If you follow my Twitter updates, you know I finally acquired a Harrell’s Precision Premium Powder Measure via Sinclair International.
I’ve been hand scooping and weighing my powder charges for each round using Lee scoopers and a Pact Digital Precision Powder Scale. Yes, it’s slow, but safe and consistent, and I’ve always found time to load ammunition in this manner.
Anyway, I finally decided that even with +/- .2gr of accuracy, my handloads will still hold sub-MOA out of my rifle. So I figure I can get away with using a meter-style powder measure to charge my practice ammunition at least. I already have an RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, but I found it to have sloppy tolerances and have a wide variance in the thrown weights. That said, I was pondering getting the Redding Reloading BR-30 powder measure. Then I thought, “Why not buy a high quality culver measure for reliable and repeatable micrometer adjustments?” So I ended up getting the Harrell measure that I’ve been always intending to purchase, but never shelled out the money for.
Yes, it’s a $250 powder measure, but it’s a finely crafted tool. I haven’t had much time to play around with it, but the other day I set it up and dialed the micrometer dial to throw 24.0gr of RL15, which happens to be my standard load with 75gr, 77gr, and 80gr bullets in my service rifle.
After setting the dial, it was throwing charges within +/- .1gr of 24.0gr (translation: weights between 23.9gr and 24.1gr).
The Harrell measure should make for faster handloading sessions.
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