Lee Precision90058 Perfect Powder Measurer (Red)

I got into reloading recently, and picked up this powder measure. The price was right, and I have had mostly good experiences with my other Lee products.- You can rotate the powder reservoir to the left to "close" it, and pull it off to empty it when you are finished. Not sure if you can do this with other powder measures but this feature is very convenient, especially if you have it fastened down to a bench.- The directions say to run a full reservoir of powder through it before you do anything else. This is to "coat" the internals, and eliminate any static cling. If you don't do this, you will get progressively heavier charges. In my experience, I had to run three full reservoirs through before the measurements completely stabilized. I highly recommend others do this as well. After that initial step, this powder measure has been amazingly accurate and reliable. After 100 rounds (checking every 10th), it still throws exactly what it was originally set at.- The only negative I can find with this is that it seems kind of flimsy in construction. It probably could have been built a little stronger. But honestly I can't see anything breaking on this. It's built strong enough to do it's job.People like to hate on Lee products, but at the end of the day this thing is ACCURATE and it WORKS. I'm glad I got this instead of spending close to $100 on a similar product from another brand. Buy this thing, and use the money you save towards other reloading equipment/components.

I just finished building a new loading bench. I am now setting it up so I have not use the powder measure yet. It is well made and I have no doubt it will serve it's purpose as designed. I have been useing Lee equipment for over 50 yrs. and never had a problem. I highly recomend this Lee powder measure and any other Lee product. My order was packaged very good and arrived as scheduled.

In all fairness it only cost about $30. It’s not built to the same quality standards as my two green measures but was the least expensive option to get up and running without dismantling my other press’ to get a powder measure and buying a small cylinder for my green measure would have run roughly twice as much. I’ve loaded about two hundred rounds with this measure and it does okay, not up to the standards of my green measures but is consistent in the weight it throws.

For years I have used scoops and a balance scale to measure powder, which most know, takes forever. I have always been skeptical about these volume based devices, but after hearing from trusted sources how accurate the ones they use (much more expensive brands) are, I decided I had to have one. I initially was prepared to pay for a top of the line dispenser as even the price of an expensive one seems cheap compared to all the other doodads I have purchased for the sake of accuracy. But, as reason prevails, I thought I would do my research and make an educated decision. I took into account the experiences of my trusted sources, and the throwers they used. I read review after review for weeks. I finally decided that the reviews on this product, at such a price was worth a try. My first session produced results between +.2 and -.4 grains (it actually only threw over the expected weight twice in 50 throws). After the throw, just a bit more powder with the trickler, and I was done. This was with IMR 4064, which as noted by documentation, not the best for volume based measuring since it is a stick powder. I am probably also not the best with consistent lever pull. After just the first session, I decided this product is perfect for me. Assuming that I get no better at consistently throwing, the accuracy is acceptable to me... especially for the price. Unless I could get a 100% guarantee that a more expensive powder thrower would throw to exactly the tenth of a grain, I wouldn't even consider it. For loads that my primary concern is accuracy, I am going to verify the weight on the scale, and trickling a couple more units of powder only takes seconds. For these loads I am typically only loading 50-100 at a time anyways. For loads that I am more concerned with the number I get loaded in an hour, the range is acceptable for me (in most cases for a semi-auto that I shoot for fun and are not the most accurate of my guns to begin with). [I really wish I would have started loading bulk rounds in the past, but didn't foresee consumers driving the price through the roof. I figured I could buy steel case for much cheaper for a long time. I was wrong... and now I don't have the brass either :( ] Note that my acceptance of weight variance for bulk loading is based on the cartridge size, and that I don't load to max. On smaller cartridges (ie 22 Hornet), I don't think I would find it acceptable, as the percentage of load difference would be too high, for pressure reasons.Pros: Inexpensive, much quicker than scoops, acceptable accuracy (to me)Possible Cons: unsure of the long-term reliability, as I haven't had it that long. I also don't load at the volume of some people. Maybe not as accurate as others, though I cant verify this since I haven't used them. Setting the charge weight is not the most precise. The numbers you use to set the charge weight don't have well defined lines or markers to line up. I just moved them to what I thought was close, based on the directions, and worked it to the proper charge via trial and error with a balance scale.I would also like to note that it probably works best by keeping the hopper at least half full. Though I cant prove it, it seems that such would provide better force for the powder to fall into the charge reservoir.