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I'm thinking about getting a new powder measure and am considering the Forster because it has some neat features and can throw pistol and rifle charges without swapping any parts. Something I'm hoping is that it more forgiving with extruded powders than my old Lyman 55.

I have Forster's Co-Ax press and am totally impressed with it and was wondering if their powder measure is in the same league. I would like to hear the thoughts of those who have used it.

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Some are better than others but I don't think any of them are too good with the coarse extruded powders.


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I got one used at a gun show years ago (cheap). Dang accurate with Ramshot ball powders and OK with shortcut styles. Not so much so with the long cut stick powders. Nice solid design and resettable to the same setting.

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Thanks for the input Kurt.

Anyone else have experience with the Forster powder measure?

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I have had most of the powder measures plus $1000 of the best benchrest powder measures. None of them throw the coarse extruded powders worth a darn. The lyman 55 is probably the best of all of them when it comes to coarse powders. The old Belding and Mull was decent also, but I have resulted to the Lee dippers and trickling down to the tenth of a grain. The way that coarse powders pack in the throwing column is the key to understanding their inconsistancies.

A really good powder measure is the Redding BR-30 that has a pistol and rifle insert. This powder measure will throw fine powders just as good as the most expensive benchrest powder measures.

Powders that are larger than h322 do not throw worth a darn, even Varget will vary by .5g.

My brother bought me a Lyman Charge master, I throw the large mass with the lee dippers, then trickle with the Charge master...you can load a lot of shells this way. I am prone to get hit by lightening where I live at the end of an electical line, it will probably get fried some day when I forget to unplug it like my electronic scale, fax's, frig, etc.

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Originally Posted by keith
Powders that are larger than h322 do not throw worth a darn, even Varget will vary by .5g.


I do better than that with 4064 in my BR-30.

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I am a fan of quite a few of Forester's products,.......not the powder measure. If you want a Bench Rest powder measure buy a Harrell's , in a league by themselves 540-380-2683


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