Another stupid question from the peanut gallery.

Mitty38

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Ok, I originally Started loading H335 into my .223 brass with a home made paper funnel.

Then bought a universal powder thru die for my lee disk. That was ok for the 06 loads. But when loading .223 I was getting spillage.

So tried the powder thru buy itself. Just pouring the powder from the scale pan into it. Even more spillage with the .223 which lead to some rounds being off as much as .5 grain, or more.

So now went back to a paper funnel but having issues with powder catching in the funnel, static ect. Making, loading, multiple rounds for the .223 tedious.

Well, getting pretty meticulous with powder weight lately. I am now where I want to load up 200 rounds of .223 with H-335 at +- .2 in bulk, and trying to figure out a less tedious, more efficient method.
Any suggestions?
 
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Mitty38

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You Buyin?
Still would not solve my issue, unless it comes with a better funnel.
But i'll take one if your givin'. LOL
 
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Emmett,

I used Lee's short and tall powder charge dies, but found they leaked 2400 and ball powders, and Unique would cause the sliding sleeve to jam. Recently I bought Hornady's powder charging gizmo and it's almost spill and jam proof. I found H335 to be the worst spillage offender so I pour directly from the pan into a funnel -- Hornady, RCBS, Lee, no-namer all work.
 

Mitty38

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I started with pistol so never really thought of a funnel till now. Kinda wondering if one would work better then another. Seems with funnels static is a constant pita. I had a plastic one I used with the 06 but it is too big for .223.
I had to constantly wipe the thing out with drier sheets.
Anyone heard of a Satern powder funnel?

 
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Spindrift

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I have a funnel from Frankford, where you can switch the «mouth piece» to fit the caliber. It works very well. The Lee funnel also works well. But I rarely use them, after I got a Lyman powder pan with a funnel. That’s really practical, if you practice weighing your charges anyway.
 

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Mitty38

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I have a funnel from Frankford, where you can switch the «mouth piece» to fit the caliber. It works very well. The Lee funnel also works well. But I rarely use them, after I got a Lyman powder pan with a funnel. That’s really practical, if you practice weighing your charges anyway.
Now that is slick!!!!! Ye, I think that might get right to my issue.
funnel and pan in one. Nothing to balance, just shove the brass up in and flip it.
And heck its cheaper then the shipping!!!!
 
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Brad

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I started with pistol so never really thought of a funnel till now. Kinda wondering if one would work better then another. Seems with funnels static is a constant pita. I had a plastic one I used with the 06 but it is too big for .223.
I had to constantly wipe the thing out with drier sheets.
Anyone heard of a Satern powder funnel?

I have heard of a Satern funnel, I own one, and have met and shot against the man himself-Steve Satern.
Very good design, does what it says it does. Single caliber design is a turn off for some.
 

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
I switched out my Chargemaster funnel with the Lyman version (IIRC) of what Spindrift posted. However, it only has the spill proof end, depicted by the bottleneck cartridge.
 

Mitty38

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That type of pan- funnel just be a ought perfect for the way I work the powder filling stage.
I like the Idea of picking up the cartridge and pan, filling the case at eye level, then puting the pan back in the scale while puting the cartridge in the holder.
It kinda goes with the way I roll.

Guess it just goes to show there is no such thing as a stupid question.

I never knew the combo units existed before Spindrift posted his.
 

JustJim

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I've been using an aluminum Pacific powder funnel I picked up for a dime in '83 or so. No static problems, ever. They show up once in a while on Ebay, or boxes of junk at gunshows.
 

fiver

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I have the one with just the funnel similar to spin's picture.
it works on pretty much everything from 22 to 45.
you do have to watch it for a bit since it will take on a coating of graphite from the powder and gain a grain or so of weight, then settle down.

you could do what my dad did and just steal one from the kitchen.
then heat the tip up with a candle, mush it down in size, and shove a case in the end to make a perfect fit.
 

CZ93X62

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Ball powders like WW-748/H-335 can be a PITA in some funnels. My much-used RCBS green funnel will admit both 22 Hornet and 223 case necks completely, and the case mouth sits a bit proud of the nozzle. Solution--pour the powder in, and a bit gets dammed up by the case mouth. A slight lowering of the case out of the funnel allows the dam to give way and full charge weight lands where it's meant to go. First World problem. I considered getting a 17 caliber funnel and opening it up a bit, but my fix works well enough.
 
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Mitty38

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Got that funnel from JWG today. Works great. No static issues with this little see thru green funnel either.
My thoughts....
" Why in the heck did I not just buy a good powder funnel back when the market was sane?
All this time, thousands of rounds, fighting with getting H-335 in those little holes. I am STUPID, STUPID STUPID!"
Live and learn, I guess. :cool:
 
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