Digital Scales

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So the world of reloading is a strange and exciting place. My question is regarding digital scales.

Firstly: What kind of readability is required for reloading? Would a 0.1g scale be enough of do I have to get into the 0.01g range.

Secondly: Does anyone know of any good Canadian (preferably Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario) suppliers/retailers?

I am looking in the $100-$150 range. I found some scales by a company called Acculab featuring their Econ Series EC-411 scale for $66.00 but I cant seem to find any here in Canada.

Any advice/opinions would be great.

Cheers
 
cabelas,the rangemaster 750 is $99
and the chargemaster for 159.99.i got my The ChargeMaster 1500 Scale/Dispenser Combo from them and i'm very happy with it
 
0.1 grain = 0.0065 grams
0.2 grain = 0.013 grams

So if you want to read a scale to a true 0.1 grains, you will need a scale that measures to 0.001 grams.

If around 0.2 grains is OK for your purposes, then a scale measuring to 0.01 grams is OK. And yes, the Acculab scales are pretty good. (just not the ECON series)
 
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cabelas,the rangemaster 750 is $99
and the chargemaster for 159.99.i got my The ChargeMaster 1500 Scale/Dispenser Combo from them and i'm very happy with it
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Ordered mine from Natchez and I think it's at the Post Office awaiting pick up tomorrow as I had a delivery card in the mail today :D
 
SandRoad said:
If you are looking for a scale only, see the below

http://balance.balances.com/scales/1
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I bought one of those last year and sent it back...sensitivity was not good on them. I would have to add .3grns of powder sometimes before it would register that more was on it, by that time the load was now .1-.2 over what I wanted. Do yourself a favor and get a good scale with good sensitivity.

Someone on the forum bought one of the GemPro scales which are accurate to .02gn (GP250) and .05gn GP500). I do not recall reading their review on it though. Do a search for Gem Pro or GemPro in the forums.
 
Accurate Scales

I like the Hornaday bright red balance scale. It has 3 moveable weights, and is good down to a tenth of a grain. I dropped a human hair on the balance bowl and it registered a slight, but still detectable movement from the zero.

Hornady Model M Magnetic Powder Scale 510 Grain Capacity
 
unlisted.handle said:
I like the Hornaday bright red balance scale. It has 3 moveable weights, and is good down to a tenth of a grain. I dropped a human hair on the balance bowl and it registered a slight, but still detectable movement from the zero.

Hornady Model M Magnetic Powder Scale 510 Grain Capacity
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We could all list our favorite beam scale but the topic was "Digital Scales"
 
CyaN1de said:
I bought one of those last year and sent it back...sensitivity was not good on them. I would have to add .3grns of powder sometimes before it would register that more was on it, by that time the load was now .1-.2 over what I wanted. Do yourself a favor and get a good scale with good sensitivity.

Someone on the forum bought one of the GemPro scales which are accurate to .02gn (GP250) and .05gn GP500). I do not recall reading their review on it though. Do a search for Gem Pro or GemPro in the forums.
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That is exactly in line with my earlier post that you need a scale with a resolution of 0.001 grams to get good 0.1 grain readings. The scale I mentioned is only a 0.01 gram scale, so 0.2 or so grains is all you will get.
 
IM_Lugger said:
anyone has Frankford arsenal scale I think they are about $65 are they any good?
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Bought one and returned it within a day. The micro scale would measure within +/-.1 grn but it drifted and once you threw a charge on it and lift and replace the pan. The one I returned was almost like a count down clock declining in -0.3 grn every other second. I follow the instruction and zero and check but it just wouldn't work. It was not the batteries but it could be interference from other wireless or electronic devices.
 
Hi

I have two RCBS digitals. One is part of the Chargemaster 1500 and the other is stand alone. They both are very stable and repeatable. I keep them plugged into the wall, so there's no warmup. They will hold zero and full scale for weeks at a time.

Bob
 
I was looking at getting an Acculab VIC 123.

Very accurate, BUT............

Stuff like florecent lights and cell phones can cause the reading to fluctuate.

There was a report on this scale (do a search on net and it may come up) and it didn't get that great of a review.

It was on advise that I get a powder trickler/feeder scale combo. A few recomended an RCBS Chargemaster. This is what I am leaning towards.

I have NO practical experience with this stuff, so take it for what you think it might be worth................
 
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