So, as i keep rediscovering America with my new XL750 press - i got to a conclusion that a powder bar design there is not adequate for what i need.
I ran a 11 batches of 10rd packs yesterday, and re-adjusting the powder amount it was just crazy how inconsistent from load to load it went. a task was not that complex - do a series of loads with 3 different seating depths using 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5 gn powder loads. Sounds easy enough but became a major struggle as the set for 24.5 would be producing in test measures anything from 24.1 to 24.8. It would mostly settle to 24.6 something after a dozen throws, but, still, it was a pain.
So i started googling today morning and came to several videos suggesting same approach - to ditch the fecking rod and use springs or rubber bands to return the powder bar back. i tried it - see below, and it seemed to sort of fix the issue as i see now the amount of powder to deviate from 24.0 to 24.1 only.
I need to run it for more to see if it will do as good as it seems or not, but, so far it looks like this, below.
Is it a common thing to do for 650/750? Is it indeed supposed to be more accurate or am i expecting too much?
I ran a 11 batches of 10rd packs yesterday, and re-adjusting the powder amount it was just crazy how inconsistent from load to load it went. a task was not that complex - do a series of loads with 3 different seating depths using 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5 gn powder loads. Sounds easy enough but became a major struggle as the set for 24.5 would be producing in test measures anything from 24.1 to 24.8. It would mostly settle to 24.6 something after a dozen throws, but, still, it was a pain.
So i started googling today morning and came to several videos suggesting same approach - to ditch the fecking rod and use springs or rubber bands to return the powder bar back. i tried it - see below, and it seemed to sort of fix the issue as i see now the amount of powder to deviate from 24.0 to 24.1 only.
I need to run it for more to see if it will do as good as it seems or not, but, so far it looks like this, below.
Is it a common thing to do for 650/750? Is it indeed supposed to be more accurate or am i expecting too much?