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  • Lilboog82

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    I purchased some hi-skor 700x during the ammo drought/scare during Obama’s years and just now got around to opening and using it for 45acp. I have never used this powder before and I am having difficulties with throwing consistent measurable amounts in my Dillon square deal B reloading machine. It throws within around +/- 0.1-0.3; is this to be expected or is there anything that will help? Thanks
     

    Clay Pigeon

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    Load away.... Its an Extruded flake powder and with that some measures will do that.
    Its a shotgun powder and with a shotgun press the measure has a big dump hole.
    You will never notice the .3 difference.
     

    Lilboog82

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    Load away.... Its an Extruded flake powder and with that some measures will do that.
    Its a shotgun powder and with a shotgun press the measure has a big dump hole.
    You will never notice the .3 difference.


    but I’m loading pistol rounds, 45acp... isn’t .3 bit more of a bigger deal?
     

    red_zr24x4

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    You loading max?
    Besides 38's I use it in 45acp & 45colt . I load plinking rounds with it .3 wouldn't put me over max.
    I've never noticed it fluctuating that much
     

    Trapper Jim

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    I purchased some hi-skor 700x during the ammo drought/scare during Obama’s years and just now got around to opening and using it for 45acp. I have never used this powder before and I am having difficulties with throwing consistent measurable amounts in my Dillon square deal B reloading machine. It throws within around +/- 0.1-0.3; is this to be expected or is there anything that will help? Thanks
    J

    No worries. Load away. However try to stay with American made powder unless you live in Canada.
     

    Lilboog82

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    No, not loading max and the .3 wouldn’t put me over the max, but would that difference make much of a POI shift?
     

    Hawkeye7br

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    I used to run it in my Thompson Center 30 carbine and shot many top scores in IHMSA. If there was a deviance, I never saw it downrange. 5 grains and bullets from 110-130 grains.
     

    CCC

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    You have figured out 700X, pretty much just will not measure well.

    I have used it in .45 Auto. If I remember correctly, it is a bit dirty. But that may have been light loads only.
     

    red_zr24x4

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    Yeah, 700x is dirty. Just like Unique, red dot etc.
    After a day of shooting the gun and your hands will be black
     
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    Fullmag

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    Tried out Bullseye 5.3gr in 45acp with RNFP cast from Missouri Bullet Company with good results.
     
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