A&D FX120i Precision Lab Balance scale $450!!!!!!

[jandmtv]

https://ceproducts.shop/products/fx-120i-reloading-scale-122g-x-0-001g

[Azureoval]

I just tried to buy one but they say No Shipping To California !
bummer

[jandmtv]

I just tried to buy one but they say No Shipping To California !
bummer

Strange. This is where I got mine. Call them or send an email. Great people to work with.

[Rocketrob]

jandmtv - Thanks for this heads up. They won't ship to CA but can ship to friend or relative - they said something about the receiver being put on a registry - whatever - the discount is worth the workaround! Thank you!

Do you have the autotrickler ?

[jandmtv]

jandmtv - Thanks for this heads up. They won't ship to CA but can ship to friend or relative - they said something about the receiver being put on a registry - whatever - the discount is worth the workaround! Thank you!

Do you have the autotrickler ?

[evilcoon]

Any reason why they're heavily discounting them? Bluetooth, usb ports, etc?

[jandmtv]

Any reason why they're heavily discounting them? Bluetooth, usb ports, etc?

[bug_eyedmonster]

I wonder why they don't discount their kit, only the scale. I have been on the fence about getting on their waitlist for V3 after watching/reading reviews of the V2. Is it worth just buying the scale first and waiting for the V3 stuff after release?

Jerry

[potguts]

... they said something about the receiver being put on a registry ...

I rarely put on my tin foil hat, but that sure sounds strange...

[jandmtv]

I wonder why they don't discount their kit, only the scale. I have been on the fence about getting on their waitlist for V3 after watching/reading reviews of the V2. Is it worth just buying the scale first and waiting for the V3 stuff after release?

Jerry

[jandmtv]

I rarely put on my tin foil hat, but that sure sounds strange...

Sounds strange to me also.

[bug_eyedmonster]

And FYI. I ordered the scale when it was on sale from CE Products, they were $450 plus $20 shipping. If you add the Autotrickler parts (V3), it adds another $490. You can pre-order the full kit from CE for $940 plus shipping, and save yourself some money (about $40 depending on what CE charges for shipping). When the scale went on sale, they did not have the V3 kit listed in terms of price, I only saw it for the first time today, unfortunately.

CE Products full kit $940 plus shipping (no CA shipping)

CE sale price on scale $450 + 20 shipping (no CA shipping)
AutoTrickler V3 kit $490 + 19.95 shipping

Total $980

[nubrun]

Ok, dumb question here... For most people not shooting benchrest of F-class, is this overkill? I thought the whole theory with OCW or ladder tests is to find loads that aren't sensitive to small deviations in powder charges?

[moxford]

To answer the above, it's not needed. The variations in charge from a good scale (vs a great scale, above) will generally be +/- 0.1 grain and that is going to get lost in all of the other variables (air pressure/altitude, weather, wind, etc) that most people don't fully account for unless you are bench/F-class/etc. (You could load to close tolerances but then lose all of that mid-hunt/mid-shoot because a storm shifted and the barometer changed.)

If you have $1k and you want "the best", well, top-end gear costs money. It's good to remove as many variable as possible (and I totally want one of these setups) but it's by no means required - they've been shooting 1k matches for decades ... if you need *precision* at 1k, well, spend the $1k.

And while I can totally appreciate the $450 for a precision lab-scale, I cannot say the same for the automated trickler. $99 or $149, sure, but IMO that price is outrageous for what it is.

Cheers,
-mox

[Rocketrob]

jandmtv - Thanks for this heads up. They won't ship to CA but can ship to friend or relative - they said something about the receiver being put on a registry - whatever - the discount is worth the workaround! Thank you!

Do you have the autotrickler ?

They ship from Canada so it is an import - would not surprise me if the great State of CA sees a quality scale as a tool for a meth lab? Who knows. This is just what I was told when placing the order. Mine is in Portland now working it's way down to me. Also got on the wait list for the V3 autotrickler July expected ship.