Hi all, i bought a rather cheap Lyman powder trickler and the powder wont flow thru the thing, it seems to clog uo at the hole in the hopper, would drilling the hole bigger help or would it also have trouble flowing thru the pipe??
any help appreciated
douglass

I have the RCBS model and decided long ago that it was a pain in the butt particularly with stick powder. My favorite powder trickler has become one of those yellow Lee powder scoops and judicious taps of my index finger.

The "best" tricklers are Redding and Hornady. And they ain't much. I gave up on commercial tricklers and made my own, it's great but it ain't for sale.

I have the RCBS model and I don't have any issues with it. Stick, ball, flake, they all seem to work fine for me. It's the only one I've ever used though, so I couldn't say if it's better or worse than anything else.

boomtube, what makes the Redding and Hornady the "best"? Just curious.

RCBS works fine for me also. No issues

my powder trickler is a 300 mag case,just dump some in and work back and forth with fore finger and thumb.ya i am cheap.

My favorite, after trying all the store-bought ones, is a stainless-steel teaspoon, controlled with gentle taps with my forefinger. I can very easily dribble a single kernel of any powder out of it.

I dump a nearly-there charge out of the powder measure, then bring it up to the desired weight with that handy teaspoon � several kernels if I have to, then a single kernel at a time at the last.

Most useless piece of reloading equipment that I ever bought. The worst part is that it takes forever to get it "primed". I am in the camp that uses Lee scoops to top off the pan.

There are 2 schools of thought on this...

Weighing the charge or using volume, such as a powder measure. Clint Smith did a test on this with a .308 and found that volume from a powder measure to be as accurate in any hunting application.

I have done the same thing for years and can hit anything I want with any gun I have and don't need a powder trickler at all. I even use a Dillon 650 for loading my 6mm PPC.

I figured that more people would pay attention to what a known shooter/writer would say, but I have had great success over the years with measured charges. I have a trickler I use for load testing, once the load is found the volume method will work every bit as well.

A GOOD powder measure like a Redding will load ammo that will group at 100yd just as accurately (all other varibles equal) as weighed charges. You most likely will see lower standard deviations in velocity with the weighed charges, this will help to minimize vertical stringing at long range. If you are loading for shots past 400yd, weigh the charges, and do a ladder test.

been useing a lyman for years with no problems

Powder measures are great when you have a bunch to reload but take time to set up. For 20 - 40 rounds I find it faster to weigh charges. I have a set of Lee scoops and pick one that will give just under the desired weight with one or two quick scoops. Then partially fill the scoop and tap out enough powder to balance the scale. Becomes a very quick method with a little practice. My Redding 3BR powder measure throws very repeatable charge weights though I have nothing to compare it with.