Timely thread...I have the PPM and it's good with stick powders. Definitely leaks with ball. I'd like a powder measure that's accurate.
Accurate with what kind of powder? That may be the better question...
I use my Lee PPM for everything from Bullseye/H110 in pistol to H1000 in rifles. With Benchmark/XBR8208 range of powders, you can drop a load pretty close to the desired weight as long as the hopper stays full. This will not occur as the hopper empties or with larger stick powders. With any type of ball powder, H335, H110, etc. the Lee PPM leaks. When I mentioned accuracy, it would be preferred to have a powder measure that is accurate in terms of being able to set a charge and drop it without weighing every charge. This tall order goes for rifle (stick) or pistol powder (ball). Other have mentioned a Chargemaster....I've had one for years and don't use it. I can load/trickle faster with the PPM over the CM.
I agree devnull. I can also drop a chage and trickle faster than a digital scale. Also don't trust electronics for something like that either. I'm sure the newer ones are better, but have heard the horror stories about them. Have to warm them up, flourescent lighting will affect them etc. etc. Like I said in another post, I can drop a charge and tricke in the rest in 6-8 seconds with my set up. That's just how I load though. Others can use the digital stuff, but its on them if they have a catastrophic failure.. Now back to using a powder measure (such as the RCBS Uniflow), that is a very quick ordeal when dropping ball powders. I load up the loading block (50 pieces of brass) and drop from the uniflow all 50 in about 3 minutes. There's no digital scale that is going to keep up with that. Absolutely No need to use digital when the powder measure works that well either. It's also not about going fast, it's about going at your own pace. Safety is always #1, but you can do things safely in a prompt manner.. Just don't get in my way when I'm swinging a hammer!!!!!
