The Handloader’s Scale
THE most basic method of all is a set of dippers that are sold by Lee with a chart indicating how much of a given type of powder each dipper holds, but for safety' sake you should really check the weight being dipped with a scale.
An accurate powder scale is the heart of your reloading operations, and you should take care to look after it and learn to use it properly. A scale will let you know the exact charge weight being dispensed, and it can also indicate the charge-to-charge uniformity (or lack thereof) with the type of powder you are using. While it is possible to reload without a powder scale, it's a darn sight more convenient and handy to have one. No other item stands the reloader in such good stead. When buying reloading equipment, a good powder scale should be next in line behind the press, die set and shell holder. You can get by without a powder measure, but a good scale is a necessity to let you know how uniformly the measure is dispensing your desired charge weight
When I started out in 1951, my initial reloading involved the .32-20 and .22 Hornet. I created my first powder measures by soldering a sawn-off case of each calibre on the end of a
