Reeder Custom Guns - Did you know about level full, a .38 Special case

holds approximately 20 grs. H4227. Check it always, but for a general reference. (I'm making a dipper for a .45-70 load)

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I still have some he made.

.22 Short - 2.0 gr. Bullseye

.22 Long Rifle - 3.0 gr. Bullseye

.30 carbine - 18.5 gr. 2400

He made dippers from .380 ACP ... .22 Magnum .. and some were cut down to throw a certain amount of some forgotten powder.

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homemade dippers made of various pieces of brass with a paper clip welded to the side of it as a handle.

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Of 3f, and a 44sp case holds 33grs. Rimless cases are a bit easier since you can twist #12 or #14 solid copper wire around the extractor groove for a handle.

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for twisted. Cases can be easily cut, easily filed for whatever load desired. Of course, if soldering is easier for someone and a rimmed case throws a desired load, then have at it. All I use are homemade dippers, dry enough here in the Plains, static can be a problem year round with plastic, was getting zapped over a month ago and temperature in 80s.

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.44 Cap & Ball revolver. It was as much as I could fit under a 270 gr. conical bullet (900 fps). Both cases hold the same amount. Interesting.

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50 of them thru the years and every one had a make believe handle soldered to the case.

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I bet it needs that ground off so the solder would stick. A brass case would be better. I didn't think of it till later.

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safety wire around case at rim for handles, the twisted wire cut and end bent into a flat loop to hold. They never go out of adjustment, do not care about powder granulation style and always throw within same 1/10th grain as my scale can read. They also have no static cling problem such as plastic dippers can get.

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is to give a crank to the wire with pliers, as if cranking the old 8N tractor, while giving a little twist. Sucks it down tight. This only works with annealed .032 stainless wire, any other wire and you are on your own.

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When I see something he made or modified and study it a while I can see things I didn't first consider. I find that fascinating. I sure would enjoy meeting him one day. But I'll not rush it.

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Did you know about level full, a .38 Special case

Back in the '60's my Dad made powder dippers from cartridges

just about every estate we buy the old fart has those

Ha! My Dad used heavy copper wire for handles ...

Made two today - a 45acp case holds 26grs

Yes, extractor grooves in rimless the way to go

I used both a .44 Spec. and .41 Mag. for 777 in the ROA

Uh...you have to grind off the nickel plating to solder.

nope. Not all cases were nickel. I have seen probably

I was going to try and solder but noted nickel

I have a box of his home-made cases. No nickle ones.

Meant "home-made dippers from cases" ...

I file cases for exact loads and use twisted stainless

The key to twisted wire with no solder required

Picture of some of my Dad's home-made powder scoops

I like that style. Much better idea.

Old Mr. Taylor had a different slant on a bunch of things.