Hornady Reloading scale any good?

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I'm thinking of buying the Hornady Lock-N-Load scale for first time reloading. Is it a decent scale? I'm going to be weighing tight group pistol powder on it.
http://www.basspro.com/Hornady-LockNLoad-Bench-Scale/product/10213127/
 
I got one of those. It's hit and miss. I find I need to leave it powered on for 30 odd minutes to warm up and keep it from drifting. It does drift on occasion so I find I've got to be on alert all the time. On my unit, I find the weight can vary by 0.1grain depending on where the bulk of the powder is in the pan.

I've switched back to my old RCBS balance scale for now to see if it makes a difference.

Maybe save your money and invest in a GemPro 250? Seems a lot of CGNers swear by it.
 
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I got one of those. It's hit and miss. I find I need to leave it powered on for 30 odd minutes to warm up and keep it from shifting. It does shift on occasion so I find I've got to be on alert all the time. On my unit, I find the weight can vary by 0.1grain depending on where the bulk of the powder is in the pan.

I've switched back to my old RCBS balance scale for now to see if it makes a difference.

Maybe save your money and invest in a GemPro 250? Seems a lot of CGNers swear by it.
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Alright, thanks for the advice. Ill have to look into the gempro 250.
 
I have one and it is a pos. Spare yourself the grief and just buy a RCBS ChargeMaster 1500.
I thought I'd save money, but I won't in the long run. I owned a RCBS Chargemaster before and it died after 9 years. Now I will search for another RCBS.
 
Not what you're looking at but a beam scale and check weights is fool proof. Also less money and if you're using a powder measure you are moving at a good pace and checking every X load for weight.
 
I have one and it works great. As one poster has mentioned about drifting if he doesn't power it up earlier then 30 mins prior, well that is what the instruction says to do.
 
I've got one as well. The 30 minute power up is a must to prewarm it. Also after each power up, I do a calibration test. One thing I've found that works best to reduce drift its to place the cup back on the scale after every pour. This seems to keep it true to zero best, but also provides insurance for you to detect drift; if there is any it won't re zero when the cup is placed back.

Had to spend the money again, rcbs chargemaster.
 
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