Powder measure

[old iron]

Lost my rifle powder measure a while back ,what do you fellows recommend? Thanks

 

[appalichian hunter]

Make another. They are not hard too do.

 

[Daryl Crawford]

You can make one out of an old brass cartridge, wooden dowel, or antler very easily.
A drill bit set, drill, hack saw and rat tail file and a couple straight inches of antler and you can make a measure pretty quickly.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I use these when I need an adjustable measure. I also make my own out of deer horn.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Take your pick from MidwayUSA.
Powder Measures for Traditional Black Powder Shooters (midwayusa.com)

 

[old iron]

I need to work up a load ,so I thought about an adjustable for now and after I get the load then I will make one for that load

 

[Ames]

Anything. As long as its accurate.

 

[Musketeer]

I have the same measure Hatchet-Jack posted above when I want adjustability. For fixed measures, I've made 'em from antler, wood, and delrin rod. My homemade ones have been made freehand with a drill, as I don't have a drill press. It's not too tough if you have a bench vise. The holes in a couple are a bit off-center, but they work just fine.

Two from red oak board, one antler, and two white delrin rod:

 

[user 49399]

I have several home made measures for each caliber/gun as well as some adjustable brass measures which are nice when you want to experiment. I’ve made them from deer antler, elk antler, wood, brass cartridge cases, and empty shotgun shells. As already stated, they’re easy to make and I like having several on hand. I always go in the field or to the range with at least two, just in case.

 

[oldwood]

Always check any measure with the granulation of black powder you are using. Just because the printed numbers say the measure is set for a certain volume , it could be slightly incorrect

 

[Grenadier1758]

I did a test about 20 years ago. I tested three powders GOEX FF, GOEX FFF and Elephant FFF.

For one of the measures, a tubular adjustable measure set at 100 grains the average weighed results of ten measurements were the following:
GOEX FF = 98.34, GOEX FFF = 97.08, and Elephant FFF = 106.93

The actual results will vary dependent on the density of the lot of powder that is being measured.

 

[Musketeer]

Ballpark is close enough for my needs. I made my fixed measures by using my adjustable measure as the "known" quantity and slowly drilling until the fixed measures would hold the exact amount thrown by the adjustable measure, whether 35, 60, 75, 90 grains, etc. If my 75 grain measure throws 70 grains of this and 79 grains of that, that's okay. The important thing to me is consistency for each shot with a given powder (i.e., if my 75 grain measure throws 78 grains of Graf's 3f, it will always throw that particular amount with that particular powder if I fill it to the top and scape a bit off each time).

 

[old iron]

going with the one Hatchet jack posted

 

[old iron]

nice Musketeer!

 

[JohnnieT]

As far as adjustable measures go, I really prefer the type with a swing away funnel, as posted above. The one I have currently is a Traditions branded measure and is going on four years. For fixed measures, I make my own. As stated, they’re not hard and make a fun father-son project for a rainy afternoon.

 

[MTMountainman]

Lost my rifle powder measure a while back ,what do you fellows recommend? Thanks

I just used a piece of 1/2 inch copper pipe, solder the one end shut with excessive solder, then drill it out until the load is what you want. Then I drilled a hole through the soldered end (sideways, looped a string through it and tied it to my powder horn). Indestructible and always where you need it.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Lost my rifle powder measure a while back ,what do you fellows recommend? Thanks

Purchase a good adjustable brass measure for all your guns. If you only have one gun, make a measure out of antler.

 

[Cpt Flint]

Did you say one gun? If you know how many you have you don’t have enough!

 

[toot]

TOTW, has them.