Aside from the Saunders funnels offered through Sinclair International, does anyone know where I could purchase an aluminum funnel in the same style as the plastic ones offered by RCBS?

I do believe either Herters or Pacific offered an aluminum funnel several years ago. Might want to try ebay.....maybe someone does not know what they have.

SP

I think you may not really want one.

Any decent size metal object has enough "self capacitance" to allow a pretty good electrostatic arc. For an electrostatic discharge safe environment, you really want things made of static dissipative material. This is the same stuff most powder jars are made of... just enough electrical conductivity to allow a static charge to leak off slowly and safely.

WOW! I didn't know about that! Thanks Denton

Try Precision Reloading, Inc.

1-860-684-5680 Customer Service. They are mostly shotgun oriented but do offer some products for rifle and pistol. I bought an aluminum funnel from them to dump the powder from my Uniflow back into the powder can. I've used it for many years and haven't experienced any static sparks. It works as well as plastic, just a bigger size hole.

OK SO WHY DO (OR DID) YOU WANT A ALUMINIUM FUNNEL?

INQUIRING (NOSY),

MINDS (YEA, THERE'S A FEW HERE),

WANT TO KNOW (SNOOPY BASTARDS!).

I wanted an aluminum funnel to replace THE THIRD PLASTIC ONE I HAVE CRACKED!! I must be a clutz but over a couple of years I have managed to break 3 of them.

And I just thought a aluminum funnel would be longer lasting and I just wanted one.

I use a product called the Satern Powder Funnel, which I bougth I my local reloading shop for $7.95. Send an email to "saterncm@rconnect.com" for info on how to obtain.

These funnels are caliber specific, and advertised as "No Static". I do not believe that any powder funnel made would pose any risk due to static electricity. The only inconvenience would be if the powder sticks to the funnel. An electro-static charge would not ignite loose grains of powder.
Hope this helps - Jeff in MN

Thanks, I will send them an email.

edited to add -

sent email to saterncm@rconnect.com and got a "Failure to deliver, address unknown to host server".

Is that the correct email addr?

[ 04-19-2003, 23:08: Message edited by: Elkslayer ]

ELKSLAYER I BOUGHT SOME SMALL PLASTIC FUNNELS AT WALLY WORLD A COUPLE YRS AGO.I'M USEING THE SMALLEST ONE FOR A POWDER FUNNEL AND THE MISSUS CONFISCATED THE OTHER 2 FOR THE KITCHEN. IT'S KIND OF LIKE TUPPERWARE PLASTIC AND SEEMS PRETTY DURABLE. FWIW.

THE 2ND AMENDMENT PROTECTS US ALL...........

same here I found mine at big lots and have used it for years,another one i like isnt a funel but the end of this snot sucker thing we got as a gift when we had our first child(it was never used)but it works for powder also.

For returning powder to the can, I just drilled out an old powdre funnel, now it doesnt hang up with stick powders like 4350.