M1A1ABRAMS
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Wow what a way to keep tabs on you. I was wondering why a guy at work was talking to his watch. I just thought he was a little off. I was calling him Night Rider. lol
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Yep, I also mix up black, not rocket science and if done wet, no way dangerous.I used to make my own "holy black". Still can if I want to. I never got around to firing it in my muzzle loader though. It launched tennis balls as high as any Goex I ever used.
Better for what amount of added precision that's required for what manner of accuracy at what distances?
Paulstarr
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I think the best advice is to try and find out where the load cell in the scale you are interested in was made, because
90% of load cells come from China which bring a question to mind of the reliability with regard to calibration stability.
M1A1ABRAMS
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I used to make my own "holy black". Still can if I want to. I never got around to firing it in my muzzle loader though. It launched tennis balls as high as any Goex I ever used.
If I tried to financially justify all the things I have purchased for reloading and hunting/shooting, I would still be hunting with the old Savage 30.06. It helped me harvest more deer than any other rifle I've owned. That old Bushnell 3-9 did its job as well.
Sometimes you just want to upgrade. It's not about bragging rights. It's about personal satisfaction and eliminating weak links in my process.
Sometimes you just want to upgrade. It's not about bragging rights. It's about personal satisfaction and eliminating weak links in my process.
Yup. I made my own charcoal from pecan tree sheds. For me it kind of was rocket science, I used it for the ejection charges in my L1 high power rocket. Balled milled the parts, wet it with isopropyl to make a "dough", roll it out into a thin patty, push it through a screen, dry it, test it.
Depends. Hole in a hole at 100? 1/4" at 200? 300? 1000? Longer? Everyone has their need.
I watch that channel. I've even commented and gotten some replies about the pecan limb charcoal that I made and used. It was good stuff and readily available.
It's not just accuracy. The cheaper digitals will drift they have programming which tries to keep them zeroed so they dont respond well to trickling. As for accuracy just because a scale reads to .02 does not mean it's that accurate. Even the fxi in practical terms is good to 3-4 divisions which is 3-4 times what it's reading capability is. There are some videos around that explain it better. So the fx will read to .002 but it's practical accuracy is .006-.008. Still dang good.
Yeah, for me it is accuracy, not just group sizes. A +/- .05 load drift has no bearing for my rifles' accuracy at 200 to 1000 yards in many calibers/cartridges that range from .223 to .45-.70 ... what matters most is me behind the trigger and scope or iron sights. It's all good and whatever works best for each of us will be best, and that's a good thing.
Hikinghunter
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This is pretty much my experience. What made you choose the TRX-925 over the A&D 123? They seem very similar, and the A&D is $100 cheaper right now.
I didn't know about the other choices. I've had the TRX925 for at least a year. It seemed like a good way to check the RCBS. I was surprised that it didn't always drop the best.
Frank in the Laurels
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..laugh as you wish but I've used my little 5-0-5 RCBS beam for 50+ years and compete in true organized benchrest with PPC's, BR's, Dashers, from 100 to 1000 yards without any issues caused by that little el-cheappo deluxe scale, now if I only could say that about my eye ballz....
Thanks for your input, it is helpful and keeps the thread on track. There is some good info shared and I will look into some of the scales mentioned. Keep the suggestion coming, there is nothing like first hand experience with a product to help others make a better choice.
@Frank in the Laurels has it on the money. Balance beam scales are more than accurate to produce extremely accurate long range cartridges (black or white) out to beyond 1000m, and at a fraction of cost of any critical digital scale.
