I have owned a 650XL for several years and loaded quite a few .223, 222 Rem Mag, and .204 Ruger, plus pistol rounds. Last week some friends and I were preparing for a Prairie Dog hunt and loading .204 and .223. Used BLC-2 for some of the .204 and all was well. Tried 4198 and 4895 for both .204 and .223 and got erratic powder flow. Got so frustrated we just used the 650 to size and prime. Used my Harrell powder measure and a RCBS single stage to seat the bullets. Bummer.
I have the proper powder funnel for both calibers. I checked and double checked everything I could think of but the problem persisted. Maybe in my old age I was overlooking something. Frustrating because one of these friends and I loaded .204 and .223 two years ago when we were getting ready for a dog shoot and we turned out hundreds of loads with little or no issues that he or I could recall.
Any suggestions, questions or insight will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jim S.
