what digital scale do you use?

I use an Ohaus Discovery as my benchmark scale because it was declared obsolete and the cost of maintenance to keep it within the specs required was deemed 'too much' so it was replaced with a new model. It will still measure close to 1/100ths of a grain. When in spec it could measure to 2/1000s of a grain, not that it was ever set to measure grains before I got it. Which scale do you use?
 
A&D FX-120i.
i chose this because i wanted something very accurate. after getting it i realized that my RCBS Chargemaster Combo was sometimes off by as much as +/-0.6gr
 
IvoB said:
Smart Weigh Premium High Precision Digital Milligram Scale

works every time -for around fifty bucks -
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$50 for a digital scale would not be advisable. Better off with a beam scale as it would be more trustworthy.

OP, its probably best to state your budget so people can suggest something that falls in that range. If you want to spend $100 and everyone says an A&D fx120, that doesn't help you
 
I don’t.

Get a good beam. Accurate enough, more reliable, & fewer variables influence them.

Forgot to add, this is to reload pistol on a progressive. I’m not individually measuring each round but verifying my powder bar setting so time isn’t really a big factor. Neither is utmost precision in charge weight for that matter.
 
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I use a Hornady Lock n Load digital bench scale. Weighs up to 1500 grains, comes with two calibration weights, metal powder pan and has a digital display. I started with a beam scale and found it was just too slow. Highly recommend digital!
 
laker415 said:
$50 for a digital scale would not be advisable. Better off with a beam scale as it would be more trustworthy.

OP, its probably best to state your budget so people can suggest something that falls in that range. If you want to spend $100 and everyone says an A&D fx120, that doesn't help you
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I'm not looking for suggestions in a budget range...I want to see what others are using and hear their reasons for choosing that over all the other options. :)
 
Personally I am quite happy with the $50 Frankford Arsenal DS 750 which measures to 1/10 of a grain. Holds its zero well too. I use it to measure 2.7 grains of Bullseye for 38 Spl target loads, a small amount of powder, and it works well.
 
I have an old Redding (I think) balance scale. It works, needs no battery or power, it remains precise and accurate, so why change?
 
Chargemaster combo, accurate enough and I load so many rounds I had to figure out ways to speed it up. I also have the Frankford Arsenal case trim and prep center to speed up the case prep.
Even with my chargemaster I have found many sub MOA loads for my rifles and it's consistent enough to be repeatable at the range. I see no reason to get a scale that measures to 1/100th of a grain with the results I'm getting from what I have. If I was a competitive shooter I might feel a little differently but for the 1/8 MOA you'll see on the target with being more precise on the powder charge it just isn't worth it and I can write off the inconsistency to ambient weather conditions.
I feel a lot of guys on here are going way overboard on their reloading. That's their choice and there's nothing wrong with it but I don't think it's at all necessary, especially if you've got a factory barrel in your rifle. My Factory Rem 700 6.5 Creedmoor is showing me about 1/2 MOA with my handloads and that's more than good enough for a factory barrel and more than I was expecting, development is done for that rifle unless I decide to rebarrel it.
 
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