What would you rather, beam scale or electronic

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I have been using the same beam scale for about 7 years now and have been thinking of going electronic. I would think the electronic would be faster as you don't have to wait for the beam to settle?? Would like some input from folks that have and have used both.
 
I have gone to the Lyman DPS 1200 powder dispenser and electronic scale together. Personally, I love it. I don't have a lot of spare time when I do sit down to reload (young kids) and I find it speeds things up a lot for me. I calibrate the scale on a regular basis and I have had no troubles with it at all.

Good luck!

James
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I also have the RCBS Chargemaster combo.I check the calibration regualarly with Lyman wieghts, never any problems. I found the old balance beam to slow after using the eletronic. I just love it!!!...ken
 
Win94 said:
I would think the electronic would be faster as you don't have to wait for the beam to settle??
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Actually you do have to wait for it to settle, and it is no quicker than using a beam scale.

Where it does shine is with an infrared connection to an electronic powder dispenser. :cool:

Ted
 
I wouln't bother with just the scale unless I also got the dispenser. Much MUCH faster than trickling by hand, and very nearly as fast as simply throwing charges
 
I haev the dillon terminato electronic scale and an old ohaus beam scale. I use the digital about 90% of the time, but still use the beam occasionally.
 
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I started out with a redding deflecting beam scale. Accurate yes. speedy...no.

I just could not afford a digital scale, no matter how much I starred at them in the Dillon catalog or a old issue of Gun's n Ammo. I wanted one sooooo bad in the early days, when I had no job, and I had to beg for ammo....

Now that I have a Dillon Super 1050 and a XL650, a digital scale, it just a part of my regular loading kit. I even have a backup digial scale.

A deflecting beam scale is as important to a reloader as is a single stage rock chucker press. If you reload or Handload, these peices are the foundation of your reloading equipment.

I load approx 10 to 15 thousand rounds per year.

My vote would be to own both of them.

Just say no to welfare.
 
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I prefer a beam scale myself.
I know someone who has a RCBS electronic that is effected by the draft from the heating duct and vibrations in the floor. I'd rather use my RCBS 505 and check weights that deal with that.
 
Win94 said:
I have been using the same beam scale for about 7 years now and have been thinking of going electronic. I would think the electronic would be faster as you don't have to wait for the beam to settle??
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They both need to settle, but electronic scales (mine, anyways) settle much, much faster.

I don't really think there's much of an advantage of you're moving TO an established weight i.e. measuring out a selected powder charge. You can trickle into a balance beam pan just as fast as you can into an electronic's pan.

It's when you start needing to determine a weight that you'll see the big difference. For example, weighing cast bullets to sort them by weight, find the ones with internal voids, etc. In these kinds of scenarios where you are repeatedly weighing to determine what the weight is, the electronic scales are a Godsend and the thought of going back to a balance beam kills you.

Be aware that electronic scales can be effected by flourescent lights, depending on distance, placement, or whatnot. Pretty easy to sort out with the checkweights that usually accompany them, but this is something you need to be aware of.
 
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