Loading BP with a Dillon 650

[Steel Horse Bailey]

You're right, Williewheelgun and

Happy New Year to you, too !

[holdover]

I load over 5,000 rounds each year(musket, carbine, BPCR, revolver, and C & B Revolver) using a lee perfect powder measure for the last 7 years and a Lyman 55 for 35 years before that. I do not feel it is an issue. Does anyone know of , or has actually spoken to someone who is familuar with an accident happening? Do you have a copy of the news article? Also I load a couple of hundred full size cannon rounds(8 oz each) using a metal dipper, Dipping out of a keg of powder in a plastic bag, either I am very lucky, or there is little to worry about.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I don't know of anyone that has had a problem, nor do I know of anyone who knows anyone who's had the problem. 

When I talked to the Dillon rep, he said that they knew of 2 incidents - but he wouldn't elaborate.

[Twelve Bore]

Looking at the Hodgdon Powder webpage this am, noticed that they have lifted the warning on using Pyrodex and 777 in "Volumetric Powder Measures Designed for Smokeless Powder Handloading"

This is the link   http://www.hodgdon.com/data/muzzleloading/powder-measures.php