50/70 questions

[Dave951]

I’m using Old E 3f since I have a decent supply of it for N-SSA competition. Bullets are pure lead and I’ve tried some wheel weight too. I have a 7/8x14 threaded rod with one end turned to fit inside a case. It’s not the best for precision compression. I do have a purpose made compression die coming that will fix that. I also have a 24” drop tube. I’m thinking the height of the powder column is the issue since I want to try to seat the bullets at the rifling