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Brian Craig of Angier, NC

Date Posted: 4/4/2008

If you are a beginning reloader than these are a good and cheap way to get into the hobby until you can buy a powder measure and a scale.

Ricky Price of Waco, KY

Date Posted: 1/31/2008

If you are a reloaded you would be lost without them. When measuring powder out they will cut your time in half.

Henry Polomski of Parsons, WV

Date Posted: 1/21/2008

These little dippers work great, gets you real close to your powder charge.

Pete Goudreau of Garland, TX

Date Posted: 11/2/2007

A steal, buy two. Then you can have two slide rules instead of one needing to have the slide flipped when changing powders. That and the second set can be sanded down to get intermediate volumes as previously mentioned and/or custom volumes for particular developed charges. A powder measure? Why? Volume is volume. I use extruded powders including IMR4064 and there's no point in using a measure in my opinion as each charge needs to be weighed, generally speaking. So the appropriate dipper serves to get the powder from the bottle to the pan and as also previously mentioned provides some rapid 'trickling', too. Sure you could set up a measure and throw a charge closer to the target weight but using a dipper is so much less of a hassle with no cleanup and equipment maintenance after use. Run a Ladder test and find a charge that tolerates variance and sand down a dipper for the center value, use a business card, and save that hundred plus bucks on the measure you don't need. Kinda cool.

Kam Miller of Carthage, IL

Date Posted: 7/6/2007

I have an older Lee set. This is as relaxing as going fishing. Nothing to it and very simple. No worries about overcharging, doubling your load or mechanical failure.

Bill Cobb of Houston, TX

Date Posted: 7/4/2007

If you like to weigh your charges individually, these Lee powder dippers are the best tool for the job. Use a large dipper to dispense a nominal charge then trickle in the rest with a smaller dipper. Nothing to calibrate, no extra parts to keep around, and they can come with you to the range. This is one of the best tools in my reloading kit.

Duncan Fields of Fort myers, FL

Date Posted: 3/31/2007

I've used these dippers since the early 70's for every gun I own including black powder loads. It would be nice if there were some inbetween dippers, but then you cannot have it all and the set would cost much more and be too large.

G.O. Starr of Coastal Bend, TX

Date Posted: 2/7/2007

I've been using these dippers since '92 they work great. The powder type/charge weight = scope calculator wheel mine came with make throwing a charge a snap. Buy it. If you have to have proof positive, weigh the charge on your scale also.

Lenny Taylor of Sacramento, CA

Date Posted: 6/9/2006

I can't imagine a reloading bench without a set of these. I hand measure all my loads and use the Lee scoops to get within a grain and trickle in the final amount on my scale. It's fast, easy, and accurate. I wish all my equipment was this useful.

Richard Bowles of Florence, Al

Date Posted: 5/18/2006

I am a first time reloader. I found the powder dippers to be straight forward, simple to use, and a no brainer way to measure my charges. Some people had problems getting the exact charges they wanted but I did not have that problem.

MIKE FORD of LITTLE ROCK, AR

Date Posted: 4/27/2006

These work great and speed up loading. I weigh the first charge for safety and then just use the dippers. If you need a load that can't be obtained by one dipper simply use a combination of two. I would not reload without this inexpensive tool.

Bob McNulty of Columbia, MO

Date Posted: 3/2/2006

Can't be beat for the price.

Bradley Book of Lewistown, PA

Date Posted: 1/11/2006

Excellent addition to my reloading bench. Easy to use.

Robert Cooley of Apache junction, AZ

Date Posted: 7/30/2005

This set is something every handloader should own. If you also buy Lee die sets, you will end up with some duplicates, which will allow you to make some custom dippers. You can also make custom dippers by wrapping a wire around the extractor groove of discarded brass. But first buy this set - your time is worth more than the asking price.

Erik Dyal of Newberg, OR

Date Posted: 6/1/2005

Quit wasting time, just buy it and get the order over with. Trust me, you'll be happy.

David Kisner of Perry, MO

Date Posted: 4/16/2005

I use a Hornady measure for pistol charging. But when it comes to loading for my high powered rifles, I switch to dippers. Consistency and safety are the reasons. Nothing is more reassuring that seeing each and every powder drop into the cases. Most measures, except the ultra expensive digital dispensers, don't allow you to do this so you might approach each shot with dread. What I do is weigh the first charge of powder dropped from a dipper, if ok, then it's onto loading the rest of the batch of ammo w/ supreme confidence of consistent loads. This product is a no brainer 1000 stars for the confidence/safety it brings to reloaders. An added bonus is,it's super cheap!!!

Cornelius Drake of Portland, OR

Date Posted: 2/24/2005

I have used different measures - simple ones and sophisticated auto doo-dads. But I find myself using dippers more. The main reason is consistency. Nothing beats a fixed volume dipper and is also more reassuring since you are able to see each and every powder drop for each case. You're also assured that the entire charge went thru since you can check the bottom of the dipper for left overs. Other measures don't allow one to see the charge thrown or verify if there are any left in the metering chamber (resulting in squib loads). Second is that its very quick to set-up. If you have one of those powder/expand dies, all you need is to put a funnel on the die and get the correct dipper and you're ready to load. This is also convenient if you change bullet head weights within a batch of cases you are reloading and need to change the charge. Again, just change the dipper and you're ready to go. Lastly, after you're done, you don't need to dismantle a complex powder measure. Pack the dippers, return the powder in its original container and you're done. The concern however is that the dipper volumes available may not suit your needs. However, this was addressed in an earlier post in this review page. I think dippers are the way to go and Lee's are grea.

Cornelius Johnson of Daly, CA

Date Posted: 9/6/2004

Good & accurate set of dippers. Most convenient in turret press. Easy to set up. Slap on a Lee funnel on the Lee powder/expand die, select the proper dipper and your ready to load. Another advantage is you get to visually check each and every charge before you dump the powder into the funnel. Hence, you get very consistent powder drops vs. other measures where you won't see the actual charge thrown. The only gripe I have is that the dipper sizes available are sometimes too large or too small for some of my pistol loads. I solved this by buying from the Lee factory oversize dippers and used a file and vernier caliper to subtract some depth on the dipper until I got the volume I wanted . Dipper depth is proportional to volume so you can figure out how much to file away. Now I've got 0.4, 0.8, 0.9, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8 ,2.0 cc size dippers. Lee dippers are great and cheap!!!!

Walter OConnor of St. Johns, AZ

Date Posted: 3/13/2004

Completely perfect in every way. For under $6.00, every reloader should own a set. If you load down 10%, you can never overcharge a case. If it cost $100.00, I'd own a set. I've owned a set since I left the military in 1966. My cousin just retired and began reloading. I bought him a set. If you use either of Richard Lee's books, you can obtain the correct measure to use at a glance. I've made some great cartridges with these measures. Just fill it up and run a business card across the top. You will be amazed at the great loads you get.

Sgt. Drydock of Norfolk, VA

Date Posted: 8/17/2001

No BP CAS shooter should be without a set of these. Every load I need from 38 Long Colt to 12 ga. IMHO of course:)

Jon Nehring of Helena, MT

Date Posted: 2/7/2008

First of all, you can't go wrong for the price. However, I found that for my loading requirements these measures are close but not precise. I still need to use the scale and trickler to get the last few tenths just right. But the scoops are great for reaching into a canister and the bright color makes it easy to see the powder. Nice for taking to the range.

Jeff Hansman of Carmel Valley, CA

Date Posted: 9/25/2007

These dippers are perfect for charging cases IF you a) check your powder dips on a reliable scale, and b) use them for reloads that can tolerate minor variance in powder weight. Even though Lee supplies a chart of the most common powders with this set, I have found their volume to weight conversions slightly off, and have made my own. Hence, I can now reliable use several of the dippers for all my handgun loads and some rifle, which speeds up my single-stage process considerably. If you use these correctly, they are reliable.

greg davis of rochelle, il

Date Posted: 4/3/2007

I use this in combination with my powder scale. By combining 2 different size scoops or scooping with the same scoop 2-3 times, I get very accurate loads. I then trickle the balance. One of my shooting buddys sands down the tops of the scoops to allow a perfect toss every time.

David Spencer of Port Richey, FL

Date Posted: 12/9/2006

It’s good but I have to question. If they can make .3 and .5 and .7 cc scoops why can’t Lee add a .4 and .6 scoops for people like me who only load small arms ? Don’t get me wrong I like using the lee dippers even more than a powder measure but I found my self modifying the dippers that came with my Lee dies to get the weight I needed. Most of the dippers that came with the set will never be used but for six bucks I can’t complain too much.

Paul Olich of Proctor, MN

Date Posted: 8/19/2001

Works good needs to be split into 2 sets of 15 cups each (small/large) because it is hard to find the right powder and bullet combination to match the dipper cup.

Bob Hester of Seymour, CA

Date Posted: 7/23/2001

Typical set of scoops, all work as claimed. Only problem I found was finding one to meet my weighing needs. Lee should provide a more gradual increase in sizes to allow closer charges, especially for the fast burning powders that use between 2 and 4 grains of powder.