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RSW Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1158 Location: Arizona Joined: Sep 8^th, 2006	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #15 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 3:53pm	Print Post
	The old Ideal No.6 measure is a good for both black and smokeless powders. It's quite handy for duplex loading

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Ray_Newman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 274 Location: Washington State Joined: Jul 13^th, 2004	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #16 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 7:16pm	Print Post
	I never could get the Lyman #55 to work well. Tried Black Powder in my B&M and it worked very well, except that I need to clean it up before I could use it with Smokeless. About 8-9 years ago I purchased the MVA -- a B&M clone. Works very well and I recommend it.

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John Rigby Full Member Offline Posts: 200 Location: Midwest Joined: Nov 8^th, 2005	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #17 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	Another vote for B&M

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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7478 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #18 - Oct 27^th, 2023 at 6:51am	Print Post
	My opinion Harrell’s is the best for smokeless powders. Belding and Mull for BP, however the MVA ought to be a good one too. I sold my two Lyman 55’s one unaltered other customized at some point. Both threw good charges adjustments not as easy to use as B&M or Harrell’s. They can be dialed in from notes in my measure-charge book quickly. Chris’s point B&M’s spring action is important. Any measure, Harrell’s included, can throw inconsistent if the operation is inconsistent. Spring eliminates operator error. Boats


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11331 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #19 - Oct 27^th, 2023 at 9:49am	Print Post
	I gave up many years ago trying to find a consistently accurate BP measure. Weighed to a tenth of a grain after thrown from a measure is how I do it. Any one of several different types in my accumulation. The B&M measure works excellent for filling cases with Puf-lon.

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Skalkaho Oldtimer Offline Posts: 738 Location: Montana Joined: Sep 29^th, 2006	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #20 - Oct 27^th, 2023 at 10:32am	Print Post
	Still using my Puff-Lon....no longer available

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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1062 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #21 - Oct 27^th, 2023 at 10:37am	Print Post
	Fillers --- I have discovered that amaranth-seed from the health-food store makes a really excellent filler. It is hard, 1mm diameter spheres, and measures great thru a powder measure. One can dump it on top of the powder with a powder-measure, then compress to the desired level. The seeds are not damaged in the process. (talking about BP loads, here.) CHRIS


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3758 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Black powder measures - Harrell’s - MVA? Reply #22 - Oct 27^th, 2023 at 1:17pm	Print Post
	Chris put me on to the amaranth seen and it really works well. It measures easily and accurately and I reduce a 120 grain capacity case to 85 grains of powder and then do compression. The only wad used is on top of the amaranth before compression.


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