Thread: Auto powder dispensers

Originally Posted by zimmer

Don't forget to mention the around $1300 for the AnD balance and another $1100 odd for the V3 to go on top of it, if buying locally of course.

combo deals for the whole set up happen every production run that made it nz$1800 all up for me. still not a cheap option, and well into diminishing returns area. But its the fastest way I personally have measured target loads

Originally Posted by res2

combo deals for the whole set up happen every production run that made it nz$1800 all up for me. still not a cheap option, and well into diminishing returns area. But its the fastest way I personally have measured target loads

Best deals I have seen are thru Kaizen Tactical in OZ, or get the V3 direct from Adam in which case landed cost is less than local.

Speed of dispensing is not an issue for me as I complete each round individually once powder in the case. Whilst I'm doing that the seating the Chargemaster has dispensed and the next charge is ready. Then onto the Fx300i and maybe a couple or kernels to add, then into case, projectile seated, runout checked (target ammo only), into cartridge box, and then process repeated. Use the same pan on the CM as the Fx. Overall the time taken to load a batch is about the same if you charge all the batch as one process. So again, speed of dispensing is no advantage for me.

Of interest is how bad the Chargemaster can be. It will quite often truck along dispensing almost the exact required weight and then out of the blue it throws a whammy, mine are mostly light. Good enough though for hunting ammo.

If my Chargemaster were to die I would consider a V3. The scale on the poxy thing has already died once and had to be replaced.

It looks as if chargemaster users aren't even bothering to respond here.
When they came out, they were the best thing since sliced bread. Still is for me.
I check every 5th load and most are the exact 0.1 gr I want. Occasionally (about 10% ) some are 0.2 gr over weight. I think a couple of granules stick together. I've found my point of impact at 100m doesn't change over a range of + / - 1.0 gr and neither does group size. No nodes for me. I leave a good grain weight between my standard load and the upper weight I've tested and found safe.
This occasional +0.2 gr won't affect my grouping or point of impact at ranges up to 500m. An F class or ELR shooter might prefer to weigh every load.
I load the powder into all cases first, then seat all the projectiles. Working the press while the chargemaster is dispensing gives lots of way out weights. Others say you shouldn't use fluorescent lights nearby.
There are a couple of tweaks: adjusting the dispense speed (google for Spanners instructions) and using the macdonalds 308 dia straw to get smooth dispensing.

Anyway, the Chargemaster may possibly not be the best any more but its pretty good and other devices can be compared as better or worse against it as as benchmark.