Is a CHEAP drum powder measure accurate enough? Let's find out!

[@twestgard2]

I appreciate the relatively short, straightforward comparison of two items. Not trying to do too much all at once.

[@jimrawls5509]

Informative. Didn't take an hour to get the idea across.

[@Ultimatereloader]

Great video!

[@2aTriggernometry]

I am glad to see you are making videos again. I enjoy all your videos. Very informative. Keep them coming!

[@diyreloading]

Thank you so much!! 😄

[@livincincy4498]

Grains do not always show up down range. So while pursuing grain accuracy this might not appear on your target.

[@petenewcomb6929]

Great video very informative keep’em coming !

[@TomRasmussen-z6q]

Thanks for the great video. I am getting back into reloading after decades inactive, and will be building my station from the ground up. My biggest takeaway is that the cheapo drum measure is definitely good enough for my needs and any benefits of the expensive one would be lost on me. Seems to me if I ever wanted to get SUPER precise I would still use the cheapo set to throw a light load and then spend more money on a really accurate scale to trickle the rest.

[@jonh4301]

For consistent accuracy loading, especially with extruded powder, I use a Chargemaster. For bulk loading ball powders, I use the CM and an RCBS thrower while the CM is dispensing.

[@thehirtbike]

I use the Lee to get the powder close to weight and then trickle to scale. sometimes it's accurate othertimes it's not i don't trust it for long range but it does what I need it to do and that's save me time.

[@tonyzhu403]

Love these first-hand, average user experience videos. Hope more people discovers your channel.

[@diyreloading]

I appreciate it, I plan on keeping up this kind of content for the future. 😊 Thanks for watching!!

[@Thrash155]

I have both along with a progressive LnL press. It just depends on what your trying to achieve with your loads or ammo. I find the ChargeMaster Light can keep up with me running Single Stage press loading no problem. Charge Drop/Seat/Inspect repeat. You can set the CM Light to auto dispense which makes repeating charges much faster.

[@davecollins6113]

Nice, simple vid, here it is, it's black and white. I have a V4, a Chargemaster 1500, a Lyman LE1000 elec scale and an older Hornady M beam scale and Lee scoops, I use whichever one suits the end purpose best, or which one I'm in the mood to use.

[@LAlover213]

I like to shoot for hobby and not really for competition so seeing I don't have to spend much to get good results is nice.

[@FabioBertarelli]

Ottimo video, molto istruttivo. Grazie!

[@2226robin]

I have the same Lee $30 powder dispenser, it is NOT curated with large flake powder. It is LEAK with small ball power. Buyer beware, you get what you pay for.

[@iancurrie8844]

I don't need to watch the video. I've been reloading since 1980. The answer is NO. That said, I've had terrible experiences with the chargemaster lite. I had to return two of them as defective. They were DANGEROUS. Other brands I've tried have been fine.

[@diyreloading]

My specific unit has been fine but I have read online about some dead on arrival Chargemasters. I really haven’t tried the other brands yet (Hornady, Lyman, etc). But, I have used the higher end setups (Auto Trickler V4). Overall, it seems like the industry needs a little while longer to fully nail out a good and affordable electronic powder measure.