Digital Scale suggestions

[rdfact]

I originally used a Hornady scale in the $30 range but it was battery powered only. It would shut off after about 1 minute to save the battery. Kind of a pain so I bought a Gempro 250.

[OCD41911]

Delete.

[rugerkp]

http://www.basspro.com/MTM-Mini-Digital-Reloading-Scale/product/10206935/

I've never had an issue with mine.

[milotrain]

http://www.basspro.com/MTM-Mini-Digi...duct/10206935/

I've never had an issue with mine.

I have this scale as well. It drifts, and it weighs differently depending on where I place the unit to be weighted. Obviously that's only my experience and I might have gotten a crappy one.

[eclipse2000]

been using the frankford since i got back into reloading, no complaints, also comes with a std weight so you can recalibrate it.

[NapalmCheese]

I have the Frankford and have used it to load for (black powder brass) shotgun and (smokeless) rifle.

It comes with a calibration weight, so that's cool.
I have been hand weighing all of my charges (no powder thrower), it's tedious on an electronic scale and I've found that it can help to gently tap the scale when you are within .1 grain of your target to 'settle' it.
I experienced one issue where it just didn't want to weigh a charge, I was trying to measure 28.0 grains of something and no matter how I trickled in powder, no matter how many times I tapped the scale, it would always jump from 27.9 to 28.1.

It is convenient and inexpensive and has served it's purpose.

[Enfield47]

I got the Jennings Mack 20 scale and love it. It is very sensitive to minor changes when tricking powder and comes with an anti vibration mat and a check weight. It's only about $20 more that the range of scales you were looking at, it comes with a 20 year warranty and they will fix it or send a new one within two days. That's pretty tough to beat.

[SmokeWagon]

I originally used a Hornady scale in the $30 range but it was battery powered only. It would shut off after about 1 minute to save the battery. Kind of a pain so I bought a Gempro 250.

+1 exactatacalacally

[stilly]

I am currently looking at 2 scales:
Frankford Arsenal Reloading Scale:

http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh...dp/B0012TDNAM/

Of these 2, what do you prefer, any other scales within the $30 range that you might suggest?

THAT is the ONLY digital scale you need. PERIOD...

/THREAD (Stilly demanded with such an authoritative voice that the band stopped playing to see who was causing a panic among the lil folk...)

[roc_my_tims]

i purchased and AWS 600 scale, that does not measure grains by mistake. is there anything else I can use it for reloading wise?

http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-AWS-600-BLK-Nutrition/dp/B000O37TDO/ref=pd_sim_k_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1R599PQ8PQXB7M06QJV5

[someoneeasy]

I did the same thing! At first I was converting grams into grains with my calculator, but realize it wasn't as accurate at all, it got me close, but it probably wasn't the wisest thing to do at the time...

Unfortunately, no, at least I don't know if a way

i purchased and AWS 600 scale, that does not measure grains by mistake. is there anything else I can use it for reloading wise?

http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh...Q8PQXB7M06QJV5

[stilly]

What can you use it for?

WOW. Such an interesting idea. I am even drawing a blank. You can not use it for shipping weights with regards to postal service or ups.
Ahhhhh.

You can use it to weigh ingots. THAT is about all. I mean, unless you want to measure foods and stuff but heh. Crazy, what else WOULD anyone want to weigh? You can use it to determine whether or not a glass is half full or half empty. Sorry. Looks like the best thing to do MIGHT be to put it back onto the market or keep it as an ingot checker.

OR, keep it to weigh, but keep a conversion table (printed out) next to it for when you want to weigh something you are reloading or whatever.

[roc_my_tims]

thanks stilly, I guess if i ever get super into rifle rounds i can weight bullets to find matching groups.

I found a newegg.com code for $20 i had so i'm going to buy the frankford DS-750 from there site for $28.99 w/ free shipping. just wish the powder pan was different.

[rcschummers]

I have been using the franklin for several years without any problems, its a great first scale.

[bubbala]

one thought i keep having when i meter stick powder is , just how much does one stick weigh? how precise can i get if i'm not cutting the sticks? especially 3031 those suckers are lllooonngg .