Lee Powder Measure

craig 25-06

April 29, 2009 05:59

I have a Redding and a Hornady powder measure but I need one that will do a better job throwing light charges of Bullseye and Unique.
Is the little $20 Lee as good as the reviews say it is?

Thanks guys, Craig

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  Ambrose

  April 29, 2009 06:12

  I have no experience with the Lee but I use the Hornady with the pistol drum in it and it works very well for light charges.

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  craig 25-06

  April 29, 2009 06:19

  Thanks Ambrose, I didn`t think about changing drums. I`ll check with Hornady to see if they have different drums for my measure.
  
  Craig

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  jonk

  April 29, 2009 06:37

  Which lee? The drum type perfect powder measure, or the auto-disc?

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  dcs shooters

  April 29, 2009 06:56

  I use a RCBS Little Dandy for small powder charges. I got mine off NAZebay. They have them most of the time, and rotors for them.
  Also keep checking the auction side, one like new went for $30 with 3 rotors and other things.

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  craig 25-06

  April 29, 2009 07:03

  Hi Jonk, I was looking at the " Perfect".

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  jonk

  April 29, 2009 07:46

  I find that the perfect powder measure does great with stick powder, leaks ball powders a bit... bullseye is right on the border. It works fine in mine but could see it leaking/binding.

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  Maxx424

  April 29, 2009 11:16

  To directly answer your question - Yes. I have one and it is very consistent in throwing loads in the 4 gram range. It does leak the small ball powder I have for my M1 Carbine.

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  johnnieray

  May 01, 2009 19:48

  I just got a Lee perfect powder measure and it is excellant. It was right on the money after 100 charges for my 45acp. Just read the instructions when new to get the static out of it. Well worth the small price.

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  flyingtorpedo

  May 02, 2009 08:39

  Mine works very well with ball and extruded powder. Does great with IMR 4895.

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  joes

  May 02, 2009 16:00

  Yes! mine works very well everything I feed it, including unique.

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  CHEVELLE427

  May 04, 2009 05:40

  last time i used my lee measure on a pro 1000 press it skipped a charge, now it sets in the draw next to some other crap items.
  
  i use 2 RCBS ones now one with the large throw one with the small, the small works for 380s when i load them

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  billingham420

  May 04, 2009 17:32

  I use a Lee Perfect along with a Pact Digital, and the Lee is so accurate I don't use the digital much anymore. But I also have a Lee Disk on a Lee 1000, and it is not near as "bullet proof." Stick with the Perfect, but check every once and a while with a good scale.

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  GUTSS

  May 08, 2009 21:22

  I use the little Lee powder thrower for all of my pistol rounds[:)]. I think it works just fine.

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