Digital Scale
- Thread starter AndrewNS
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Hornady works well most of the time. I mostly use it to measure stick powders, which are the most tempermental, and most of the loads measure correctly. The odd time it overcharges and beeps to let you know. Might be some voodoo involved, but I believe it pours more consistently when the powder chamber is at least 1/3 full.
what's not to expensive?
i've gone through 2 MTM digital scales and overall don't like them, you get what you pay for. i stepped it up and got a lyman 1000XP for $150 +tax. it's plenty accurate for what i load. when i will the lotto i will buy a RCBS charge master or 10.
it's hit and miss from my understanding, but you can try ebay for inexpensive scales.
i've gone through 2 MTM digital scales and overall don't like them, you get what you pay for. i stepped it up and got a lyman 1000XP for $150 +tax. it's plenty accurate for what i load. when i will the lotto i will buy a RCBS charge master or 10.
it's hit and miss from my understanding, but you can try ebay for inexpensive scales.
Silvertip13
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- Location
- Fort McMurray
I have been through a few, Gempro 250 is the best for the cash, it is more accurate then you need right now, but in a few hundred rounds of your 223 you will appreciate the accuracy as you will be loading rounds to the kernal of powder. It doesn't get effected by lights, cell phoes, magnets, beer fridges, actually I have tried just about everything and it still didn't effect it. A lot of the reloading ones, like the lyman and hornady are effected, not what you want to be worring about while reloading. Mine was under $200 to the door and the only regret is I didn't do it years ago. The place I ordered mine from was canadianweigh. com. Just my opinion.
Ya I use a Gempro 250 as well and wouldn't go any cheaper for a scale. That said I already had that when I got into reloading from my jewelry making days and if I was to do it from scratch I'd probably just go out and buy a trickler/scale combo designed for reloading. The convenience would be worth it.
Just remember with all digital scales they need to warm up for a minimum of 15 minutes before giving consistent results and longer is better for their stability(an hour or more is ideal). This has to do with load cell technology and there is no work around for it so if some scale advertises no warm up I'd be rather wary as the only way they could have that feature would be to keep the load cell on full time and therefore always warm. Something not many think about when buying/using a scale. As an example if you've ever used a lab scale in an actual lab they are left on 24/7 as that is when they are at their most stable for consistent and accurate measuring.
Just remember with all digital scales they need to warm up for a minimum of 15 minutes before giving consistent results and longer is better for their stability(an hour or more is ideal). This has to do with load cell technology and there is no work around for it so if some scale advertises no warm up I'd be rather wary as the only way they could have that feature would be to keep the load cell on full time and therefore always warm. Something not many think about when buying/using a scale. As an example if you've ever used a lab scale in an actual lab they are left on 24/7 as that is when they are at their most stable for consistent and accurate measuring.
Get the RCBS Chargemaster from Natchez for around $300.00
It's much better than the Hornady.
I'm a big fan of Hornady and for this tool there is no comparison between the 2.
- Location
- West Quebec
Did not know there was a warm up for digital.. sounds strange
Look up load cells. They work by being deformed due to strain(aka weight of object applied to cell) and it's measured as a change in electrical resistance of the cell. Temperature is more than a little critical in both deformation characteristics and electrical resistivity. Hence warming them up for stability and accuracy. Google warming up load cells/electric scales for more info.
I guess maybe I'm a bit of a Luddite but with maximum load levels I would be double checking the weight with an old fashioned beam scale just to be sure of things.
- Location
- West Quebec
Thanks..
I'm looking for scale only, just to quickly check the powder throws from my Lee Perfect Powder Measure.
I would describe 'not too expensive' as under $200 to the door, so the GemPro 250 sounds like the way to go I guess. I would imagine that it measures in grams as opposed to grains, right? What's the conversion? Or does it measure in grains?
I would describe 'not too expensive' as under $200 to the door, so the GemPro 250 sounds like the way to go I guess. I would imagine that it measures in grams as opposed to grains, right? What's the conversion? Or does it measure in grains?
X2^^^^^ I love it!!!!
It will measure in grains. Units are selectable.
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