The details: Dillon XL650, 45 ACP, dropping IMR 700x powder, Lyman 1000XP scale.
I setup my new Dillon press today (upgrade, addition to Lee Progressives) and decided to use 700x powder for my first load instead of the typical Bullseye I've always used for 45ACP. Since I am loading for 230 grain FMJ's and the Lyman 49th edition shows the 700x as the "best" powder for that bullet, I figured this was a great time to try something new. I decided to start a 3.8 grains and proceeded to get that value dialed in. Once it scaled at 3.8, I pulled 10 more drops to test how consistent it was. I zeroed the scale each time, and to my surprise, grains ranged from 3.75 to 4.2. My instinct is to suspect the 700x doesn't drop consistently, but since I have zero experience with it, I am just guessing at this point. Since this is my first Dillon experience as well, I don't have the knowledge of history with it to expect how consistent it is in that regard. While I'm waiting for reply's I may pull all the 700x and replace it with Bullseye just to see if that drops more consistently.
Any input, suggestions, ideas is greatly valued!
I setup my new Dillon press today (upgrade, addition to Lee Progressives) and decided to use 700x powder for my first load instead of the typical Bullseye I've always used for 45ACP. Since I am loading for 230 grain FMJ's and the Lyman 49th edition shows the 700x as the "best" powder for that bullet, I figured this was a great time to try something new. I decided to start a 3.8 grains and proceeded to get that value dialed in. Once it scaled at 3.8, I pulled 10 more drops to test how consistent it was. I zeroed the scale each time, and to my surprise, grains ranged from 3.75 to 4.2. My instinct is to suspect the 700x doesn't drop consistently, but since I have zero experience with it, I am just guessing at this point. Since this is my first Dillon experience as well, I don't have the knowledge of history with it to expect how consistent it is in that regard. While I'm waiting for reply's I may pull all the 700x and replace it with Bullseye just to see if that drops more consistently.
Any input, suggestions, ideas is greatly valued!