+3 on the Frankford Arsenal DS 750. I have had two - neither one drifted as long as it had good level support, stable temperature and no drafts. Get a set of standard weights, or simply a good 1-gram weight. Calibrate, put your pan on, tare it, and add the 1-gram weight. If it reads 15.4 grains you are good to go. Takes a few seconds. Every now and then you can pop on the standard weight to check accuracy. My Frankfords have never lost their accuracy or drifted during a loading session.
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Digital scale under 100 bucks
- Thread starter reaper7534
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Reaper, you have a very nice reloading area and set up. While I am a big fan of electronic scales, they do have their quirks and limitations. I also have an excellent balance beam scale that I rely on for cross checking (originally purchased as my main scale.)
The major downside of battery operated electronic ones is that they are set to turn off after being on for a short period of time (real short time) to save the battery life. This is a constant annoyance and does not promote it's use for large quantity reloading. I very seldom if ever use my battery operated one anymore. It is great for testing weights of individual bullets and cases, if left sitting there with no weight on it, it will turn off.
To help me with my rifle reloading, I went with a RCBS ChargeMaster 1500 with both the scale and powder dispenser on it. It is a far from cheap unit at about $300.00 but an outstanding scale and powder measure and consistently gives perfect results. The downside to this type of scale is that you need to let it warm up for 30 min or more to stabilize the sensor in the scale before using as well as calibrating it each time it is used. (not a big problem)
Do you need an electronic scale, NO. If your powder measure is accurate and gives consistent charges each time, you only need to set your measure to the correct charge with 4 or 5 measurements on the scale to insure it is dropping the correct amount of powder each time and go from there.
If however, you are a pain in the butt, and the charge must be exactly the same each and every time with not even a 0.00 variance between charges (that's me) than one of these types of electronic scales is a must. RCBS, PACT, and Lyman make the best one's out there.
Unless you combine both the powder measure and scale as a combination, your Dillon scale will be your best bet for the type of reloading you are doing.
Have fun, stay safe and shoot straight.
Jim
The major downside of battery operated electronic ones is that they are set to turn off after being on for a short period of time (real short time) to save the battery life. This is a constant annoyance and does not promote it's use for large quantity reloading. I very seldom if ever use my battery operated one anymore. It is great for testing weights of individual bullets and cases, if left sitting there with no weight on it, it will turn off.
To help me with my rifle reloading, I went with a RCBS ChargeMaster 1500 with both the scale and powder dispenser on it. It is a far from cheap unit at about $300.00 but an outstanding scale and powder measure and consistently gives perfect results. The downside to this type of scale is that you need to let it warm up for 30 min or more to stabilize the sensor in the scale before using as well as calibrating it each time it is used. (not a big problem)
Do you need an electronic scale, NO. If your powder measure is accurate and gives consistent charges each time, you only need to set your measure to the correct charge with 4 or 5 measurements on the scale to insure it is dropping the correct amount of powder each time and go from there.
If however, you are a pain in the butt, and the charge must be exactly the same each and every time with not even a 0.00 variance between charges (that's me) than one of these types of electronic scales is a must. RCBS, PACT, and Lyman make the best one's out there.
Unless you combine both the powder measure and scale as a combination, your Dillon scale will be your best bet for the type of reloading you are doing.
Have fun, stay safe and shoot straight.
Jim
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9MMand223only
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Gempro 250 is simply the best you can do under $150.
Its in a class by itself. With any digital scale, you should calibrate often, and check a few times during loading sessions.
With this gempro, the most I seen it drift off is like 4/10 of a grain. Which is more than the resolution of any other digital scale under $150.
in other words, its KING
Its in a class by itself. With any digital scale, you should calibrate often, and check a few times during loading sessions.
With this gempro, the most I seen it drift off is like 4/10 of a grain. Which is more than the resolution of any other digital scale under $150.
in other words, its KING
FYI...I just found a GemPro 250 on eBay for a hundred bucks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GEMPRO-250-PRECISION-/121732315880?hash=item1c57cfbae8
Only four left, so you might need to hurry.
Only four left, so you might need to hurry.
I have been using this Lyman model for about a year now and I really like it.
http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/scales-measures/protouchscale.php
http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/scales-measures/protouchscale.php
Bucksnort1
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Reaper,
If you are near a Cabela's or want to order on line, they have a nice digital, model XT-1500, for about $90 and, if you can go to a Cabela's, check the Bargain Cave. Last year, I found a 1500 in a Bargain Cave, which was pulled from inventory (not returned) and for what reason, I don't know. I don't recall the exact reduced price (around $60). There was a sale in progress in a Bargain Cave, which reduced the price even more. Add my military discount to this deal and the final price turned out to be a steal.
Everything you buy in the Bargain Cave, except electronics, cannot be returned.
If you are near a Cabela's or want to order on line, they have a nice digital, model XT-1500, for about $90 and, if you can go to a Cabela's, check the Bargain Cave. Last year, I found a 1500 in a Bargain Cave, which was pulled from inventory (not returned) and for what reason, I don't know. I don't recall the exact reduced price (around $60). There was a sale in progress in a Bargain Cave, which reduced the price even more. Add my military discount to this deal and the final price turned out to be a steal.
Everything you buy in the Bargain Cave, except electronics, cannot be returned.
herbeapuce
Inactive
I have the Gempro 250. I have a love and hate relation with this scale.
I love the way it is accurate . I can not say anything bad about its fonctionnality. it is fast and very accurate but....
I hate the built quality. IMO they used the cheapest plastic and parts they could find to build it. (I bought mine in 2013) So if you handle it gently , you should be OK.
Stef.
I love the way it is accurate . I can not say anything bad about its fonctionnality. it is fast and very accurate but....
I hate the built quality. IMO they used the cheapest plastic and parts they could find to build it. (I bought mine in 2013) So if you handle it gently , you should be OK.
Stef.
brasscollector
New member
Got a Hornady cheapo digital when I started reloading. I find it nice that this cheapie goes down to 0.1gr increments as opposed to others that only give 0.2 resolution. However, it wasn't long before I bought a Redding beam scale, and another used Ohaus. I will use the digital when setting up the powder measure because it reads whats in the pan (as opposed to the beam that only moves when your near the desired weight). I find this to be the fastest method for this chore and that's about all I use the digital scale for. All rifle loads are dropped and then trickled to final weight on my Redding beam scale. The digital seems to wander 0.1-0.2gr which wouldn't hurt anything but makes ya wonder..