanks for the heads up but Clay and game say under no circumstances must a MEC be used with black powder. End of! And I only load black. Sorry to appear stupid but why. Surely powder is powder. Or don't C&G sell black powder!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, 222mark said: Sorry to appear stupid but why. Surely powder is powder. Or don't C&G sell black powder!!!! There two totally different beasts which is why you need a license for black powder and you don’t for nitro cellulose powder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan123shooting Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 20 hours ago, 222mark said: Sorry to appear stupid but why. Surely powder is powder. Or don't C&G sell black powder!!!! Black powder is more sensitive to friction, static discharge, shear forces and impact forces has to be treated with respect. I load by hand, takes a bit longer but I still got all my fingers touch wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
222mark Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 19 hours ago, alan123shooting said: Black powder is more sensitive to friction, static discharge, shear forces and impact forces has to be treated with respect. I load by hand, takes a bit longer but I still got all my fingers touch wood Thanks, now i understand fully. Never used black powder myself but you learn something new every day. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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