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Post by brionic on Apr 7, 2016 8:41:02 GMT -5
I'm still stuck on my Lee balance beam scale. I remain satisfied with it, but maybe don't know what I'm missing.
Besides, the way I load - slowly - the scale speed is not the weak link.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Apr 7, 2016 9:08:55 GMT -5
all but my 1st test loads are run through a volumetric powder measure... I've not had luck with the cheaper electronic scales, ( Cabelas had a sale... like $15.00 several years ago on a small platform scale... maybe a Frankford arsenal??? I ended up trying 3 of them, & was not happy )... my favorite scale is an old RCBS balance beam...
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Post by Encore64 on Apr 7, 2016 9:11:26 GMT -5
all but my 1st test loads are run through a volumetric powder measure... I've not had luck with the cheaper electronic scales, ( Cabelas had a sale... like $15.00 several years ago on a small platform scale... maybe a Frankford arsenal??? I ended up trying 3 of them, & was not happy )... my favorite scale is an old RCBS balance beam... Amen, I will never trust an electronic scale. I have a decent collection of old balance beam scales. CH, Redding, etc as they have always fascinated me.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Apr 7, 2016 10:30:51 GMT -5
I'm Ok with the electronic scales for comparing cast bullet weights & such... but for actual powder use, I prefer my old RCBS... the Lee balance I have is newer & just doesn't have a very confidence inspiring feel...
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Post by alukban on Apr 7, 2016 10:59:40 GMT -5
I use a no-name version of the Frankford Arsenal electronic scale that I got on eBay or Amazon a decade or so ago for about 20 bucks. Something like this that has a "grains" scale: www.amazon.com/Frankford-205205-Arsenal-Reloading-Scale/dp/B002BDOHNAI verified it against a Lee balance beam scale for a range of weights and cross check it every so often. The answer is not "one" scale. It is two - a precise (though slow) one and a fast, electronic one. Done deal
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Post by Snyd on Apr 7, 2016 12:03:42 GMT -5
I've always used an RCBS/Ohaus 510. But after casting some 525+ gr boolits and not being able to weight them I think I need a 1010 or digital!
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Post by Alaskan454 on Apr 7, 2016 13:28:48 GMT -5
That sounds like an excellent problem to have!
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Post by chris623 on Apr 7, 2016 20:22:46 GMT -5
I've got an RCBS 10-10 I had "accurized". I've bought several digital scales and sent them all back. They are fast, but what good is fast if it's not accurate? ? One was advertised "Accurate to within 1/10th grain."................but it only registered in even 2/10th grains! What good is that? One really expensive one read right on the money for about a week and then literally lost it's mind. The others had similar problems. Digital? Not for me. I'll keep my slow balance beam...........at least it's reliable. Edit: (2-10-17) I bought an RCBS Digital it has been working flawlessly. I compare it with my 10-10 and it's right on. I can take a powder drop in the cup and weigh it 10 times and get exactly the same reading every time.
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Post by gjn on Apr 7, 2016 22:59:11 GMT -5
I have a Denver Instruments electronic scale that has been in use quite a number of years and am very pleased with it.
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Post by dougader on Apr 7, 2016 23:50:06 GMT -5
Herter's. Picked it up cheap at a gun show in the 80's. But I'd like to try the electronic/digital units like Robb mentioned, especially with rifle loads.
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Post by ProGun on Feb 7, 2017 17:20:03 GMT -5
Gotta bump this thread as I just picked up an Ohaus 10-10 Precision Beam Scale (goes in plastic storage container) for Free.99! I'm pretty pumped up about it. The guy didn't want it, I wasn't sure about whether or not it was any good- I just knew that it was "vintage" and it had Made in USA on the side- So I jumped on it. Seems to be in great shape.
I'd like to know if any one sends their scales out to be refurbished and if I should consider doing so. I've been using a Redding beam scale for 20 years; the 10-10 appears to be an improvement.
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 7, 2017 20:32:08 GMT -5
Gotta bump this thread as I just picked up an Ohaus 10-10 Precision Beam Scale (goes in plastic storage container) for Free.99! I'm pretty pumped up about it. The guy didn't want it, I wasn't sure about whether or not it was any good- I just knew that it was "vintage" and it had Made in USA on the side- So I jumped on it. Seems to be in great shape. I'd like to know if any one sends their scales out to be refurbished and if I should consider doing so. I've been using a Redding beam scale for 20 years; the 10-10 appears to be an improvement. ***** ProGun... your RCBS/Ohaus 10-10 beam scale is magnetically dampened. Your old Redding beam scale probably is oil dampened. The MAGNETIC DAMPER settles the beam faster than an OIL DAMPER. The oil damper, or dampener, is immune to static electricity, which may affect the magnetic damper to the tune of minute fluctuations. Doubt your ammunition will know the difference. Providing you keep the knife edges and V-blocks clean, either should provide decades of faithful service. Both the Redding and 10-10 are personal favorites. The 10-10 has greater capacity. Both have helped to load ammo in places far removed from the grid, and under nasty cold, with zero complaints from the tool. David Bradshaw
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Post by medicdave on Feb 7, 2017 21:43:44 GMT -5
Been very happy with a RCBS charge master dispenser scale combo. For rifle loading and single stage pistol, I set it to auto dispense and it's usually ready to go with another charge by the time I have seated the bullet in the previous case. Pretty quick with the bonus of every charge being weighed and confirmed visually.
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Post by jgt on Feb 16, 2017 10:04:28 GMT -5
304 RCBS/Ohaus Dial-O-Grain last 30 years.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Feb 16, 2017 20:03:21 GMT -5
I use a Hornady Auto Charge Powder dispenser for pistol loads and it is double checked by an electronic Frankfort Arsenal scale. This is for pistol loads. For rifle I use an RCBS 10-10 and verify with check weights.
Hornady is very sensitive and I use a single stage press. By the time it processes a new load of powder I'm ready to use it. It works for me, faster than a beam scale and has proven to be more precise than a powder measure.
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