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    Gotta brag a bit.

    I just scored an 8lb jug of IMR4064 at my local shop for cheaper than I could've gotten it online for... That's the first time I've bought anything larger than a 1 pounder too. He had a couple 8 pounders of IMR4895 too, but 4064 won out.

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    Awesome !!! What State do you live in?

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    Ohio, west central-ish.

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    To far for me to go then. That's good to hear, could mean powder is coming back.

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    I would have grabbed the 4895, myself. It's good for anything from my .223 to 8X56R I shoot.

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    I only load ball powders in 223 due to metering issues. But 4064 has good load data for 308 and 30-06 for service rifles... Plus my bullets should be arriving today, looks like I'll have some loading to do for a while

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mbaker78 View Post
    I only load ball powders in 223 due to metering issues. But 4064 has good load data for 308 and 30-06 for service rifles... Plus my bullets should be arriving today, looks like I'll have some loading to do for a while
    Well that puts a rather large limit on what you can use since most powders are flaked or extruded. I use a PACT dispenser/scale unit to measure each and every charge, and it's not fussy about what kind of powder I put in it.

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    Yeah, the lee auto-disk is a bit picky about powders... I get by alright though.

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    Yeah, back before the Pact, I did use the Lee auto disk. But I was loading a lot more pistol then and very little rifle. Now my rifles outnumber my pistols, so I wanted something that measured extruded powders a bit better.I've heard that other manufactures auto powder throwers may work better with more powders than a Lee, but I went straight to the Pact.

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    All of my rifle ammo, except 223, gets loaded on a single stage press and a lee perfect powder measure... While it's not exactly perfect, it does get me within a couple tenths of a grain usually. Then I'll usually trickle from there.

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    Good score on the powder. One of the stores I buy reloading supplies from has had plenty of powder the last few times I have been there. I hope it stays that way.

    gandog, I bought a used PACT scale recently (from someone over on castboolits.com). I haven't used it to measure powder yet, just used the check weights and measured some .177 cal pellets. Seemed to be accurate. I hope to get the dispenser at some point in the future.
    Last edited by WarEagleEd; 07-10-2014 at 03:56 PM.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check