antelopedundee
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Sharpen your pocket knife so you can split them kernels and load to 0.02Gs. Works
Or grind some up in a blender [slow speed] soes you can weigh to .0001 milligrain. Don't sneeze tho since you might lose .3 fps.
Recommend a powder scale?
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Or grind some up in a blender [slow speed] soes you can weigh to .0001 milligrain. Don't sneeze tho since you might lose .3 fps.
Deputy819
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You made a great investment there! You won't have to worry about charge weight variation any more. Get yourself a good 100g calibration weight and you're set. Once calibrated just set your empty powder pan on the scale, 'zero' the scale out and remove the pan. Unless you knock the scale off your bench (or have a power outage) it will still show the same negative tare-weight indefinitely on down the road. They DO NOT drift!
Jed Cooper
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Old Will Knott Scales. Do you have a recommendation on a trickler?
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Deputy819
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I use one of these. Works as advertised!
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TexasSportsman
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Hornady makes a line of digital scales...they accurate.
I was curious to see if anyone was using the RCBS match charge master. The one that is accurate to .04 of a grain.
If anyone is looking for an fx120i you can actually get it cheaper by ordering from Cambridge Enviormental, if you use the code "cambridge" at checkout you get the scale for less than $500, mine was $515 shipped with a $15 calibration weight which you will want to have. I belive that discount code is valid all the time.
If anyone is Is still looking Midsouth has the RCBS Chargemaster 1500 Combo on sale for $319 and RCBS is offering a $75 rebate until 31 Aug 2020,
So for about $250 after rebate and if it fits your needs, not a bad deal considering other online retailers has it on sale For $379 before rebate. Hopefully this helps someone.
So for about $250 after rebate and if it fits your needs, not a bad deal considering other online retailers has it on sale For $379 before rebate. Hopefully this helps someone.
redneckdan
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I went with the a&d 120i and auto trickler. I have it set up on a concrete pedestal next to my bench but independant. With it properly tuned, I can measure a charge, replace the pan and while seating a bullet and checking run out the next charge is measured. By the time the loaded round is in the storage box the next charge is waiting.
epoletna
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I went electronic about 15 years ago with a Dillon scale, which stayed in the garage with the other reloading stuff. It began to show very spurious weights after a few years, and I, thinking Dillon would take care or me, asked for a replacement. Their "if it doesn't work, send it back" policy, they told me, doesn't apply to electronic scales. First disappointment.
Then I got an RCBS Chargemaster. I liked the fact that it not only weighed a charge, it also threw the charge and trickled powder until the weight was correct.
Then I began to suspect it was wandering too, and I checked it against my balance beam powder scale. Off. Not just off, but inconsistent.
So I called RCBS and Tech Support walked me through a "reset" maneuver after telling me there were other things I should check first, like whether the adjustable feet were screwed tight against the base (they should not be). Sure enough, some of the things they told me were correct, and now it seems to be good to go when compared to my balance beam scale.
I mentioned leaving the Dillon in the garage for a reason -- the Dillon tech rep told me it might have been destroyed by being left in a cold room. Our garage gets below freezing at times, so that might have been the problem. Or maybe it was just beyond it's life limit.
I have been happy with. the Chargemaster, but I have to admit it lives inside the house, not in the garage, and I had to recalibrate it once. Perhaps the Dillon would have done better if I had treated it differently. I think the load cell technology is satisfactory for what I do (I still double check my bench rest reloads on a balance beam scale), and I would recommend the RCBS with the caveat that you have to treat it right.
Then I got an RCBS Chargemaster. I liked the fact that it not only weighed a charge, it also threw the charge and trickled powder until the weight was correct.
Then I began to suspect it was wandering too, and I checked it against my balance beam powder scale. Off. Not just off, but inconsistent.
So I called RCBS and Tech Support walked me through a "reset" maneuver after telling me there were other things I should check first, like whether the adjustable feet were screwed tight against the base (they should not be). Sure enough, some of the things they told me were correct, and now it seems to be good to go when compared to my balance beam scale.
I mentioned leaving the Dillon in the garage for a reason -- the Dillon tech rep told me it might have been destroyed by being left in a cold room. Our garage gets below freezing at times, so that might have been the problem. Or maybe it was just beyond it's life limit.
I have been happy with. the Chargemaster, but I have to admit it lives inside the house, not in the garage, and I had to recalibrate it once. Perhaps the Dillon would have done better if I had treated it differently. I think the load cell technology is satisfactory for what I do (I still double check my bench rest reloads on a balance beam scale), and I would recommend the RCBS with the caveat that you have to treat it right.
Thanks for the info!
I use the charge master and I like it. It makes great ammo.
I find it acts odd if you don't plug it in and leave it on for an hour. Once the wall wort is warmed up it is gtg.
There are some tricks You can use to getting slightly better resolution. Like setting the charge weight just barely under your target weight and hand dropping that last kernel or two until it just ticks over
I find it acts odd if you don't plug it in and leave it on for an hour. Once the wall wort is warmed up it is gtg.
There are some tricks You can use to getting slightly better resolution. Like setting the charge weight just barely under your target weight and hand dropping that last kernel or two until it just ticks over
Don't overlook the Frankford Arsenal Intellidropper. I got it for $170 from Natchez and it seems to be great so far. Compared it with a balance beam and it was dead on. After calibrating it to the powder it threw very accurate weights
