Most powder measures are volumetric. Uniflow, Autodisk, pretty much all of them except the electric powder dispensers with integrated scale, throw a charge based on volume, not weight.
Of course, you weigh the charge and adjust the volume to get the weight you want.
BUT....
What do you do when you have NOT changed the setting on the powder measure, and the next time you load, the weights are slightly off? I assume most of you adjust the measure again, to get the weight you want. That's what I do.
But is it the right thing to do?
What has changed? The volume probably has not moved, since you adjusted it. Has the powder become more or less dense? Probably. What else could have changed? So is the 'right' charge the one with the weight you now see, or the volume you had before?
You see where I'm heading. Should I set a volume once, and then never change it? Or continue to re-weigh every session and adjust the volume as needed?
I have heard that Lake City match ammo, and some other match ammo, is all loaded volumetrically. So will I get more accurate loads by sticking with a volume, rather than a weight?
Of course, you weigh the charge and adjust the volume to get the weight you want.
BUT....
What do you do when you have NOT changed the setting on the powder measure, and the next time you load, the weights are slightly off? I assume most of you adjust the measure again, to get the weight you want. That's what I do.
But is it the right thing to do?
What has changed? The volume probably has not moved, since you adjusted it. Has the powder become more or less dense? Probably. What else could have changed? So is the 'right' charge the one with the weight you now see, or the volume you had before?
You see where I'm heading. Should I set a volume once, and then never change it? Or continue to re-weigh every session and adjust the volume as needed?
I have heard that Lake City match ammo, and some other match ammo, is all loaded volumetrically. So will I get more accurate loads by sticking with a volume, rather than a weight?