Best option for a scale

[Dirtlaw]

What is the best deal you have found for an instrument to weigh charges? The trade off tends to be accuracy vs. price.

[pakk]

its hard to beat a balance scale from any reputable company.

[Ned Ryerson]

I use an RCBS Chargemaster Combo. I don’t know if it’s the best deal, but it does everything I need, so it’s worth it to me.

[rhodesengr]

I am a fan of the small digital scales. I tare with the empty case or hull, drop into the case or hull and put it back on the scale. I get the direct charge weight in whatever units I want. I first bought a Lyman Pocket scale. That was in the $30 range. Then I bought a similar small pocket scale on Amazon for like $16. That is what I have been using. The Lyman resloves .1gr. The Amazon cheapy resolves .02gr.

The exact one i bought a couple of years ago doesn't seem to be available. If I click "buy again" this is what comes up. It's very similar. Mine came with a few different powder funnels.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZQZ962K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[kcstott]

What is the best deal you have found for an instrument to weigh charges? The trade off tends to be accuracy vs. price.

depends on what you want.

If you are just going to drop charges with a volume powder measure and only need to check the average. all you need is a balance.

If you desire to be more precise than that you need to spend about $1000 on a auto trickler V4

[hambam105]

$150 buys the gold standard for balance a beam scale designed for Reloaders.

Past CGs posts discuss plenty of lesser quality BB scales performing poorly. Go cheap and hope for the best.

[67Cuda]

I have a rcbs 10-10 scale and a couple small cheap digitals.

I'm curious as to how accurate the factory loads are.

[Eat Dirt]

I am a fan of the small digital scales. I

The exact one i bought a couple of years ago doesn't seem to be available. If I click "buy again" this is what comes up. It's very similar. Mine came with a few different powder funnels.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

That's the one I've been looking for,,
Thanks

[kcstott]

That's the one I've been looking for,,
Thanks

Be aware that these strain gauge scales drift horribly with temperature swing.

I had a Gempro and it was a great little scale except it drifted with temp changes.
I don't have AC and sometime it gets pretty warm in San Diego. and the Gempro would not tolerate it.

[JagerDog]

I have a 10-10 (older model) and a Ballistic Products battery operated digital. Plenty for me.

If you want to charge to a weight, then balance. If you want to see what something weighs then digital.

Digital lags a little when trickling and has a bit of hysteresis if you go over then try to little out. My little battery digital doesn’t drift, or at least not visibly so. And it checked out accuracywise against a microgram lab scale.

I really don’t care about 0.02 grains. That’s 1 kernel of H4831.

[Dirtlaw]

What is your ultimate goal? Accuracy? Safety? Just getting by?

[pennstater]

Negative on the cheaper digital scales. Simply not dependable. Been using my Ohaus 10-10 since '78. Works.

MLC

[Featureless]

I have a rcbs 10-10 scale and a couple small cheap digitals.

I'm curious as to how accurate the factory loads are.

That's all anybody needs. If you're in doubt, weigh the charge every few powder measure throws.

[OLD_skool454]

RCBS 5-0-5
FRANKFORD ARSENAL DS-750
FRANKFORD ARSENAL INTELLIDROPPER.

[bergmen]

RCBS 5-0-5

I have that scale but would like the exact same size and format in a 0-100 grain range. I never use mine for measuring anything over 60 grains. Can't find one.

Dan