RCBS CHARGEMASTER 1500 vs LYMAN 1200 DPS

I run the chargemaster, and I have only done about 2000 rounds. 7 .62x54, .308, .303 Brit, etc and I have only had it throw 2 charges that were slightly over or under my desired charge. I don't have any personal experience with the Lyman DPS, but I do have a good friend who uses it and he is really frustrated with it consistently throwing a slight over/undercharge. I say you can't go wrong with RCBS. Everytime I had to deal with their customer service they took really good care of me. (never had a problem with the chargemaster though)
Hope that helped.

Cheers,

- Mac
 
Lyman turn it on thursday night to be ready for reloading friday night. Wait and wonder if it will come back to 0grains before next charge drops. Sold it!!


RCBS awesome unit turn it on zero it and enter grain amount, set to run on auto so every time you set the pan down it goes to zero and starts refilling. 4 years and no glitches. I think 100 filled cases an hour average. Little piece of a straw in the end of the pan filling tub thins out the clumps. I really like mine.
 
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The Chargemaster is awesome until you forget to close the tap that is used to empty it. That is user error though.
 
Chargemaster 1500 all the way. Literally changed my reloading life. Quick, easy, accurate and if others are like me, sometimes I can't be bothered to look up my last load data but I have it saved in the CM and it is pulled up in a push of a button.
 
I've used both, and I prefer the Lyman. I've had the DPSII (with the speed upgrade) for a while now, and I've loaded well over 5,000 rounds with mine. Still going strong. You do not HAVE to turn it on before using it, but Lyman recommends turning it on 30 minutes prior to use in order to warm up the sensitive electronics inside. You can always recalibrate it with the brass weight if you suspect an error in the charge weight reading. Most of the problems that people experience with these are caused by user error...
 
Here is a great article and show down between the top 3

http://www.6mmbr.com/powderdispensers01.html

Here is a quote from the article
Bottom Line: Get the RCBS. No doubt about it--it's the best available.
But any one of the units can reduce your loading time signficantly.
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By working on other loading tasks while the ChargeMaster throws charges, I can produce more than twice as much finished ammo in a given time period. The machine more than doubles my productivity.
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Had both, sold both. Reasonably accurate by WAY TOO SLOW. If you volume load, get a good thrower. Lyman 55 or a Harrel Culver will throw as tight as the electronic dispenser. You can charge more than double and usually triple what you can do per hour with either of these.
 
Are you joking? in the time it takes me to seat my bullet the charge master is already done weighing the next charge. So any way you slice it, its faster then using a manual dispenser. Unless you can seat a bullet with one hand while at the same time measure powder with the other which I highly doubt.
 
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Are you joking? in the time it takes me to seat my bullet the charge master is already done weighing the next charge. So any way you slice it, its faster then using a manual dispenser. Unless you can seat a bullet with one hand while at the same time measure powder with the other which I highly doubt.
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I don't progressive reload when I am loading manually. I find it inefficeint, and the extra vibrations and steps can lead to errors, but to each his own. I charge all my cases then seat all my bullets.

Even in the case of progressive loading that you describe, the Dillion 550 will load 300 to 400 an hour of 223. Are you telling me you can hit those numbers using your chargemaster? If so, the one yuo have is way faster than the one I was using.
 
I don't progressive reload either I prep all my cases then I measure powder then seat my bullet while I'm seating my bullet the next charge is weighing out. I do it this way to avoid double charges and its extremely fast.
 
choices

I went with the new Hornady unit, Sinclairs was having a sale on them just before Christmas. Seems a little more compact that the RCBS and the Lyman. Works just fine for a lot less cash than buying one in Canada. FS
 
I keep mine on a separate (small) table and just move it over to the bench when I need to use it. No worry's about vibrations etc.
 
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