I have 3 scales 2 electronic and 1 redding beam scale the electronic ones are lyman and rcbs 1500,out of all of them I like the rcbs 1500 easy too use and set up . the lyman one does not want to settle the numbers are not consistant the new redding one is used to verify my loads . so out of all that what do you guys like and why??????
reloading scales what is your #1 choice ??????
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I've just switched recently to a digital and my recommendation would be to get a jewellers scale. The gempro 250 for example will read in grains and deliver +/_ 200th consistently and accurately.I own a DBPOWER jewellers scale ,inexpensive and accurate.
Major Sights
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- Westlock, AB
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I just picked up a Gempro 250 to replace a lee safety scale. I tested its accuracy today, I borrowed some check weights from a friend, and found that the lee scale was over between 1.13gr & .83gr. I did some fresh reloads today all at 43.50gr, and I took apart some others that were supposed to be 43.gr but were all almost a grain hot, and filled em back up with a new to me powder (varget) with 44.50gr. It sure is nice knowing that my loads will be safe from here on out, providing I keep in tune with check weights. Don't get me wrong, not all beam scales are inaccurate, but in my case I have one that is.
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- West Quebec
RCBS 1500 then RCBS 505 and then the Gempro in that order..
PitBull1973
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- Right Behind You
I just received one on Friday and it is awesome. Way more accurate then my Dillon and ChargeMaster scale. Quarky Science sells them for $199 plus shipping
Major Sights
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- Westlock, AB
This is where I got mine, cheapest place in Canada to find one according to my research. Other places are over $100 more and refuse to price match. Quarky must be bringing in bulk orders of that scale to get such a price difference.
arcticcathonda
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- Southern Alberta
I bought my Gempro 250 from them as well a couple years ago. Prices were much better then, but I would still buy one today for 200$!
Three pieces of advice I can give those of you who just picked up a gempro250:
1)Never turn it off. I have had one left on going on 1.5 years now. No drifting, and no more calibrating. It is bang on every time I begin reloading.
2)Get a piece of rubber pad to place under the scale
3)Put a bounce sheet between scale a rubber mat
I had asked this before on another thread, but are you able to trickle with the gem pro? Some say no, that you need to lift and replace the pan.
Major Sights
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I wish I could do that, but my bench space is limited and I'm afraid of anything dropping on it. I have planned to have it out and turned on a day or 2 before I begin reloading. I will be using a mouse pad with a bounce sheet though.
Yes and no I found today. Most of the time you can, but sometimes it doesn't sense the difference one or 2 grains of powder unless I picked it up and set it back. I am talking about 2 one hundredths of a grain that it had trouble trickling.
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lejarretnoir
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- 162km from Connaught
My Ohaus 5-0-5. Still the best one since the 70's.
Fast - No
Accurate - Yes
Reliable - Yes
Fast - No
Accurate - Yes
Reliable - Yes
LordEvilPepper
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I was using a lyman gen 3 for a long time... but im usng a redding percision rifle powder thrower and a redding beem scale... its actualy faster and more percise.
I had 2 gempro's and both were junk. They worked well for a month or two then neither would hold any sort of zero. As far as trickling goes they do not work well for that either. If you put a couple kernels in the pan and wait for a few seconds it will read 0. Add a couple more and wait you'll get 0 again. The scale is designed to work this way (why I can't explain but this was explained in a thread on here somewhere). It seems most have had better luck with the gempro than I but I would't buy one again.
I switched to an A&D company fx120 and couldn't be happier. No drift, fast to weigh and works perfectly for trickling. The price is a bit hard to swallow but mine's been flawless for the 2 years I've used it.
I switched to an A&D company fx120 and couldn't be happier. No drift, fast to weigh and works perfectly for trickling. The price is a bit hard to swallow but mine's been flawless for the 2 years I've used it.
Where and how much??
