I need a good digital scale

Started with a beam scale, Went to digital many years ago. I have never looked back and never will. I have nothing against beam scales. Those that want to use them have my blessing. To me they are cumbersome, slow and tedious. As one poster said- Buy a decent one and move on.- PS- Yes they are faster then a beam scale.

Hartcreek- I measure to 1/10 grn. As youI am sure knows with your back ground no matter how much you spend on a digital scale you will always have a variance of, If I remember right .00625. When I load my 223 cases, the load is 25.5 gn Varget. That means 25.4 or 25.6 is not right. 25.5 is 25.5. Also to those that just throw a charge. I have heard it works and I have heard that it does not work. When you go into reading a lot of the top shooters around, they state- and I repeat what they say- For matches I will weigh my load, dump my load in case and then dump load back and scale to re-weigh. Double weighing ever load. In the end- What ever works for you is what you need to do. To those that say ( depending on total powder used) that 2 or 3 tenths don't matter. I say- Is this not why we do the ladder tests?. To get to the perfect combo for your rifle?. Is this not why we find that perfect seating depth for your rifle. Now for those shooting 300 yards or less- this is Probebly going to make no difference. For those that shoot 600 to 1000 or farther- It makes a difference.
In long range shooting-Vertical is bad, Horizontal is better. I would rather have 4 inches in Horizontal then 2 inches in vertical.
 
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I use a cheap electronic jewelers scale I bought on ebay several years ago. It's quite fast and it weighs to .01 of a grain. It has served me very very well.
 
sherwoods12 u out there?

I find it off that we have not heard from sherwoods as to what kind of loading he is doing?

I weigh each one of my rifle charges with either one of my RCBS beam scales but then my scales are calibrated better then factory so I am sure that my powder weights are accurate to .1 grain. so I do not need a digital scale and pharmacy scoops make dispensing powder faster as it just takes the tap of your finger.
 
4Runnerman, a pharmacy scoop is just a fancy name for a scoop or spoon that is used for specific measuring. They're really no different than a Lee Powder measure kit, which I personally like to use when loading Shotgun Slugs.
 
I need a good digital scale
I know this is an old topic but, I need a decently priced scale for reloading.
Any recommendations are appreciated.
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Vance, you didn't notice the headline in post #1------, did you?
 
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Hartcreek, I clicked on the link you provided. I then opened the tab Scoops & Spoons. A lot of them looked very similar to my Lee Dippers.
 
You have no clue what a pharmacy scoop is if you are comparing it to Lee scoops. There aint no comparison.
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Hartcreek. swinguard is like me, I hope, I am not sensitive. Scoops, there are not many scoops I do not have, I have adjustable scoops that are 120 years old +. Then there is R. Lee, in his book on modern reloading, he went to great lengths to explain the large amount of engineering and design that went in to his scoops. Problem? Finding anyone that has read R. Lee's book on modern reloading.

F. Guffey
 
I started with a Lee scale. Worked well but was slow. I got a Dillon off Fbay. Expensive but I have really enjoyed it. Just remember to zero the scale with the check weight before starting.
 
All you guys droning on about a digital scale.......when was the last time you measured less then 1/10 of a grain of any gun powder? Well I did it last night when I was loading some .308 rounds with my beam scale......with most powders 1/10 of a grain is only a few kernals and there are far more factors that effect accuracy the a few kernals
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HartCreek:

You are not listening I guess. First of all its easy to get it to 1/10, so why not if its not that much more trouble? Maybe helps, maybe not and likely not but there is some satisfaction.

Beam scale: not sure within what 4/10? Slow, slow, slow. I can weigh it close and come close to matching the auto dispensers for speed.

And that is just powder charge, you want to weigh bullets, sort cases, do that on a beam? Ungh.

Cheap scale can be kept more accurate (read) than a beam and right technique spot on.

Even if you don't measure powder a digial is must have tool on the bench.
 
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Girvin13, You were wondering how much a beginner should spend on a digital scale.

If your planning on just loading plinking rounds, then a $50-$75 scale should be sufficient. If Your leaning more towards accuracy, You may want to consider something a little more pricier.

In either case, this is what I would do if I were you. Go to Midway or Cabelas and start reading the reviews on all the different models of scales available. I would also do a search of "reloading scales + reviews"

Good Luck in Your search.
 
Earlier in Post #2 I'd recommended the Lyman MicroTouch for as good an all-round scale as one might want for normal reloading. (For that matter, even super-doper reloading). I've had/used to for years up in the kitchen in weighing/separating cast bullets and found it to be fast and reliable. (Note that I also have the RCBS ChargeMaster that I now relegate to checking thrown charges downstairs, and three other balance beam types from long, long, long ago).:rolleyes:

But since others have gone gaga over the El_Supremo Deluxe GemPro-250, I broke down and got one of those the other day. (A handloader never can have too mnay scales, don'cha know.)

I admit that it's quite a unit, weighs everything in units from barley corns to carets (w/ grains in the mix) and does so with two-decimal (1/100 of a grain) precision.

So I sat the Lyman next to the GemPro, pulled out a Smith Carbine bullet, and weighed it on each scale.

Code: 
Lyman:   351.1
GemPro:  351.21-351.25 (varying)

huh?

Then I closed the air cover on the GemPro:
351.10
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Sometimes there's something to be said to too much sensitivity/precision.
Now maybe if I have to differentiate between grains of yellow cornmeal filler in the Smith's BP load... ;) :D
 
Search Amazon for a MTM Mini Digtal Scale.

$30 is what I paid for my digital scale. Still working perfectly after 3 years. Fast, accurate, reliable.
 
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