Is there an electronic powder scale that is not crap?

Fox said:
I was trying to get down to 1.9gr before on my powder dispenser and that was an issue, for larger weights it seems to be fine.
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Lee dispensers are dirt cheap and they handle these low weights and pistol powders like a champ.

A good milligram scale will cost you alot for little gain and increase in loading time.

Good luck.

Jerry
 
Mystic Precision said:
Lee dispensers are dirt cheap and they handle these low weights and pistol powders like a champ.

A good milligram scale will cost you alot for little gain and increase in loading time.

Good luck.

Jerry
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They are cheap, I have one, did not seem to go that low with W231 powder, I tried to use it for 1.9gr before and it was not good.

I guess I can try it again, just screw it up all the way and see what it drops.
 
Another vote for the Lee. I have the Lee Perfect unit. It throws ball powders very well. I throw about 6.4gr and then trickle up with my AutoTrickler to 7.0gr for one of my pistol loads. I've found with the same motion on the Lee's lever, I can duplicate around 6.2 to 6.4 grains every time. The Lee Perfect is a great unit.

BTW, the AutoTrickler V3 that I use for ball powders will not throw a bulk throw less then around 10gr. That's why I use the Lee unit for the majority of these throws. AND...I also use the Lee Dippers to make bulk throw with ball powders, and then trickle up with the AutoTrickler. (I use a V4 AutoTrickler for extruded powders.)
 
6MT said:
Another vote for the Lee. I have the Lee Perfect unit. It throws ball powders very well. I throw about 6.4gr and then trickle up with my AutoTrickler to 7.0gr for one of my pistol loads. I've found with the same motion on the Lee's lever, I can duplicate around 6.2 to 6.4 grains every time. The Lee Perfect is a great unit.

BTW, the AutoTrickler V3 that I use for ball powders will not throw a bulk throw less then around 10gr. That's why I use the Lee unit for the majority of these throws. AND...I also use the Lee Dippers to make bulk throw with ball powders, and then trickle up with the AutoTrickler. (I use a V4 AutoTrickler for extruded powders.)
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But can you throw 1.7gr?

Even the Lee documentation says 2 to 100 grains.
 
Fox said:
They are cheap, I have one, did not seem to go that low with W231 powder, I tried to use it for 1.9gr before and it was not good.

I guess I can try it again, just screw it up all the way and see what it drops.
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Give it a try... still the best option. Somewhere between full close and open, should be the weight you need.

Jerry
 
6MT said:
I've never tried a throw that small. i don't know, sorry. (I have done 3.0gr with the Lee though.)
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Ya, all the non-standard rounds that I seem to get my hands on, ha ha.

I wanted a revolver but had a limited budget. I like military arms and Canadian is a plus, ended up with a Canadian stamped Smith hand ejector in 38 S&W. When loading the proper 38/200 the loads are 1.7-1.9 or in that ballpark, a 2.5in group at 25 yards with a tight velocity range and close to point of aim set me at 1.8gr, which is tiny and annoying, ha ha.
 
Just ran some titegroup through my Lee dlx powder measure and stand. No issue setting to 1gr... but went to 1.6gr and it dispensed just fine. +/- 0.1gr

good enough?

All weights confirmed on an AND120i scale

Jerry
 
Mystic Precision said:
Just ran some titegroup through my Lee dlx powder measure and stand. No issue setting to 1gr... but went to 1.6gr and it dispensed just fine. +/- 0.1gr

good enough?

All weights confirmed on an AND120i scale

Jerry
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Wow, that is awesome, ok, back to the basic Lee powder dispenser then with the RCBS beam scale to check.
 
Mystic Precision said:
Just ran some titegroup through my Lee dlx powder measure and stand. No issue setting to 1gr... but went to 1.6gr and it dispensed just fine. +/- 0.1gr

good enough?

All weights confirmed on an AND120i scale

Jerry
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I went back to the dispenser mounted on my bench and tightened it down as much as I could. It is not consistent so I am weighing the loads but they are dropping right around the 1.8gr target. I see why they say 2gr though, I was forcing the screw that is for sure.

I was wondering, who the heck actually uses the calculator for setting this dispenser? Every time I have used it, even with rifle loads, I just spin it out and then test a drop, then spin it out more and test, etc, until I get what I want and repeatedly.
 
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