Ian
Notorious member
I really like the Lee tester and its calibration can be checked with bathroom scales. Close enough for what we do, anyway, and the consistency is pretty good. Other testers are also good but more difficult to get and a lot more expensive.
I haven't played with alloy a whole lot in the rifles to see what the limits are and where any areas of preference show up, but will be doing that gradually as time tkme allows. Dan of Mountain Molds used both Hi-tek and thermoset paints with 35 bhn alloy and found his best results there, while I've seen little difference from 14 to 21 and depending on the bullet style and rifle have had good luck at 2150-ish with 10.4 bhn in one instance.
I haven't played with alloy a whole lot in the rifles to see what the limits are and where any areas of preference show up, but will be doing that gradually as time tkme allows. Dan of Mountain Molds used both Hi-tek and thermoset paints with 35 bhn alloy and found his best results there, while I've seen little difference from 14 to 21 and depending on the bullet style and rifle have had good luck at 2150-ish with 10.4 bhn in one instance.