Need help: Do you like your RCBS RangeMaster 750 scale?

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I got one for x-mas. G/F heard me talk about the "ChargeMaster" and couldn`t remember which one I wanted and got me this RangeMaster 750. Still manual, but way better than the beam scale and quicker! Heard mixed reviews on youtube about this scale quitting after a year reading some error code. The only thing I noticed "I`m picky" is that one of the rubber feet is missing. Not enough of a problem to cause a "return of product". I`ll just get 4 matching ones at a craft shop.
I guess I shouldn`t have said "way better than the beam scale", it is quicker by far, but the old LEE beam scale was still within .5 gr.
What should a guy do? I`m dead nutz into reloading and now I am wanting to streamline everything to make things quicker. If this scale will slow me down, then now is the time to return it. On youtube, the chargemaster looks like a two piece, is this correct? If so, I likely still can use this 750 as the lower piece and just need the upper bin.
Darcy
 
I you want speed ,I would return the 750, and purchase a Chargemaster before the RCBS rebate expires on the 31st. Prophet River has the best price in Canada on the Chargemaster.
 
The Chargemaster is the best thing I ever bought. No single reloading product has cut my reloading time as much as that. For pistols, I use a thrower which is of course even quicker, but for rifles the Chargemaster can accurately fill a pan while you're doing other things, thus speeding up the process by allowing you to multi-task. The machine can be fully tweaked using the 'McDonald's straw technique', and electronically by fiddling with the settings, though I have not delved into the electronic part just yet.

If you can get the dispenser locally for cheaper than you can get the whole unit from Natchezss.com, then I'd keep the scale since it was 'free'.

EDIT: Just realized the Rangemaster 750 is not the lower portion of the Chargemaster. It's a different scale altogether, so not compatible. The scale needs to communicate with the dispensing unit. You will need to get the whole unit (dispenser and scale), right now listed at $289 plus shipping on Natchezss website (shipping was VERY reasonable. I can't remember exactly, but I believe it came to about $349 (or less) to my door). Prophet River is listing at $379 before tax, and I don't know what their shipping would be.

For the missing foot, you can also call RCBS and let them know. I would be shocked if they didn't mail you out replacements for free.
 
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Can someone explain this combo kit? I looked at just the dispenser, can a guy just use this RangeMaster with the dispenser? The combo unit is just two seperate units is it not? Or do they plug in to each other electrically?
 
Can someone explain this combo kit? I looked at just the dispenser, can a guy just use this RangeMaster with the dispenser? The combo unit is just two seperate units is it not? Or do they plug in to each other electrically?
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They plug into each other, and work as a single unit.
 
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