Thread: Powder funnel

When I started handloading part of the fun was making up whatever I could rather than buying an expensive (at the time on apprentice wages) commercial solution. This included funnels and loading blocks.
Only in the last couple of years did I buy a Satern funnel for my 6mmBR. They're no doubting they are a quality item but relatively expensive and work no better than my home made ones.
My funnels are all a slip fit ie when you lift the funnel off the charged case they don't lift the case at the same time. I also have some funnels that are a mildly tight fit over the necks and when you lift the funnel the charged case lifts as well, with no risk of the case dropping out of the funnel.
I just used cheap funnels from the plastic shop. And before anyone says there is a risk of static the plastic soon gets a dark discolouration from the powder and becomes non static.
The photo shows some of my funnels. There's one for 284W somewhere as well, plus one just for 22 Hornet.

Originally Posted by zimmer

When I started handloading part of the fun was making up whatever I could rather than buying an expensive (at the time on apprentice wages) commercial solution...............

Nice examples which have encouraged me to "have a bash.". Why couldn't you get number 8 wire or binder twine to work? :>)

Originally Posted by zimmer

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I just used cheap funnels from the plastic shop. And before anyone says there is a risk of static the plastic soon gets a dark discolouration from the powder and becomes non static.

Yeh, never clean out the graphite stain in the funnel.