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February 21, 2011
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H110 is doing well as my current powder, but I'm thinking a coarser grained one might not bind up the powder measure of my Dillon press quite so much?
So after all sorts of research I've narrowed the *ahem* "perfect" load down to a few choices & I'd appreciate you honest input from having used them in a Dillon measure. These will all be fired in a 6" DW 15-2 with the VRHB barrel.
I'm going with Starline brass, Winchester WSPM primers, & Hornady 125 Gr XTP bullets. These components are already picked so I'd like to match the powder to them, not to change them for a "better" powder. I'm going for 1350 FPS too BTW.
My choices seem to be:
W 296, 19.1Gr
N-110, 15.3 Gr
Herc. 2400, 16.4 Gr.
Which would be your preferred pick in a Dillon measure & why?
TIA for the suggestions.
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December 4, 2011
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I find my Dillon XL650 powder measures meter 2400 very well. They also do well with the flakey powders like Unique. I loaded my 357SM with 2400.
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April 25, 2008
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W-296 is the same as H-110, just different lot numbers.
Might try Accurate Arms # 9.
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December 12, 2009
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Have not seen a 125gr in lil gun but work it up your self. 158gr at 1550fps. My load 180gr Lasercast, 15.3gr of Lil Gun, Winchester primer 1430fps in a 8 inch DW 15 and 1486fps in a 8 inch Python. Use caution on working up your loads. I call it the bastard child of H110.
February 21, 2011
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Who here has actually used either Lil Gun, or Accurate Arms # 9 in a 550 Dillon?
How well did it work with the Dillon measure?
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“I said I never had much use for one. Never said
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Little Gun works very good in a Dillion 550, and the Dillion Charger.
March 20, 2012
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I've loaded thousands of .357 and .44 Mag rounds in a Dillon 550 using Accurate #9. I've never had any problems with powder metering (uhmm, that's not counting the time I had a dead battery in the low primer alert system and charged two primer-less cases with #9). The Dillon powder measure seems to work fairly consistently IF you pull the press lever consistently every time and pause slightly at the end of a full stroke to make sure that all of the powder empties into the casing.
For calibrating/setting the measure, I usually throw 5 charges in a row into my balance pan, then weigh the total amount and divide by 5. If you still have metering inconsistency, I would suggest looking at some of the Dillon powder measure tuning tips that are on AR15.com or brianenos.com/forums.
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