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Default Reloading Powder problems with 223

On 10/21/2013 10:08 PM, RogerN wrote:
As ammo was difficult to find and expensive for a while, I bought a Lee
LoadMaster progressive press I lucked out to find in 223.

My biggest problem is powder spills, the extruded powder bridges and jams up
on the case neck, spilling out most of the charge. I currently have Varget
but am interested in finding spherical or a finer grain powder that won't
bridge up and spill like the Varget does. Now I seem to have spills every 4
or 5 reloads, maybe I need to whack the measure to get the powder to drop.

On my list of powders to look for include CFE-223, H335, TAC, X-Terminator,
Winchester 748. Any others? Or any tips to help prevent the powder
bridging on the neck problem?

RogerN



With my LM, I have an aquarium pump rubber banded to the powder
dispenser for the vibration. Others have used cell phone vibrators. It
also gives me +/- .1 gr with flake powder.