Thoughts on a balance beam scale.

[bat119]

How many people use a beam scale, then confirm the weight with an electronic? Zero? I like my beam scale, but need an auto trickled badly though.

Get the Dandy trickler its the best upgrade for loading I've ever bought about $60 if I recall

 

[titch--]

Weighed a couple things today when doing some reloads.

quarter 69.1grs
loonie 109.05 When I went to .0 it was a little high and .1 was a little low.

 

[Rod B]

Get the Dandy trickler its the best upgrade for loading I've ever bought about $60 if I recall

Please advise us who in Canada sells this item.

 

[Barnes_270]

What I've done for a few loads is make up a charge-specific weight from a brass rod. I cut the rod a bit over the desired weight, and sanded down to the weight I wanted. Then I can zero the scale at the intended charge weight. Easy peasy, and always consistent.

 

[camster]

Weighed a couple things today when doing some reloads.

quarter 69.1grs
loonie 109.05 When I went to .0 it was a little high and .1 was a little low.

Check weights are a good idea, but assuming change is homogeneous isn't. If you make your own check weight, keep them with the scale. The variation in coin weight is surprising.

 

[bat119]

Please advise us who in Canada sells this item.

I bought mine about 6-7 years ago off EBAY you could contact them for a Canadian contact. I see the price has gone up as well $89 US

http://omegapowdertrickler.com/

 

[Rod B]

I bought mine about 6-7 years ago off EBAY you could contact them for a Canadian contact. I see the price has gone up as well $89 US

http://omegapowdertrickler.com/

Thank you Sir, I'll check it out.

 

[Lead hammer]

Get the Dandy trickler its the best upgrade for loading I've ever bought about $60 if I recall

I want 2 of them!

 

[titch--]

Check weights are a good idea, but assuming change is homogeneous isn't. If you make your own check weight, keep them with the scale. The variation in coin weight is surprising.

Yeah I agree and Im keeping with my reloading stuff for later use.

 

[bearkilr]

I still use a beam scale, never could get used to the digital ones. Every now and then, I'll weigh various bullets to see how close the scale is. Still spot on. I also use an old Redding powder thrower with RCBS trickler. And my press is older than most posters on here, still has the single primer seater built in, though I upgraded to the hand priming tool some years ago.