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Posted: 11/24/2012 12:49:58 PM EDT
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Got a couple of items from an estate sale, one of them was an RCBS powder measure.
Problem is the powder measure was full of Titegroup. Or that is what the masking tape on the side of it said. After disposing of the powder, I was left with the powder measure full of powder that had etched into the plastic. I have tried scraping at it with a toothbrush and a plastic pick, got a little bit of it but the inside is pretty well coated. Does anyone have any recommendations for something that might dissolve or make the cleaning process easier? I also got some small magnum pistol primers as part of the deal, would they be okay to use for making 9mm reloads? ---Update--- Emailed RCBS with my cleaning concerns, got a response and asked if my hopper was green or clear. Didn't get a response after letting them know it was green, got an unexpected package in the mail today, a new hopper. Used a strap to twist off the old hopper and with lots of work and a few key uttered phrases got the hopper installed. Torn down with both hoppers 
Look inside the hopper with powder etched into the plastic 
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You can use the small pistol magnum primers in 9mm loads- just don't load them at the max and you'll be fine. DON'T use them as small rifle primers; cups are too soft and will be pierced by most rifle firing pins and rifle chamber pressures.
You can sand out the residual powder in the measure hopper, but they're not that expensive to replace. Contact RCBS- they may just send you one. |
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Got a couple of items from an estate sale, one of them was an RCBS powder measure. Problem is the powder measure was full of Titegroup. Or that is what the masking tape on the side of it said. After disposing of the powder, I was left with the powder measure full of powder that had etched into the plastic. I have tried scraping at it with a toothbrush and a plastic pick, got a little bit of it but the inside is pretty well coated. Does anyone have any recommendations for something that might dissolve or make the cleaning process easier? I also got some small magnum pistol primers as part of the deal, would they be okay to use for making 9mm reloads? Call RCBS and ask them to send you a new tube,great customer service there!! That's what happens when powder is left in the tube for a length of time,after a time it will also swell the tube,bad ju ju! 
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http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_42/380281_Tuning_a_Uniflo_powder_measure.html A Uniflo tuning thread. Call RCBS 1-800-553-5000 on Monday and ask for a new hopper.
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