Lee Loader

I'm saying I've always charged with powder off press. I do use a funnel.
I use mtm case holders they allow me to use the rcbs funnel set no problem I weigh every charge then dump into each case.

I have the RCBS and Lee funnels. I use the Lee mostly because it fits the powder through die and the green one doesn't.

That's true when I first tried the powder through expander die it works very well

62chevy wrote:I have the RCBS and Lee funnels. I use the Lee mostly because it fits the powder through die and the green one doesn't.

Mr. Lee using his noggin again.

I have the Lee funnel and vastly prefer it to the RCBS funnel that I also have. The RCBS has steps inside the funnel mouth that I guess are supposed to help fit different case mouth sizes. Instead of helping though it feels like I'm always dribbling a tiny bit of powder. The Lee has sort of a reverse funnel inside the mouth so it just rests on the case mouth to seal it up. VASTLY prefer the Lee design.

Great point MaxBob !!!

Have/used the RCBS funnel for EVERYTHING I have over the last nearly 30 years, from 6.5 to 45-70. But had to get a new/small funnel for 5.56

I use the Lee and Lyman (smoke grey color) funnels. They fit multiple calibers and work very well....no spills and the charge passes completely through the funnel and into the case.

Dan

I have a Lee funnel that came with one of my sets and it works just fine. I bought a 8mm metal (aluminum?) funnel for specific loads and it's great, but not good enough to buy specific funnels for each caliber. Unless I were shooting bench rest, then I'd likely invest in them. I think it was about $20 a few years ago.

I have a RCBS funnel set with the tube and adapters but I can't keep them straight and just got fed up with it. I was given a funnel from a Redding set with some powder and bullets I bought off a guy and I think it's almost identical to the Lee one.

The bottom line though is that 95% or more of my loading is on progressive presses with powder charged on the press. I do 30/06 on a single stage for hunting, maybe 20 rounds a year at most. I do 8mm Mauser on a single stage just because I rarely load any.

By the way, the 8mm metal funnel is actually a joy. I have never had a case tip over or spilled powder from it and it always works exactly as designed.

Jeff