Pete;
I just received a Harrel Schuetzen measure and Sinclair measure stand along with a couple of extra bottles.

Nice jewelry for shooters!

Dale53

I know every year I buy myself one present from the Sinclair catalog. This year it was the stand. 

40 Rod

Pete;
Take anything here with a grain of salt as I have had powder in the Harrel for a total of "one" time.

However, I have examined the Harrel carefully. When the Harrel's handle is up (talking only about the Schuetzen model as that is the only one I have) you have a perfectly readable micrometer. It reads in "tens" instead of "twenty-fives" but still a micrometer. It also has clicks in between the numbers. These clicks will allow you to make VERY small changes with assurance (if you need that). You can "graph" it as easily as any other measure. Now, it may give you different values at different ends of the scale (haven't tried that) but within a few grains up or down, it (shape of the cavity) should make no difference at all. It also, depending on the operator as does any other measure, allows you to be VERY accurate.

There is no doubt that the Redding Bench rest measure is an excellent measure and a good value. However, the Harrel's "Jewelry Value" has it all over the Redding  ( I can't believe that I said that).

Bottom line, if money is a problem (and it can be for most of us) then buy the Redding. If you want the ultimate in snob appeal, then buy the Harrell {there, I did it again }.

Dale53

I have had the Harrell measure for a couple of years now. what I like about it is it's absolute repeatability. Once I get a setting I can sit at the range and drop the same charge all day. With a 32-40 I can get an extream spread of 3 to 7 fps over 10 shot sring. I could never get that kind of repeatability from any other measure.   
On my measure with Accurate No 9 or H 108  I get a drop of .2 grains for every 3 clicks. 

40 Rod

Pete
You'll get no argument from me on that. The B&M is hands down the best for Black. The BR3 is a good measure for the money.
What I love is that at a match if I decide to change guns all I have to do is go to the correct setting in my book and I will get the same drop that I got last week or last month. For ball powders is is the best that I have found. 
I will also tell you that for stick powders I use an Precision rifles bench rest measure. I feel that the meater area on it is better designed for stick powders like 4759 or 5744.

Pete 
I havn't tryed the Swiss but it stands to reason. As you know Black is very hydroscopic a consistant moisture content is a must for consistant performance. In Phil Sharps he talks about keeping Black in a humidore is it can't dry out.

40 Rod

40 Rod,
  Brents right. I think where the misconception comes in is that BP fouling "IS" highly hygroscopic. BP itself is not especially so, and doesn't seem to be any more than smokeless.

  As I understand it BP does not have several lots blended like like they do with smokeless in order to get a consistent lot to lot burning rate. It's one of the things we have to live with when shooting BP, and was why I was wondering if you'd had experience with 2003 lot, and if the web sites info was correct.

PETE

Temp and humidity might affect exterior ballistics but it will not affect burn rate in a cartridge gun if using fixed ammo since the air in the case is not going to change significantly while waiting at the line to be ignited.  In a muzzleloader, there might be more of an effect in that the air that is mixed with the powder will be of a different consistency and hence, could burn at a different rate.  But, I think the big issue is just the density of the air as the bullet pushes it aside.   

Perhaps the oldtimers fell victim to a few myths too.  No reason they should be any more immune to them than we are.  And, certainly, there are many more myths to uncover.

Brent