Thread: Powder throwers

For my long range ammo using stick powders like AR2208 i generally use my lyman gen 5 powder dispenser, however for all my ball powders i use the lee powder thrower, its the cast iron one with the micrometer adjustment and brass insides, i think its their flash one.

Anyway, with the lee it throws ball powders spot on if you use it consistently there will be less than 0.1gr variance, i use it on IMR4227, W748,CFE223 and now Staball 6.5, main thing is to have your strokes be consistent, if you make it "tap" at the top of the stroke and again at the bottom and you use consistent force it can be very accurate. In saying that, using it with AR2208 i get about a +-0.2-0.3 grain which is plenty good enough for hunting ammo.