Which of these are any good and would they work for me?

As a side note... I also usually use the Powder Measure to throw close to the charge weight, and then let the electronic measure top it off.

Much faster then waiting on the electronic measure.
 
I agree the Chargemaster is more costly than the others. When I bought my Chargemaster, there were only two available, it and the Lyman. Looked at the sites like Midway and others and read the reviews from those who bought them. The Chargemaster came out way on top. So when I was at the LGS with my wife, and I pointed the Chargemaster out saying, "One of these days I'm gonna get me one of those." she smiled sweetly and said, "Why not today?" I did get me a winner :D Oh and the Chargemaster too. :D
My ex-son in law whom I taught to reaload in that same time frame watched me work with the Chargemaster. When he bought his stuff to reload, he bought the Lyman because it was $100 less at the time. He uses it but does not like it as much as mine.
Paul B.
 
All I know is that:
I have an RCBS ChargeMaster. It only mis-throws by 0.1gn occasionally. That is not going to affect accuracy at all. If your OCD can't even stand that, you can lightly wet a finger and remove a couple kernels of powder and you'll be at your "proper" weight. Never forget that a 41.0gn reading is really a 40.95-41.049 reading (or such). Thus, that 0.1gn over may be no more than a 0.02gn overshoot from the max weight that would still read 41.0gn. You can also look at the couple of kernels on your finger and the pile of powder in the pan and ask "would this really matter?"
The RCBS ChargeMaster, running at factory settings, keeps up quite well with my Dillon 1050s. The others are probably as fast.
 
Benchrest shooters throw their powder right out of the measure. they don't weigh charges.

That tells me something. Weighing individual chages is a waste of time and effort.:D
 
Benchrest shooters throw their powder right out of the measure. they don't weigh charges.

That tells me something. Weighing individual chages is a waste of time and effort.
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I agree entirely. I use a Lee PPM and Lyman #55. Lee publishes powder volume densities so you can dial it in first, check it with your scale second, adjust if needed. Then load however many you need.
Very importantly, I look into each case for the expected powder level. Most are good, some get weighed. I rarely trickle individual loads. I only want know if I need to adjust the throw.
 
That tells me something. Weighing individual charges is a waste of time and effort.
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Not really a waste of time. They load by VOLUME and not by weight. Depending on conditions (humidity the most important) once a load has been weighted and set as the best for their rifle, loading by volume will give them the same results every time. burn rates of powder will change depending on heat or cold and the amount of humidity in the air, so a charge of 4.6 grains of powder will burn differently depending on these factors and will give inconsistent results from load to load if all you do is load by weight. One day the charge of powder will weigh 4.6 grains and on the next real dry day the same VOLUME of powder will weigh 4.8 grains. Not critical unless you earn your living by shooting or trying to win a tournament.

Unless you use a environmentally controlled lab to do your loads in, your results will vary from one day to another if all you do is load by weight. And that is not counting on the powder changing burn rate from one batch (can) to another even from the mfg.

Pond, you should really consider the RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, I know it is expensive, I had to save for a year to get mine, but they are worth it and great time savers.

Good luck and shoot straight.
Jim
 
Obviously reading your other posts your primary concern is cost and are against the RCBS, but let me comment myself having trickle loaded precision for the past 3 years, and finally 3 weeks ago cried as I layed down $380 USD for a new CM1500 , and let me tell you what a huge time saver. Not only does it speed up the process, but now you can spend the time saved (as an option) to do more in process checks such as ogive seating depths , and you don't need to stand over your trickler if you have a task and need to walk away, by all means do so. Your load will be ready when you return.

BTW there is a $50 rebate on RCBS purchase over $300 USD (not sure is this promo is valid "across the pond")
 
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