Hornady Powder Cop Die

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| Manufacturer #: 050063
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This die is the perfect die to have in a progressive reloading press after the powder drop station to automatically check dropped charges. Even though it resembles a standard reloading die, the powder cop die has a moveable stem in the middle that whe properly set will move up to display a white o-ring that will be even with the surface of the die when the correct powder charge is in the case. If there is no powder charge in the case the stem will not rise. If there is an overcharge of powder, the stem will lift the O-ring well above the surface of the powder cop die.

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Overall Rating:
4.6 out of 5
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5 stars
Kevin Sell of Amarillo, TX
Date posted: 8/6/2003
Using the Hornady Powder Cop gives me more confidence in my reloading assuring no double charging of cases.
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Curtis Waight of Dalton, Ga
Date posted: 8/6/2003
I have used Hornady's powder cop on an old Hornady Pro that I have. It has saved me a considerable amount of time reloading as I no longer have to go back and double check if a load has enough powder. I would recommend this product to anyone using a progressive style reloader.
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Kristine Norman of New Port, CT
Date posted: 11/19/2009
I have one of these powder checker mounted on my Dillon 650 in station 3. It is well designed and works right. It has saved me & my gun from destruction a couple of times due to no-charge or over-charge loading my 357 and 44 magnum cases. I was about to buy another one for my son, but read a midway post on Lee Universal decapper die - how one reloader modified this die to be a powder checker. I tried it and it works. However if you want something that checks powder load effectively out-of-the-box in a progressive press, I would recommend this Hornady powder check die...
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R. Cort Tompkins of Virginia Beach, VA
Date posted: 2/27/2004
This die works great in my Hornady Lock-N-Load AP. It's really not necessary for cartridges like 9mm where you easily see if the case is filled (and that overflow if double charged). However, it's really useful for cartridges like .38 Special (it easily indicates charges of 2.5 gr. Clays) and for all rifle cartridges. It'd be nice if you could adjust the indicator level with a top screw (a la bullet seating depth) rather than adjusting the whole die body -- but still a solid five stars.
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Leroy Cook of Cypress, TX
Date posted: 9/11/2003
The powder checker works well with wide - straight wall brass. (45 ACP, 38 etc) It works only with normal charges of slower burning powder, as it will not indicate with small charges (2 gr.)of Bullseye. Within these constraints - it does indicate missed charges of powder.
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