Recommendations on a Powder Scale and measuring system

[lacroian]

Good Day all, looking to purchase a new Powder Scale and measuring system. Right now I am using a high end Jewelry Scale, Auto – Drum powder measure and Powder Trickler. Any recommendations would be great.

 

[Paul_T]

RCBS Chargemaster

 

[The Outsider]

 

[laker415]

The Chargemaster seems to be the gold standard when factoring affordability. I have the Hornady unit and I don't recommend it. At some point I will upgrade to the chargemaster

 

[TrxR]

A&D FX120 but its not cheap.

 

[Dmay]

Prometheus makes some real nice ones....

 

[MartyK2500]

A&D FX120 but its not cheap.

This one here
Coupled with auto trickler it becomes the ultimate machine, for the price (as there are still better ones)

With auto throw, it dispenses much quicker than chargemaster, and much more accurate.

You didn’t mention, pistol or rifle?
Pistol I’d be ok with a beam scale, set your powder throw equipment once with the scale, and then if powder throw gives a bit less or more from charge to charge it’s acceptable as long as it averages your wanted charge.
For precision rifle reloads, definitely FX120 without a doubt.

 

[lacroian]

This one here
Coupled with auto trickler it becomes the ultimate machine, for the price (as there are still better ones)

With auto throw, it dispenses much quicker than chargemaster, and much more accurate.

You didn’t mention, pistol or rifle?
Pistol I’d be ok with a beam scale, set your powder throw equipment once with the scale, and then if powder throw gives a bit less or more from charge to charge it’s acceptable as long as it averages your wanted charge.
For precision rifle reloads, definitely FX120 without a doubt.

This would be for rifle. I mostly shoot 9mm with my pistol, and with price of 9mm at Tenda I'd rather spend my time reloading rifle rounds. I am getting more and more into long range shooting thus the reason for the new gear.

 

[MartyK2500]

I have installed a 2nd single stage press (lee challenger, small frame) next to my powdering, so while the auto trickler powders the next charge, i seat a bullet.
Didn't want my main resizing press on the powdering table, as I don't want the table where my scale sits to be disturbed.
It takes under 20 minutes to powder and seat 50x .308 bullets, with 0.02gr accuracy (i am +/- 1 kernel of varget)