Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
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Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I wanted a powder trickler for some time, but while I waited for a good deal on one to show up, I just used a Lee powder dipper. - I would hold it horizontally and tap it with my finger as illustrated below:
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Then I found a nice powder trickler, and used it four or five times until I decided that I liked using the Lee dipper a lot better.
Maybe its one of those deals where the old dog has trouble learning a new trick. To me it seems like using the Lee dipper is quicker and easier, and every bit as accurate for the individually weighed charges that I prefer.
I find the dipper that comes up close, but not quite all the way to the charge that I want. I use a wine glass to hold the powder, making it easy to dip. After a dipper-full, then I trickle in the last bit to bring the beam on the scale up level. - Works for me!
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Then I found a nice powder trickler, and used it four or five times until I decided that I liked using the Lee dipper a lot better.
Maybe its one of those deals where the old dog has trouble learning a new trick. To me it seems like using the Lee dipper is quicker and easier, and every bit as accurate for the individually weighed charges that I prefer.
I find the dipper that comes up close, but not quite all the way to the charge that I want. I use a wine glass to hold the powder, making it easy to dip. After a dipper-full, then I trickle in the last bit to bring the beam on the scale up level. - Works for me!
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I do pretty much the same thing for my rifle loads. First the auto-drum to get real close the I use the dipper. The annoyance comes into play when too much goes on the scale from the dipper and I have to remove some powder. I am going to buy the RCBS trickler to replace the dipper process and see how that works. Only about $22.00
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I've been using the dipper trickler for many years. Why change it if it works!
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I have a plastic coffee stirrer stick with a miniature spoon on one end, I use that if I go over. A small scoop made from a 22lr case would be good for that, too.Poppop wrote:I do pretty much the same thing for my rifle loads. First the auto-drum to get real close the I use the dipper. The annoyance comes into play when too much goes on the scale from the dipper and I have to remove some powder. I am going to buy the RCBS trickler to replace the dipper process and see how that works. Only about $22.00
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I'm going to try the stirrer stick. I also think that a "gadget" would be fun to own and add to the benchSalvo wrote:I have a plastic coffee stirrer stick with a miniature spoon on one end, I use that if I go over. A small scoop made from a 22lr case would be good for that, too.Poppop wrote:I do pretty much the same thing for my rifle loads. First the auto-drum to get real close the I use the dipper. The annoyance comes into play when too much goes on the scale from the dipper and I have to remove some powder. I am going to buy the RCBS trickler to replace the dipper process and see how that works. Only about $22.00
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I have a little manual trickler and I use dippers to get me into range first I then trickle to dial it in its all in the tick.
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
Yep I used a Lee dipper to trickle too but like Poppop keep dropping to much. So I bought the Redding trickler from Midway and love it and going over the charge happens way less now.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/487186 ... r-trickler
This thing is heavy and awesome to use. Read the comments.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/487186 ... r-trickler
This thing is heavy and awesome to use. Read the comments.
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I must have gone high tech ......
Before I aquired a trickler I used a 270 or 7mm mag case for a trickler .
Before I aquired a trickler I used a 270 or 7mm mag case for a trickler .
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I'd say find a good, consistent method that works for you. There are a lot of things in reloading that don't really have a "correct", or "appropriate" modus operandi and powder trickling is one. I like the long rifle case idea; fill part way with powder, twist between yer fingers over the pan and dribble a few granules of powder at a time. I believe I started with the "tap the dipper" method like the OP (mainly because I started pre-web and was ignorant of a "powder trickler"). After a few years of reloading I figgered I'd get some more "sophisticated" equipment and buy an RCBS trickler. I've gotten used to that tool and now use it almost exclusively...
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Re: Lee Dipper Powder Trickler
I made a pretty neat, simple trickler from a piece of 44 mag brass (with spent primer in place) and a piece of .45 acp brass (primer removed) .... fill the .44 mag brass with powder and slip/fit the .45 acp brass over it and it makes a pretty good (small volume) trickler. BUT, I ended up going back to using the dipper and life is good.
I load everything with dippers directly to the electronic scale ... I find a dipper that's just "almost" the target load for the primary "dump", then pick up enough powder in the same dipper to be able to easily tap trickle up to the target. That ended up being faster for me than swapping tools in my trickling hand
jd
I load everything with dippers directly to the electronic scale ... I find a dipper that's just "almost" the target load for the primary "dump", then pick up enough powder in the same dipper to be able to easily tap trickle up to the target. That ended up being faster for me than swapping tools in my trickling hand
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