Digital Scales

X-fan said:
Here is what I am running for my bench stuff.
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Hi

Two to three times scale for two to three times the price. That's not a bad thing to do. You are getting something for your money.

I'm not sure that it's a winner in terms of bang for the buck. I still would vote for the chrono plus the cheaper scale.

Bob
 
Frankford

IM_Lugger said:
anyone has Frankford arsenal scale I think they are about $65 are they any good?
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I've had one for a year and it's great for my purposes, which admittedly are rather limited (~150 rounds a week of plinking pistol ammo). Most guys on here are big into equipment and volume, so decide accordingly.
 
pa guns said:
Hi

Two to three times scale for two to three times the price. That's not a bad thing to do. You are getting something for your money.

I'm not sure that it's a winner in terms of bang for the buck. I still would vote for the chrono plus the cheaper scale.

Bob
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I'm not quite sure as to your first point?
Are you saying my scale is more accurate than is needed?
If you are I would agree that for general hunting and short range ammunition my scale is not necessary.

If a guy is shooting small accurate cases out to 600 yards and beyond it makes some sense.

The 123 Denver is quite a bit less fussy (to environmental disruptions) than any other common electronic scale currently on the market.
 
X-Fan,

$275US for that scale you linked to
$275US for the RCBS Chargemaster

For my money I wold go with the chargemaster (and yes I am saying that because I have one, I have only used it once so far but what a difference from using the beam scale to load 50+ rounds)
 
X-fan said:
I'm not quite sure as to your first point?
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Hi

What I was trying to say is that with the Denver scale you *are* getting something for your money. I have seen other scales on the market that are simply more expensive than a normal reloader's digital, without delivering anything useful.

My second point was that a chrono is probably more important for good reloads than a stepped up scale. Ideally you would want both an improved scale *and* a good chrono.

Bob
 
pa guns said:
Hi

What I was trying to say is that with the Denver scale you *are* getting something for your money. I have seen other scales on the market that are simply more expensive than a normal reloader's digital, without delivering anything useful.

My second point was that a chrono is probably more important for good reloads than a stepped up scale. Ideally you would want both an improved scale *and* a good chrono.

Bob
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the chrono will proof the powder drops you are doing... it's a little more complicated than that but it's certainly a good start... now you just need to find an accurate chrono... just like your looking for an accurate scale...

The chrono will show you the es/sd if you have wild swings in the es then you need to go through the process to figure out what's causing it...
if you can settle things down... or know how to do it you might find the the electro scale you are using is adequate for what you are doing...

plus or minus a tenth might be alright for someone just starting out...

plus or minus a few kernels is generally something that can be used by 1000 yarders with some pretty tight rigs... including an ability to hold for and read wind/mirage...

the volumemetric nature of cases can play into the equation..
 
Hi

Loading without velocity information is a tough thing to do. A lot of variables come in to make 48.00000 grains of Varget work different in my rifle than in another one.

If you are headed into the region where 0.01 grains matters, you are way past the point you need chrono data.

Bob
 
I have the Dillon D-Terminator. I don't have anything to compare it to but it sure is a joy to use. Haven't blown up any guns yet. Good to .1 grain.
 
I have lost a bit of faith in digital scales over the years after having 2 sets go south on me!
a pact and a dillon! and they were not the cheep ones, and was getting sick of worrying aboutthem 1/2 through the loads... I was alway recalibrating them..

I am sure there fine and they work.. I just went back to my 10-10
 
JasonYuke said:
I have lost a bit of faith in digital scales over the years after having 2 sets go south on me!
a pact and a dillon! and they were not the cheep ones, and was getting sick of worrying aboutthem 1/2 through the loads... I was alway recalibrating them..

I am sure there fine and they work.. I just went back to my 10-10
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I leave mine plugged in all the time for exactly that reason. I would *much* rather pay the $2.47 / year electric bill than have one surprise me in the middle of a batch.

Bob
 
Pact BBKII

Have one that was going crazy on me. It was increasing by . 1gr every few seconds with no weight on it. Traced the problem to the battery pressing to hard up against the housing under the pressure sensor.
 
diopter said:
Have one that was going crazy on me. It was increasing by . 1gr every few seconds with no weight on it. Traced the problem to the battery pressing to hard up against the housing under the pressure sensor.
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For what ever reason, the battery powered versions seem to drift more than the plug in the wall scales.

Bob
 
I bought a battery operated one on EBAY for about 20.00USD after shipping. I was sceptical of the accuracy potential of such a cheap scale, but I compared it against my Lee safety and my Ohaus 5-0-5 and find it very accurate. I've also aquired a Lyman powder system and the little scale off EBAY still compares well. In case you're interested it called a NEVA and it reads to the nearest 1/10 or 0.1 of a grain.
 
anyone try the Hornady GS-350 Elec. scale, or GS-1000 Elec. scale... higginson has them and im wondering if there a good scale or not for the money...

$160-200...
 
Tactical308 said:
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
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What type of shooting are you doing and at what distances and what's your experience?
 
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