RCBS Chargemaster

[Dmay]

They have out the new "Lite" model now. Do they even still make the original combo?
Just wondering because I have one BNIB and gonna get rid of it, as well as a used one. Likely ain't worth what I paid couple years back....and other brands available cheaper now....what's it worth?
Bought Auto-trickler so might as well pass these on to somebody.....

 

[todbartell]

yes they make the original

 

[stubblejumper]

They make the original, and the price keeps increasing.

 

[precisionrifleshter]

Went the same route. Don't miss the CM. Probably get $500 for new one.

 

[Carbon12]

I am contemplating buying one but I have read a lot of mixed reviews on it complaining about accuracy drift and mechanical robustness. My brother has one for about 2 or 3 years and he likes it ... but he got it as a gift.

 

[jimmyjazz]

I've had mine 5 years and love it, would buy a second one if I could find for the right price and load twice as much ammo ....

JJ

 

[Carbon12]

I've had mine 5 years and love it, would buy a second one if I could find for the right price and load twice as much ammo ....

JJ

I am very tempted now to get one. Not that I do not like my present setup (RCBS 505 beam scale, RCBS competition Uniflow powder measure with micrometer and powder flow baffle, and RCBS trickler), but it is slow and sometimes I just want to crank out some hunting loads quickly between house projects ... lol

 

[Longboat]

The Charge Master is pretty decent. I have never found mine to drift. I've used it for hours at a time without drift. I frequently weigh different projectiles of known weight during reloading to make sure it is still on. It always is.

 

[jimmyjazz]

I am very tempted now to get one. Not that I do not like my present setup (RCBS 505 beam scale, RCBS competition Uniflow powder measure with micrometer and powder flow baffle, and RCBS trickler), but it is slow and sometimes I just want to crank out some hunting loads quickly between house projects ... lol

There are tweaks that make it much faster than factory settings by half.
So you can load hunting loads pretty quick and accurate.


https://www.accurateshooter.com/gear-reviews/speed-up-your-rcbs-chargemaster/

 

[greg olmstead]

Love my charge master. Picked it up a year ago for 400 used. It has thrown charges for my most accurate rounds. When I can get an sd of 3 fps and es of 7 fps out of a semi auto with powder measured by a chargemaster I'm not about to change anything.

 

[jparent]

I recently bought a CM lite and I love it. Wish I’d bought one sooner!

 

[Carbon12]

I recently bought a CM lite and I love it. Wish I’d bought one sooner!

What are the main differences between the RCBS CM Lite and the regular one?