scales make and model

[flashman]

Hi all , over balance beam scales , Ok need a good set of electronic , any recommendations , ...........thanks

[Wapiti]

Do you want one that also meters the powder, or just electronic scales for use with a trickler etc?
If you are after an auto one that meters, I have both Hornady and RCBS because I reload at two locations, well the Hornady one is just not up to the speed and accuracy as the RCBS. Overthrows all the time. RCBS is miles in front.
As for just electronic weighing, can't help. For that, I'd rather the superfine accuracy of the best beam scales made by Ohaus.

[Bugman]

I only reload for pistol, now, but my RCBS 10-10 scales are still accurate and reliable for checking every 10th load. They were a bit tedious for rifle loads. Accurate, but tedious.

[deye243]

I don't know what your problem is but I've been using RCBS 505 for 20 odd years never let me down just gotta keep the dust off them

[bladeracer]

Hi all , over balance beam scales , Ok need a good set of electronic , any recommendations , ...........thanks

I've been using a $30 Temu scale for a couple years now and I can't find fault with it. It's better than my GemPro 250 scale.

[JDM9691]

I had some cheap ebay scales that I used for a couple years but zero starts to wander around after a while - was always re-zeroing. I made up a spreadsheet so that I read the weight before I put the thrown load on the scales, then I read off the number to trickle up to. Still accurate that way, but a pain.
Got sick of that and the balance scales, and bought a hornady G3-1500 last year, which has been rock solid, and accurate when compared to balance scales.

[Damo300]

I have the didital hornady one.
Work great.

[flashman]

Thanks for the input , been trolling the web lots of low end and high end stuff ,my reloading bench is red and green , Lyman seem to be OK nows to find a shop that carrys what im looking for,

[flashman]

Hi im going blue the Dillon D- Terminator for $300 read reviews not bad at all yes cleavers have got it

[tuknal]

ive got a set of frankford digitals and a pair of rcbs digitals i think both were around $80/100 from memory and they both read different i dont know which to trust
so my powder measure (dillon 550 one) stays set where it is, id fork out for a more expensive set but i dont want to be back in this boat

[flashman]

Yes see where your going with this , a mate had the same though , i reload for him as well , get good set of scientific scales , Buy once cry once...,,

[tuknal]

yeah i get that ,but not sure i can justify 1200/1500 for a set of scales ,,im not trying to get too precise just need something reliable
been looking at the A&D HT120i scale if theyre reliable id buy one but just dont know

[bladeracer]

yeah i get that ,but not sure i can justify 1200/1500 for a set of scales ,,im not trying to get too precise just need something reliable
been looking at the A&D HT120i scale if theyre reliable id buy one but just dont know

Buy a set of scale calibration weights if you don't have confidence in your scale. I have two sets, the larger set has weights from .01gm (.154gn) up to 100gm (1543gn) in thirteen increments. Or use a few good bullets to check your scale calibration. And buy two or three scales so you can get second or third opinions on your weights.

I bought half a dozen cheap scales. Rose uses them to weigh poo samples from the animals for doing worm egg counts under the microscope, and I use them for loading ammo, so we're weighing in very low numbers, under 2gn at times - zero issues with them.

[deye243]

Trying not to be too negative but I'm not a young bloke and I've had a little quiet laughter to myself every time I see threads on electric powder measures and electric scales throwing the wrong weights being inconsistent if you know how a look after a decent balance scale and no how to use a trickler they leave them for dead even in speed once you know how to use the two

[bladeracer]

Trying not to be too negative but I'm not a young bloke and I've had a little quiet laughter to myself every time I see threads on electric powder measures and electric scales throwing the wrong weights being inconsistent if you know how a look after a decent balance scale and no how to use a trickler they leave them for dead even in speed once you know how to use the two

I find beam scales very, very fiddly, and more so as I get older. A $30 digital is a joy to use compared to a beam.

[deye243]

Next time I'm loading I will make a video

[Fester]

I was over the cheap Hrdy electronic scales pretty quickly, like most blokes.
I decided that a Chargemaster lite was only a few hundred more and never looked back.

I later scored an old style RCBS beam scale to check accuracy and needn't have bothered.
Talking to others, it seems that the load cell in the RCBS is very good.

If I just wanted good value electronic scales, RCBS would be hard to beat.
Not heard much about Lyman, but heard their machines were not up with RCBS.