RCBS Chargemaster, and never looked back
Recommend a powder scale?
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A lot depends on what level of accuracy you want. To 1/10th of a grain, beam scale is the most consistently accurate and least likely to give you any issues over 50 years. The cheap amazon scales are just as good as most of the branded electronic scales like Dillon, RCBS and the like. Anything you put "Reloading" on add $250 to the price, same scale though. If you are trying to get to 1/100th of a grain, then you need to move to the better resolution scales, but here again, many of the cheap Chinese scales will weigh accurately and fast for $40 versus $500. Sort of like the Teslong Bore scope for $60, works better than a $700 Hawkeye.
It is a 1110 dial o grain. Oahu's scale Corp flosham park NJ. Also use a Lyman 1200 dps3, when I have more than 75 too load.
I've had an RCBS Charge Master for a couple of years now, it measures accurately, however it takes forever to load my ammo. When using it I zero out the scale, enter the grains and then load the pan. From there I remeasure the load using my Ohaus 505 beam scale, the drop is always spot on. I do the same process in the middle of reloading and at the end of the loading, all the powder drops are spot on. But.............I'm thinking of replacing the unit because it takes so long to measure out the loads.
Search a little better and you will find them for $500 including shipping. I just bought one for $465 plus $35 shipping for a total cost of $500 at http//ceproducts.shop . The site has a coupon code that lowered the price to under $500 plus shipping costs to your zip code.
Definitely FX 120i. Keep your beam scale close by to check it (mine "turns left" every once in a while. beam keeps it honest).
if your really feeling froggy, the Auto Trickler V3 with bluetooth will set you free..
if your really feeling froggy, the Auto Trickler V3 with bluetooth will set you free..
greenejc
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I'm just using a Lyman portable and checking it against an RCBS balance scale. It works pretty good, and according to the RCBS scale, its within 0.1 grains of correct. But Lyman makes a very good electronic dispenser which is fairly reasonable in price, and quite accurate. You might look at it. They have 5 electronic scales ranging from $33 up to $300(the high dollar one is a dispenser) and all of them are very good.
nt7332
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I run a chargemaster for initial throw and use my A&D fx120i with dandy trickler. Didn't have any idea how much the chargemaster sucks till I got the A&D and yes I tried all the little tricks for the chargemaster.
Lock-N-Load by Hornady. I think it will handle up to 1500 grains. Weighs grains, grams and ounces. Quick and easy calibration procedure. I trickle my charges in with a manual thingy by Sinclair. I like that I can trickle to the "lower end" of the desired charge. I leave my scale plugged-in all the time so it stays warmed-up for immediate use.
What I find hilarious is how many guys use electronic scales but check them, some every load, against a balance beam. That pretty much syas it all about how little guys trust their electric scales. Why not just use the balance beam from the get go, or learn to trust the electric. It is really easy to tell if an electric has drifted, you can check it every time you take the pan off the scale to dump the powder. I have more faith in my powder throwers than many of you demonstrate for your electronic scales.
you know, that was my exact thoughts last nite!!!
Charles De Salme
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I have a RCBS I've used for 20 years. I don't even think they make the model any more. Still dead on. I would assume if you contacted Dillon they would assist you with some type of warranty. Their warranty and customer service is second to none in my opinion.
One thing that folks with 20 year old beam scales overlook, those scales were built to much higher tolerances than what are available now that I can see. Production has shifted to China or Mexico, and they just aren't the same. I spent a considerable amount of time working on/ with an rcbs beam scale that came with my rockchucker kit, and even after getting the variation to half of what it was from the factory it will still have a measureable variance of nearly .2 grains using the same exact bullet placed in the pan 5 times. None of the reputable scale "tuners" will touch these things. Im sure there are scales out there I'm not aware of, but none of the basic beam scales that come in the kits these days are worth messing with for precision rifle ammo meant to be used over about 300 yards.
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Jed Cooper
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Help.... I received my A&D scale today and it will not display "gn" mode. It'll only switch to five different weighing modes, ct, mom, g, pcs, %. Dang thing won't display grains(gn).
I don't see a factory reset option in the manual.
I don't see a factory reset option in the manual.
