What kind of scale are you using?

PONTIACDM · 01-05-2009, 12:23 AM

I bought a digital scale off of ebay because I couldn't find a local store that had them. I weigh the same thing three times and get three different weights. I need a good digital scale. I'm not going to skimp on this one and just spend the money. Let me know which ones are good to go with. Thanks

Shaun · 01-05-2009, 12:29 AM

Lyman digital powder measure scale combination

Sooner Shooter · 01-05-2009, 12:41 AM

I don't have a digital scale but are your batteries new?

jimkim · 01-05-2009, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sooner Shooter

I don't have a digital scale but are your batteries new?

Good point. If any of you get a digital scale make sure it will take an outside power supply.

I use three. None of them are digital.

RCBS 5-10
RCBS-505
Lyman D-5

I also have a D-7/500 I don't use anymore. My beloved son lost my pan and pan support. I think he has too much of his mother in him.

KW Gary M · 01-05-2009, 06:24 AM

I bought a digital scale too. The scale that came with my lee press kit was useless.

deadzero · 01-05-2009, 07:35 AM

I'm still using my old Dillon balance beam. guess i'm slow on getting into the "digital age". but, it reads the same every time.

LiveToShoot · 01-05-2009, 07:39 AM

A balance beam scale that came with my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme reloading kit and an electronic scale made by MCM:

MINI DIGITAL RELOADING SCALE-Ballistic Products

Sooner Shooter · 01-05-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by KW Gary M

I bought a digital scale too. The scale that came with my lee press kit was useless.

That Lee scale is frustrating but it does have one good use. Its strong point is that it can be locked in place and when measuring exact amounts of rifle charges it never moves.

Pontiac: I'm curious as to how much your scales vary from measurement to measurement. Livetoshoot linked a digital scale and it was said to be accurate to within .1 If that's the case this particular scale wouldn't be any more accurate than the mechanical. Just a lot handier and that's generally the reason people eventually buy one.

Seabeescotty · 01-05-2009, 08:16 AM

I use an RCBS electronic dispenser and scale that I just set up, and get loads within one tenth of a grain. The scale is now made by a company in Texas, and I'll have to go out to the shop, to get the information. I'm really satisfied with this setup, but it ain't cheap! The two units ran almost $400! But for match grade loads, it was worth the price. When I come back to the house, this afternoon, I'll post the company, and the numbers.

billy · 01-05-2009, 08:24 AM

RCBS 5-10

TargetGunFan · 01-05-2009, 08:39 AM

RCBS 5-0-5 balls on accurate as far as I can tell.

Deersniper · 01-05-2009, 09:14 AM

I use the Smart Reloader scale, I read about at Chuck Hawks site and it can be found at SmartReloader .com It does grain, gram, carat, and ounces. I use the slow but reliable Lee scale to check the digital before loading a batch. Watch your LCD scales in low temps. I like the MCM scale, it looks nice.

LiveToShoot · 01-05-2009, 09:18 AM

"I use an RCBS electronic dispenser and scale..." -Seabeescotty

Some day I'd like to be able to afford one of them or the Lyman equivalent. I keep watching them on eBay to see if I can find a used one at a reduced price...

lefty o · 01-05-2009, 10:04 AM

the rcbs chargemaster1500, you can find them on sale for $270-280. the scale is flawless, actually the whole unit works great. i wouldnt be without it.

Palladin8 · 01-05-2009, 10:32 AM

I have used the rcbs chargemaster 1500 at a friends house. All I can say is wow what a great product. I would love to have one. I have heard the Lyman works pretty well also. I just have the rcbs 505 that came with my kit. It works but is a little slow.

PONTIACDM · 01-05-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Sooner Shooter

That Lee scale is frustrating but it does have one good use. Its strong point is that it can be locked in place and when measuring exact amounts of rifle charges it never moves.

Pontiac: I'm curious as to how much your scales vary from measurement to measurement. Livetoshoot linked a digital scale and it was said to be accurate to within .1 If that's the case this particular scale wouldn't be any more accurate than the mechanical. Just a lot handier and that's generally the reason people eventually buy one.

It varies 1.6 and won't clear all the way sometimes. It was $20 wasted that I could have put toward a good scale. I loaded my first batch last night using the lee powder scale that came with it. I'll check on the above mentioned . Thanks for the replies.

samuel · 01-05-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PONTIACDM

I bought a digital scale off of ebay because I couldn't find a local store that had them. I weigh the same thing three times and get three different weights. I need a good digital scale. I'm not going to skimp on this one and just spend the money. Let me know which ones are good to go with. Thanks

Read your directions real good.It may be set up with some deal where if you dont do right,it wont do right.Don't make any diff. you can still use it by setting it about 1/2gr to 1gr under and finishing with a trickler.If you don't have a trickler,use a pepper shaker.(take the pepper out first)You should have a ballance beam to double check. sam.

sonny2u2 · 01-05-2009, 12:12 PM

I have an RCBS Rangemaster 750 - I like it alot.

PONTIACDM · 01-05-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sooner Shooter

I don't have a digital scale but are your batteries new?

Yes sir they are new.

FortyXDM · 01-05-2009, 05:07 PM

Use a 5 0 5 and quick trickle.

Sam - If you didn't take all the pepper out, could you claim your loads are "Hot and spicy"?

01-05-2009, 12:23 AM	#1
PONTIACDM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 1,642	What kind of scale are you using? I bought a digital scale off of ebay because I couldn't find a local store that had them. I weigh the same thing three times and get three different weights. I need a good digital scale. I'm not going to skimp on this one and just spend the money. Let me know which ones are good to go with. Thanks __________________ You will not be punished for your anger. You will be punished by your anger.

01-05-2009, 12:29 AM	#2
Shaun Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,855	Lyman digital powder measure scale combination __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

01-05-2009, 12:41 AM	#3
Sooner Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,489	I don't have a digital scale but are your batteries new? __________________ Save the drama for your mama!

01-05-2009, 06:24 AM	#5
KW Gary M Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 7,149 Blog Entries: 1	I bought a digital scale too. The scale that came with my lee press kit was useless. __________________ To Say Guns Kill People Is To Say Automobiles Drive Drunk and Matches Commit Arson.

01-05-2009, 07:39 AM	#7
LiveToShoot Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,920	A balance beam scale that came with my RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme reloading kit and an electronic scale made by MCM: MINI DIGITAL RELOADING SCALE-Ballistic Products Last edited by LiveToShoot; 01-05-2009 at 09:19 AM.

01-05-2009, 07:35 AM	#6
deadzero Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: deep in the swamps SC Posts: 1,404	I'm still using my old Dillon balance beam. guess i'm slow on getting into the "digital age". but, it reads the same every time.

01-05-2009, 08:16 AM	#9
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 7,522 Blog Entries: 1	I use an RCBS electronic dispenser and scale that I just set up, and get loads within one tenth of a grain. The scale is now made by a company in Texas, and I'll have to go out to the shop, to get the information. I'm really satisfied with this setup, but it ain't cheap! The two units ran almost $400! But for match grade loads, it was worth the price. When I come back to the house, this afternoon, I'll post the company, and the numbers. __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge IN GOD WE TRUST!

01-05-2009, 08:24 AM	#10
billy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 20,490 Blog Entries: 161	RCBS 5-10 __________________ ANGRY SMART AND SOBER

01-05-2009, 08:39 AM	#11
TargetGunFan Cardinal Richlieu Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,843 Blog Entries: 2	RCBS 5-0-5 balls on accurate as far as I can tell.

01-05-2009, 09:14 AM	#12
Deersniper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,453	I use the Smart Reloader scale, I read about at Chuck Hawks site and it can be found at SmartReloader .com It does grain, gram, carat, and ounces. I use the slow but reliable Lee scale to check the digital before loading a batch. Watch your LCD scales in low temps. I like the MCM scale, it looks nice.

01-05-2009, 09:18 AM	#13
LiveToShoot Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,920	"I use an RCBS electronic dispenser and scale..." -Seabeescotty Some day I'd like to be able to afford one of them or the Lyman equivalent. I keep watching them on eBay to see if I can find a used one at a reduced price...

01-05-2009, 10:04 AM	#14
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 6,366	the rcbs chargemaster1500, you can find them on sale for $270-280. the scale is flawless, actually the whole unit works great. i wouldnt be without it.

01-05-2009, 10:32 AM	#15
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,536	I have used the rcbs chargemaster 1500 at a friends house. All I can say is wow what a great product. I would love to have one. I have heard the Lyman works pretty well also. I just have the rcbs 505 that came with my kit. It works but is a little slow.

01-05-2009, 12:12 PM	#18
sonny2u2 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 76	I have an RCBS Rangemaster 750 - I like it alot.

01-05-2009, 05:07 PM	#20
FortyXDM Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gladstone, Mo. (kc area) Posts: 4,223	Use a 5 0 5 and quick trickle. Sam - If you didn't take all the pepper out, could you claim your loads are "Hot and spicy"?