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Hey guys, so im just getting into loading, i bought the lee 50th anniversary set and i was playing around with it, i do not like that perfect powder measure, and i want to upgrade to an electronic scale, any suggestions that wont break the bank???



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Hey mate, Amazon has the same one BrianEnos sells: My Weigh Ibalance 201 Table Top Precision Scale - SCM201. Either way, support Brian if you are picking one up. I have it and it works great. Dont forget a scale pan and a calibration weight. CHeers
 
I know that someone will be along shortly to tell you that everything Lee has ever made is absolute crap,
but the Perfect Powder Measure is actually pretty good. It might be the best with extruded powders.
Some tips:
If it leaks fine ball powders, lap it with some grinding compound. Just enough to eliminate any low spots.
Give the innards a squirt of graphite.
Tighten the screw on the side until it the cone is hard to turn, then back it off just a c hair.
Operate it the same every throw, either let it just kiss the stop or slam into the stop, but do it the same every time. This goes for most measures.

As for a dispenser/scale combination, they start at about $300.
 
Winchester30-30 said:
, any suggestions that wont break the bank???
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Sorry to say but any electronic scale worth having is pretty expensive. I'd suggest loading with what you have for now (staying below maximums) and go from there once you know if you want speed vs accuracy.

I was going to get a digital a while ago but upgraded my balance instead because everyone with a digital ends up verifying every 10rh charge or so with a balance scale anyway from what I can tell.
 
i was trying to figure out the calibration for the perrfecet powder measure, i guess it wouldnt be bad if i could get it all figured out, i know its in CC but i feel that the beam scale is too touchy, i just dont like it, i think im going to find myself an electronic scale and jsut mess around with the powder measure to get it close to what i need and invest in a trickler
 
Cambridge environmental is still showing the AND FX-120i at $400 on their site, magnetic restoration scale, got one a few weeks ago and it's definitely no toy, measures 1 kernel , doesn't drift, best $400 I spent in a while(ok almost 500 with shipping/tax)
 
I've had a Lyman LE-300 for at least 10 years and had no problems with it what so ever. I also have a RCBS balance scale, but it is not as precise as the digital scale. Regardless, both are great units for measuring.
 
Winchester30-30 said:
i was trying to figure out the calibration for the perrfecet powder measure, i guess it wouldnt be bad if i could get it all figured out, i know its in CC but i feel that the beam scale is too touchy, i just dont like it, i think im going to find myself an electronic scale and jsut mess around with the powder measure to get it close to what i need and invest in a trickler
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The thing about any powder measure is that you have to throw the charge exactly the same every time.

I have a uniflow and I can get it to throw +-. 2 grains of unique. That's good enough for my pistol and plinking loads.

For my hunting loads I use a lee dipper to get me close on my balance scale then trickle up. I have a lee scale but it's impossible to trickle with it because it sticks so I recently bought an rcbs 10-10 and it's nice and smooth.
 
07blackwater said:
The thing about any powder measure is that you have to throw the charge exactly the same every time.

I have a uniflow and I can get it to throw +-. 2 grains of unique. That's good enough for my pistol and plinking loads.

For my hunting loads I use a lee dipper to get me close on my balance scale then trickle up. I have a lee scale but it's impossible to trickle with it because it sticks so I recently bought an rcbs 10-10 and it's nice and smooth.
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That's kinda odd, I've never experienced that with mine. If you don't place the beam on the pivot properly I spose it could happen but I usually rock it back and forth a few times after zeroing and setting the weight I want. I find it's very sensitive which I would imagine is good for a scale.
 
I've found if I trickle up with the lee, then tap the beam, once it settles the charge is way too high. As well I can tap the beam 3 or 4 times and get 3 or4 different readings. Mine might just be junk though.

And yes, I've tried cleaning it and removing static charge.
 
07blackwater said:
The thing about any powder measure is that you have to throw the charge exactly the same every time.

I have a uniflow and I can get it to throw +-. 2 grains of unique. That's good enough for my pistol and plinking loads.

For my hunting loads I use a lee dipper to get me close on my balance scale then trickle up. I have a lee scale but it's impossible to trickle with it because it sticks so I recently bought an rcbs 10-10 and it's nice and smooth.
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IMHO the system you're on to here is very hard to beat. Some mid priced powder measures seem capable of very accurate and consistent metering and may be worth considering. I have measures by Redding and Hornady and oddly the cheaper Hornady seems to do the better job, "go figure". The amount of $$ guys throw into digital scale systems in order to almost prove a point puzzles me but, to each his own.
 
Rory McCanuck said:
I know that someone will be along shortly to tell you that everything Lee has ever made is absolute crap,
but the Perfect Powder Measure is actually pretty good. It might be the best with extruded powders.
Some tips:
If it leaks fine ball powders, lap it with some grinding compound. Just enough to eliminate any low spots.
Give the innards a squirt of graphite.
Tighten the screw on the side until it the cone is hard to turn, then back it off just a c hair.
Operate it the same every throw, either let it just kiss the stop or slam into the stop, but do it the same every time. This goes for most measures.

As for a dispenser/scale combination, they start at about $300.
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Lapping it with grinding compound = pretty good? All righty then......
 
I have a RCBS 10-10 scale and a Redding BR-2 powder measure. I use the powder measure to throw a charge just under the desired weight and trickle up to what I am looking for. I tried this against a chargemaster and it was quicker go figure and more accurate I found anyway. Electronic scales seem very finicky and there always seems to be something affecting their accuracy, lights, air flow etc. I am satified with the beam scale and powder measure and I find it much more reliable than any electronic scale, but thats just me.
 
I got an RCBS 5-10, an RCBS measure, Lyman trickler.

I set the measure to throw a weight quite close to what I'm after (this may take a couple of tries and readjustment to get it right), and then trickle up. For each round, and when I sit and load its for one or two loading blocks' worth of cases. Single stage, baby! :dancingbanana:

This does take a chunk of time, but it works for me, and my ammo is quite consistent, to the .1 grain.

Two cents, there
 
EC said:
I have a RCBS 10-10 scale and a Redding BR-2 powder measure. I use the powder measure to throw a charge just under the desired weight and trickle up to what I am looking for. I tried this against a chargemaster and it was quicker go figure and more accurate I found anyway. Electronic scales seem very finicky and there always seems to be something affecting their accuracy, lights, air flow etc. I am satified with the beam scale and powder measure and I find it much more reliable than any electronic scale, but thats just me.
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Holy jeez, just as I was typing... lol
 
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