Digital Scale

I have no need to post a video of the scale, nor do I need to post a video of anything I do. For what I say is from my experience, been there done that and I have the shirt to prove it. If I say the scale i use doesn't drift then guess what, I have a scale that doesn't drift. If I say I load a certain # of grain in a cartridge I need not post a video of that either. On this site we are here to assist when we can and talk about gun related topics. I do not challenge what people say, as for it is their experience. I do not need to "prove" anything.

From my experience with the scale I own "JSR50" it doesn't drift, it is reliable when compared to my RCBS balance beam, and it will measure grains to the tenth of a grain (0.1).
Everyone is entitled to an opinion and this is mine due to experience, if anyone's differs from mine then it is their experience that has influenced them. We are all adults here, so we need not prove anything and if you don't agree then guess what? You don't agree...

KellyP
 
All this talk about digital scales got me looking on KIJIJI. I found a used GEMPRO 250 for $55 shipped. I already have an RCBS 502 and a 10-10 but I want to see if this will make my life easier.

Just had a chance to check out the scale. I have to say I'm impressed.

The repeatability is awesome and it seems like it will be speeding up my reloading times too. I checked the accuracy with the 250gr weight from my RCBS 10-10 and it was bang on.

It'll also be nice not having to crane my neck and squint to see the marks on the balance beam...LOL
 
I have 3 different brands of electronic scales. Dillon, RCBS and RCBS CharegeMaster. All work well, with the usual caveats about no drafts, etc. The RCBS has been plugged in and continuously on for the last 20 years.

I usually use the ordinary scales for setting the powder charge in a powder thrower. For rifles a typical powder charge is around 45 grains, so I have a 45 gr Hornet bullet sitting on the scales that I use as a check weight, after hitting the ZERO button.

If the Op is going to be loading accurate rifle rounds, a ChargeMAster (about $300 USD) is hard to beat for utility and value.

As for those little pocket scales, make sure you know it will measure to at least 0.1 GRAIN (not gram). 0.1 gram is useless for our application. And I would have a checkweight handy and check it frequently. A dime will suffice.
 
I have 2 digital, and 1 beam scale.
The beam is an RCBS 5-0-5, good starter scale, haven't used it in years.
I have a Winstead Peters ACC 2000 that measures .1gr. It's a good scale, fast and repeatable. However, it or anything else that measures .1, isn't good enough for me.
I have a Gempro 250 that's seen a lot of use. It measures .02 (equal to 1 kernel of Varget), a little slower than the Winstead, but worth the wait.

I attempted the .5 moa challenge with my .223. Using the Winstead, I failed 3 times. My 4th attempt was using the Gempro, measuring to .02, I succeeded. Nothing else in my load, or the rifle, changed.

Fwiw, I don't shut my scale off, ever.
 
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