Automated scale /powder dipensers??

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Hi all

Just wondering what everyone use's for automated powder dispeners/scales. I've been looking at the "loadmaster" by RCBS, the one by "Hornady, and the other by "Lyman". If anyone here can give me their opinion and or pros/cons of each it would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently using a digital scale by hornady and find it just takes a long time to reload a hundred cases or so.


cheers and thanks

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I have the Hornady and have been using it a lot lately, I had a Lyman that gave me trouble and I know several fellows that use the RCBS system. I know several fellows that still prefer to use powder measures and if you get them tuned just right you can actuallly load faster with a measure than you can with these automated products. Plus sooner or later you are going to have an issue with anything that has to be plugged in. I never learned to use a powder measure, but fore sure it isn't rocket science. A guy can get quite a few powder measures set up on a bench for what it cost to buy one of these electric models.
For my money the case prep centers that are electric are a fantastic product. Hornady make a nice on of these. FS
 
There are some vids online on Youtube that compare them.

I have a PACT digital scale and powder dispenser and it is very accurate. It probably is NOT faster than using a powder measure to "throw" charges, but it sure is more accurate. And simple to use & set up & calibrate and simple to clean.

PACT will ship direct to your home from Texas
 
Another vote for the Chargemaster, I love mine, it is very accurate and consistent taking a lot work away from my reloading rituals... I would recommend one to anyone.
 
Fassteel said:
I have the Hornady and have been using it a lot lately, I had a Lyman that gave me trouble and I know several fellows that use the RCBS system. I know several fellows that still prefer to use powder measures and if you get them tuned just right you can actuallly load faster with a measure than you can with these automated products. Plus sooner or later you are going to have an issue with anything that has to be plugged in. I never learned to use a powder measure, but fore sure it isn't rocket science. A guy can get quite a few powder measures set up on a bench for what it cost to buy one of these electric models.
For my money the case prep centers that are electric are a fantastic product. Hornady make a nice on of these. FS
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X2, I've never understood the virtue of these particular devices. "Lord knows I've bought just about everything else" :redface:. My fairly pedestrian Redding and Hornady powder measures get it within a 1/10th most of the time so my BB scales suffer only occasional use for spot checking. Gear junkie that I am, I couldn't justify 400 bux to fix a process that essentially is unbroken. If I were making a lot of ultra-precise cartridges using cylindrical powders, ( and these gadgets were ultra-precise), I'd take a look at one. You can buy some fairly kickass power trimmers etc. for that kind of dough and a couple of cases of beer with the change ;).
 
I bought my RCBS Chargemaster about 6 months ago, I started load development for my .308 and my 6mm PPC using the chargemaster. This thing is fantastic especially when doing multiple charge wieghts. Rather than changing the setting on the manual scale then trickling power in until I "Think" the balance scale it aligned with the tip of the balance beam, and changing it every 3 rounds to get the test loads I want, I now just input the power amount and press a button. Works great and is accurate enough for my 6mm to produce groups in the .209 to .311 range at 100 yards. Pretty good for a rifle that I bought used and am still learning to shoot. I think the Chargemaster is a little faster as it is dispensing while I am reloading the previous round and I don't have to dispense the power, put it in the balance scale then either trickle more powder or remove some to balance the scale.
I always check my first powder charge with my balance scale just in case and have never had a problem.


Rodney
 
rodauto said:
Works great and is accurate enough for my 6mm to produce groups in the .209 to .311 range at 100 yards.
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Did you take any notice what variance you're getting in actual grains of powder ? Those seem like excellent groups but are tough to translate into dispensing accuracy. At 100 yds you could probably have variances of (+_) 1/2 a grain or so with some powders in a .308, and still get small groupings. A powder measure will dispense within that variance quite easily. What are your dispensing variances ?
 
RCBS only cause i didn't know better.

Actually, i have been double checking loads and 2scales and it is as close as you can get. I'm happy with it.
 
HKMark23 said:
Did you take any notice what variance you're getting in actual grains of powder ? Those seem like excellent groups but are tough to translate into dispensing accuracy. At 100 yds you could probably have variances of (+_) 1/2 a grain or so with some powders in a .308, and still get small groupings. A powder measure will dispense within that variance quite easily. What are your dispensing variances ?
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They charge master is accurate to within +\- 1/10th of a grain , iv confirmed this with my beam scale , throwin 10 charges @ 20 grains then put on beam scale set for 200. Tested multiple
Time and the biggest spread iv got is 199.8 on the low and 200.6 on the high so well within that 1/10 per charge accuracy
 
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