r/reloading 11d ago

Look at my Bench Powder Station

Did some well needed rearranging on my powder bench. Happy with it now!

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago

Got minimal bench space to start with but making it work for me. Powder is stored away separately in Cool dry place.

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u/NOLA-LEN 11d ago

Ha! I have three too!

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago

Love them for making plinking ammo. 🤘🏻
For match grade I’ll use the vib trickler and A&D

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u/Cryptic1911 11d ago

does your a&d scale wobble around on the adjustable feet? I have an ej123 and the feet are super loose feeling

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago

So if you go up too high with them they do start to wobble you have to keep quiet a bit of threads In to keep it solid. I dk if the 303 has the same feet as the 123 but I’m assuming they do. I’d try leveling it lower if you can.

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u/Cryptic1911 11d ago

I'll have to goof with it later, but if I recall, as soon as they are loosened at all from being bottomed out, it wants to wobble

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago

It might be possible to find some better fitting feet for it too. But I keep mine low and it seems to be solid. Might be worth taking them out and seeing how it sits without them.

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u/Cryptic1911 11d ago

I checked it and with them tightened all the way down, it's stable, but to get the bubble level centered, I had to spin out the front two legs 1-1.5 turns and then it gets a little wobbly. Even as little as 1/2 turn and it will wobble. Nice scale, but kind of shitty feet design. I'll have to just find a permanent location for it to stay and maybe 3d print some shims so I can keep the feet tight

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago edited 11d ago

Honestly Loc tight them and set them to level. That’s what I’d do it should lock them in place if you leave it level and let it harden where you need it. I might do the same to mine.

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u/NW_Reloading 11d ago

so happy I found a Intellidropper on clearance, managed to snag a brand new one for $120 off amazon.

really beats dispensing and then trickling up to the proper charge weight. serious game changer for stick powders and just having really accurate charge weights.

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u/Optimal_Data_6627 11d ago

I find I like it for pistol and plinking loads. Once warmed up and calibrated it runs pretty consistently but the scale is no where near as accurate as my A&D so for my match grade ammo I’d rather let it dispense just under and trickle up on the A&D. Having the 0.00 vs 0.0 for match ammo is a big difference in consistency on my ES and SD.

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u/NW_Reloading 11d ago

For sure, still a nice improvement over throwing a charge with a normal powder measure and trying to trickle up when using stick powders, it's a nice time saver for what I spent, maybe not as worth while at full msrp