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Electric Measures and electric scales ?
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Rick Richard
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A&D fx120l. Look it up on the ole NET.
Hi, I did! I see it isn't cheap, almost 600$ on Amazon. Thankyou
Rick Richard
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Yep, but man does it provide the best accuracy of anything I have ever used. This would be one item in my reloading tools I would never compromise on.Hi, I did! I see it isn't cheap, almost 600$ on Amazon. Thankyou
Lyman, according to the box, it has a better resolution than the RCbs
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There is a video on youtube somewhere that talks about scale accuracy and repeatability. While a scale might read to .10 ( one division) it's accuracy and repeatability might be 4 divisions on a cheap scale (.40) on this scale. So just because your scale reads to .10 does not mean it's that accurate. The A&D scale will read to .001g or .015 grains. It's linearity is .002g or .030 grains. So for practical purposes the A&D is accurate to 2 divisions or .030 grains. Big difference.
I also hear a lot of people say their cheap strain gauge scale does not drift. That is because they leave the pan on with the scale reading 0. The scales have anti drift software so that when it reads zero it stays reading zero. Now take the pan off and let it read the negative weight. That is where you will see the drift. Temperature also affects these scales much more than a magnetic force balance like the A&D.
What I have noticed in my process is that my Hornady and Dillon podwer drops are as consistent, with ball powders as my RCBS Chargemaster 1500 was. I have seen a .2 grain swing on 3 drops with the Chargemaster.
The Autotrickler V4 on the Fx-120i is much, much more accurate.
The Autotrickler V4 on the Fx-120i is much, much more accurate.
The Oregonian
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Mine is kind of a hybrid. I manually pre-load the powder cup using a Lee scoop, then slide it into the scale and let the AutoTrickler finish it up. I don't load large quantities and by the time I seat a bullet and measure CBTO (which I do on each round), the next one is done and ready to go.
Gpkhill2
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I started out 30 years ago with a RCBS 10-10. Still have it but could tell you the last it was used. Over the years I've tried the combo units like the Lyman and the Hornady. Was never completely happy with them. The last couple years I've went back to using a RCBS uniflo dropper and trickler with a Creedmore TRX925 scale.
Fx120 scale with a rcbs manual drop and trickle. The drop device isn't made anymore. Takes me about 10 seconds each
Yes, I use the electronic version, which makes it easy to work with for mass reloading. However, if I am only reloading 20 (i.e., load development), I still use the good old Lee powder measure with one of my portable e-scales.
ADDED: LOL! I also still have a few other powder measures/dispensers. Below is my budget-friendly COW set-up.
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Deputy819
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Yep…like @cajun and @Rick Richard said there's a BIG difference between a load-cell based scale (RCBS) and a magnetic force restoration based scale (A&D FX 120i). The A&D absolutely WILL NOT drift. I have both aforementioned scales. I use the A&D for centerfire cartridge loading by throwing the charges with Lee dippers (see @FEENIX picture) and then trickling up with a Dandy trickler. I use the Chargemaster ONLY for throwing initial charges of H4895 for my SML and then transfer the pan over to the A&D/Dandy for the "finesse" work. The Chargemaster is a lot faster for throwing bulk charges when I'm prepping for a SML shoot/match.
