I’m glad to do that. I have seen a few reviews that indicated a relatively short life of joy before problems set in. I’ll be sure to keep the thread updated.
I loaded up some .300 Blackout rounds with H-110, probably the finest powder I’ve used. It was perfect. Not a single over or under weight in 50 rounds. I do 300 Blackout on a turret on my 2nd bench, so there wasn’t any interference from any of the functions.
I’ve taken over a kitchen baster, which seems perfect for clearing the hopper. No brush required. I gently blow air down the sides to remove any sticking kernels, and I blow the powder out the discharge chute into the bottle. Where things went wrong is attempting to blow out the trickler tube, which worked well for Universal, but blew H-110 all over. There wasn’t much as I’d already blown the majority back into the hopper from the discharge side...but what was left was enough to make me regret it. Overall the process went smoother than prior dumps.
Next time I’ll follow higgite’s practice and dispense the final bits of powder.
One observation of a feature that I don’t appreciate...the leveling pads move far too freely. It barely takes a breath to spin them, so moving the unit tends to change the level of the device. I’m considering applying a smidge of Blue Locktite and let it dry. In my experience, dry Locktite impedes the threads, but doesn’t lock them down. I haven’t done it yet as I want to be sure that the cure isn’t worse than the disease.
I loaded up some .300 Blackout rounds with H-110, probably the finest powder I’ve used. It was perfect. Not a single over or under weight in 50 rounds. I do 300 Blackout on a turret on my 2nd bench, so there wasn’t any interference from any of the functions.
I’ve taken over a kitchen baster, which seems perfect for clearing the hopper. No brush required. I gently blow air down the sides to remove any sticking kernels, and I blow the powder out the discharge chute into the bottle. Where things went wrong is attempting to blow out the trickler tube, which worked well for Universal, but blew H-110 all over. There wasn’t much as I’d already blown the majority back into the hopper from the discharge side...but what was left was enough to make me regret it. Overall the process went smoother than prior dumps.
Next time I’ll follow higgite’s practice and dispense the final bits of powder.
One observation of a feature that I don’t appreciate...the leveling pads move far too freely. It barely takes a breath to spin them, so moving the unit tends to change the level of the device. I’m considering applying a smidge of Blue Locktite and let it dry. In my experience, dry Locktite impedes the threads, but doesn’t lock them down. I haven’t done it yet as I want to be sure that the cure isn’t worse than the disease.