I load mine on a Grabber. A Universal Charge Bar will adjust out far tnough to hold a usable BP charge. I bought a 10 ga. wad guide to accept the fiber wads better and cut off the wasp-waist section of the wad seating tube, to seat the wads better. I use about 40-45 lbs. of wad pressure but wouldn't argue that that's a magic number. The smooth(inside) crimp starter MEC sells for paper shells works best for paper shells. That's probably why they make them. If you call MEC for any reason, I wouldn't tell them you are loading BP cartridges on the press. You'll get all the usual crap about igniting BP by static or friction from the sliding bar, etc. I think it's all nonsense but that's just MO. If you're more comfortable using a dipper and a stick, that's OK with me.


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