Rcbs Chargemaster Combo

[Ozzieman]

I guess this will come down to would I buy one again? Absolutely and without hesitation I would buy one again.

Totally agree.
I got mine two years ago and I wouldn't be without it.
Its extremely easy to program and checking loads with a high end balance scale very accurate.
You can keep many loads stored on it but its something I wont use. I have a PC on my bench and load books for that.
If I have a problem with it, its the dumb stupid nit wit that keeps forgetting to close the dump valve on the side before I fill it. (ME)
Its the only thing I use when loading rifles. For 25 GR of like 4895 it takes about 15 seconds to dump a load in the pan. I also like the fact that all you have to do is set the small pan on the scale and it starts loading another charge requiring nothing from me.

 

[schmellba99]

What jepp said above for me - been using mine for years, would buy again in a heartbeat.

And the "adapter tube" is a McDonald's straw cut down to length. Really, that's all you need - and it works. I did some reprogramming in mine a while back to speed up the throws, but I've not yet had an issue with inconsistent powder charges.

 

[Reloadron]

schmellba99:

What jepp said above for me - been using mine for years, would buy again in a heartbeat.

And the "adapter tube" is a McDonald's straw cut down to length. Really, that's all you need - and it works. I did some reprogramming in mine a while back to speed up the throws, but I've not yet had an issue with inconsistent powder charges.

Use a McDonald’s Straw to Reduce “Over-Throws”
Jaco Brink provided another useful tip to avoid “over-throws” (excess charge weight): “The RCBS employee advised me to take a McDonnell’s straw (because it is thicker than a normal straw), cut off about a half inch piece and put it into the tube where the powder exits. This caused the last part of an extruded powder to clutter less, and reduced the amount of overthrows dramatically.”

The link I provided earlier covers that as well as the RCBS programming codes. While a few of the links within the link no longer work, many of the better hints and hacks for the ChargeMaster work quite well and afford some good dope.

Ron

 

[RC20]

Ok, we need to get seriosiu about this powder thing.

FOR REAL RIFILES ONLY! (little tiny rifles a bit different and small pistol weight by hand!)


.1 off is beyond no issue. For a 308, how much is .1 in 44 grains percentage wise? 1/10 of diddly squat (in technical terms)

It takes at least .3 to make a difference and more like .5 (plus or minus)

Its the one thing people can say, yea, I am spot on.

What I have found is that its the shooter not the charge.

What's "a lot"?

The RCBS is only accurate to .1gn, with the right powder, you can get that consistency with a volume measure.

With a regular scale and a proximity sensor or optical switch you can get resolution to +\- a kernel of powder.

The only reason I don't have one is too much room taken on what is also my work bench.

I do use electronic and am pretty fast with it. Dump a short charge into the pan, twirl the trickler sleeve as fast or slow as needed and I am onto the next one.

Always check your zero with the pan back and re-zero when it drifts off.