Someone at Lee has a sense of humor?

[DocAitch]

This tickled me for some reason.
I opened my new Lee 32 S&W dies and noticed that something was not quite right.
It took me a few seconds until I zeroed in on the powder dipper- it is humongous.
The size disparity is so marked that I can't believe the packer or inspector didn't pick it up.
The dipper is 4cc, and just for S&G s I dipped some W231- 46.4 gr. which is >30 x one load for the 32 S&W.
The pic below shows a 32 S&W long for comparison.
DocAitch

 

[BradMacc82]

Uh, wow...

 

[chevellenut71]

Maybe 32 S&W Magnum

 

[Mooseman]

That ammo is gonna have a kick.

 

[j8064]

Not the first time I've seen that. My Lee 7.62 Nagant die set came with a dipper the size of a coffee cup. Could be if Lee doesn't spec a dipper for a particular caliber they just toss any ol' one in the box?

 

[outrider58]

....he had high hopes, he had.....

 

[K31]

I see a product liability lawsuit.

 

[ras_oscar]

no no no it's a coffee cup for the powder mites

 

[FlatsFlite]

That's one hell of a compressed load.

 

[trickg]

Out of curiosity, how many people actually use the dippers that come in Lee's die sets? I never have - I'd toss them because most of the time they get in the way, or fall out and have to be put back, but I keep them because they were part of the set when I got them.

 

[HarCo2ANewb]

Don't throw them out! They make great chamber flags!

 

[BuildnBurn]

They must have mixed yours up with the one for the .88 magnum. You know the one that shoots through schools.

 

[BUFF7MM]

Out of curiosity, how many people actually use the dippers that come in Lee's die sets? I never have - I'd toss them because most of the time they get in the way, or fall out and have to be put back, but I keep them because they were part of the set when I got them.

Mine are laying in a drawer, I was actually just thinking about tossing them the other day when I first saw this thread.

 

[DocAitch]

I have the complete graduated set plus about 10 others that have shown up in various die sets.
I think that I have used one - the smallest, for 32 S&W Long to start before trickling.
I can't bring myself to throw them out- who knows whether I will find a use for them?- (which may explain why I am running out of space to store stuff).
DocAitch

 

[Goose Guy]

Don't throw them out! They make great chamber flags!

Hmm, that's a pretty good idea there. Thanks.

 

[5.56blaster]

You got it wrong they were tossing in a new shot glass! Be thankful! Enjoy!

 

[Mike4Maryland]

no no no it's a coffee cup for the powder mites

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Nah..........it's a shot glass with a handle (pun intended)

 

[jimbobborg]

I used them quite a bit back before I had a powder thrower. I use them now for when I load BP in my cowboy guns.

 

[Skins_Brew]

i bought one of the lee single stage kits that includes the powder dispenser, zip trim, etc. Only thing I needed really was a set of dies, which were Lee dies. Before I even reloaded my first round, I realized that this "dipper" was probably a bad idea.

I am fairly happy with the Lee Perfect Powder measure. Throws H4895 pretty damn consistently.

 

[noylj]

I am sure that Lee would be happy to send you the right dipper...
The only complaint I ever had with the dippers is the three smallest dippers represent too large a jump in charge volume. I wish they had a dipper mid-way between each.