Sabattiboy
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At Dillon one day a salesman was showing presses to a customer and he said when loading with stick powder use a hesitation to allow time for the powder to drop. I imagine that would be a substantial hesitation if using the magnum charge bar with slow burning stick powder. I use RL-25 which is more like rocks but I've never tried to drop it through the Dillon measure.I too have a 550 and 650 mounted on a semi portable stand. My presses mount to a 2x6 board atop a 6"x6" which all attaches to an old hearty wooden stool. My seat is separate and has a memory foam pad.
The powder variations I have never noticed all that much. When I first loaded 300 BLK I had some issues with light charges and spilling, but they quickly went away. Do you have any issues with the cases taking a moment to fill? I think I may have been going too fast and causing myself heartache. I also had a big issue with 10mm and accurate #9 leaking around and jamming up the powder bar, but an oversized one from the factory solved that without further headache.
I use RL-15, H322 and AA 2015 powders for my 223 loads which are smaller sticks, or ball, then most of the IMR powders. They seem to drop okay but I do not go fast with my press. I've also used IMR 4064 that has sticks between RL15 and 4350 or 4831.
I found if I cycle the press without dropping a charge the next charge will be some heavy. Mine seems to require consistent cycling. I usually pull the charged case out before seating the bullet weigh check then put it back and continue cycling.
If there are some granules slipping by I will find some on my left leg under that part of the press. It never has been more then just enough to notice a few there. (I don't wave a flame over my leg to see if any flare up)
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P.S. make sure the hole in the powder funnel(s) are clean with no burrs.