Best Digital Scale for the money

[silvertriple]

I'm in the market for an accurate digital scale that won't break the bank. What's the best scale out there for anything up to $200?

[bsumoba]

under $200....gempro 250

[Enfield47]

Jennings Mack 20 very accurate and comes with a 20 year warranty, and it works excellent for trickling.

[AandO]

RCBS 1500

Ten second warm up and good to go without having to recalibrate. I keep a known qty set aside and check every 30 or so loads or a as a visual dictates....

Unlike my Lyman 1200 which has a 30 minute warm up time and needs calibrating about once every 100 or so loads.

[iMigraine]

under $200....gempro 250

I have a GemPro 250. It drifts like an Asian in a souped up Honda. Bought a beam balance after that.

[J-cat]

I have a Gempro 250. It is pretty stable. It drifts much less than my CM1500.

[knucklehead0202]

I have a GemPro 250. It drifts like an Asian in a souped up Honda. Bought a beam balance after that.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Seriously though, I bought the cheap little frankford arsenal one years ago and never had a drift problem. I later got a Lyman 1200dps and rarely have any trouble with it. Certain powders will trickle out after it stops though, which I understand can be fixed with a piece of drinking straw jammed in the end of the tube. Gotta remember to try that out. Think I paid 200 for my 1200 on sale. The hornady digital dispenser/scale is always on sale for around that too.

[jh4db536]

I also have a gempro 250, it drifts sometimes but it is controllable. It is somewhat sensitive to environmental changes (all digital scales including top tier are). The gempro is accurate and consistent as advertised *in lab conditions*. It has a great warranty and is priced fairly given its effective resolution of 0.02 gr.

Here are some examples of scenarios that I tested, I leave the scale on 24/7. HVAC off, windows closed, all electronic off in the room, I have a mouse pad under the scale and sheets of bounce to kill vibes and static. I wipe the stainless plate with bounce often, ground myself with esd wristband while reloading. If I do all these things, it will hold zero never need re-tare/recalibration for weeks of reloading probably longer.

If I intentionally want to throw it off, I could simply leave the window of that room open all night and guaranteed it will not be zero in the morning. I have a laser printer, cfl lamp, and computer hooked up in the same power strip. If I turn those on, the scale doesn't like it. Also the heat from the printer and computer causes the room temp to change and it doesn't like it.

I have a rcbs 505 balance beam. Doesn't appear to hold zero indefinitely as I thought it would. It's sensitive to drafts, even from the fans of my computer circulating air in the room. Not perfect.

Emulating lab conditions whether you have a cheap mtm scale, $2000 digital, or a balance beam is important etiquette.

[libertyordeath]

I have a GemPro 250. It drifts like an Asian in a souped up Honda. Bought a beam balance after that.

Hahaha that was comedy

[Sir Toast]

under $200....gempro 250

+1 and then some.

[0321jarhead]

These for sure won't break the bank.....

https://fsreloading.com/us-balance-absolute-pocket-scale-usabsolute.html

https://fsreloading.com/frankford-arsenal-ds-750-digital-scale-fr-205205.html

https://fsreloading.com/frankford-arsenal-platinum-series-precision-powder-scale-fr-909672.html

[silvertriple]

Thanks everyone for all the recommendations.

[bsumoba]

you got to use the gempro 250 in a relatively stable environment, keep it away from other electronics, no wind or draft in the air, etc. Beam balances although excellent, are too slow for me.

IMO, get close, +/- 0.05 grains is good for me, then consistently drop your charges. i now use a long funnel tube and do the exact same motion to get the powder packed into the brass nicely and consistent across all my rounds. i started to do this and my groups tightened up considerably and my ES/SD dropped.

[windrunner]

Jennings Mack 20 very accurate and comes with a 20 year warranty, and it works excellent for trickling.

Thanks for supplying the link to that site. I know where I'm buying my next scale from.

[45R]

I use the RCBS RangeMaster 750. Its pretty accurate and works as advertised. I always double check my loads on a beam balance and the RangeMaster has always been spot on.