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Need a good scale for reloads. I am a new handguns reloader, and i am would like to have a good one for the money, quality vs pricing, need your help.
Keep me info about models, price, quality,and cons.
 
I have one of those small MTM scales. It's generally off by about .1 grain to what shows on my Lee Safety Scale, but more than sufficient for quick checks of "plinking" ammo.
 
Handguns you're gonna toss. Get a balance beam scale. For a hundred bucks you'll have a far superior scale to any digital you can get for double that price and as far as speed is concerned, what the hell, you're only using em for the occasional check to see your tossed loads remain within spec. Also, you don't have to recalibrate balance beams every time your dog farts in the next room.
 
HKMark23 said:
Handguns you're gonna toss. Get a balance beam scale. For a hundred bucks you'll have a far superior scale to any digital you can get for double that price and as far as speed is concerned, what the hell, you're only using em for the occasional check to see your tossed loads remain within spec. Also, you don't have to recalibrate balance beams every time your dog farts in the next room.
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Which one is that? My cheap RBCDS balance beam is useless. Utterly useless. If I let the beam on the left side bottom out or max out ever so slightly, it'll get off readings. I touch it the wrong way and it goes off.

My cheapo digital is useless too...

I'm in need of a better scale. So much time wasted making new load, I don't even want to try a new load. haha
 
Might want to look at something like an RCBS Chargemaster or Hornady LNL dispesner... while the machine is measuring out your powder you can be doing other activites while you wait for the powder charge.
 
msg.drew said:
Might want to look at something like an RCBS Chargemaster or Hornady LNL dispesner... while the machine is measuring out your powder you can be doing other activites while you wait for the powder charge.
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was about to buy a chargemaster till I read a bunch of disapointed buyers' reviews
 
I have had the orginal chargemaster setup now for 10 years its loaded nothing but match grade accurate ammo for me.

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I have also demo'd the 1500 and new Hornady one to see if they where any faster then my existing setup but they are not so if it aint broke dont fix it.


What are you concerns with the 1500?
 
Mine is been an invaluable reloading tool and has paid for its self many times... however its never moved in 10 years maybe thats why mine has been perfect. Is also sits on a good bench with a shock mat below a rubber mat basically

I have used it to load rifle pistol shotgun.

I think people seem to think that is a super accurate scale at least thats what they keep comparing it to.

Personally I wouldn't reload if I had to use a scoop and a scale to do my loads it would drive me nuts.

I love punching in 45.0 Grains and Dispense... so what it ocassional throws a light or overload you just put the powder back in and press dispense again... It allows you to reload match grade ammo quickly. While my dispenser is doing the powder I am generally priming the case its going into saves time.

If your looking to have every charge idential to the indiviual powder kernal maybe its not for you and you should have a scale in a constant pressure chamber or something in a clean room atmosphere.

Cool thing about the Hornady one is it beeps when its done and it has an auto feature which I really like as soon as you set the powder pan back on the scale and it re zeros it automatically dispenses the last load.

Sometimes I forget to press dispense on mine :)

Somehow the Hornady one is also priced much less then the RCBS unit about 30-40% less, if I had to buy another one again i'd probally go for the Hornady machine this time around.
 
Best accuracy for least money is prolly Jennings JS-VG 20 that runs about US$75 and accurate to 0.05gr, comes with 20yr warranty too. Good luck finding one locally and at reasonable price.
 
I have a Chargemaster combo and it's been great. It automatically keeps dispensing the load after returning to zero. I like how it keeps a round count also.
 
I have some new digital scales coming for testing, one from the supplier to RCBS. If there are any serious reloaders wanting to run them through their paces, email me and I will ship you one.
 
For checking thrown charges all I use is a very old Bonanza beam scale. It doesn't even have any damping. That I do carefully with my finger. But running it that way it is extremely fast and I have never felt the need to upgrade.

However for REALLY precise measurements, my electronic scale is at "high" end, so to speak. A miligram lab scale and the check weight costs more than most reloader scales. (Got the scale used, perfect condition, twentieth of new cost)
 
I have a Chargemaster and after 3 years of use I'd never be without one.
No problems whatsoever.
Also have a Dillon D-Terminator digital that I can conduct quick checks on the Chargemaster with.
I've never seen a decimal point of difference between the 2 scales weighing the same charge.
My balance beam scales were packed away a couple years ago and likely will never see the light of day again.
 
I love my Dillon D-Terminator. It's much easier to tweak the loads on the 550 when you can quickly throw it on the scale. I used to have a Dillon beam scale, which also worked very well, but it was too slow for my tastes.
 
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