Not sure if this should be posted here or in "Equipment". But I'll post it up here.
As I've been perusing different reloading threads and such, I kept coming upon "after confirming my load on another scale..." and I wondered why would you need a confirmation check for the expensive loader and built in scale? After one round of loading using my RCBS and more research I concluded it indeed is needed. 1. Obviously measure twice, cut once applies. 2. A second measuring stick helps ease the conscious of what if in regards to your other measuring stick. 3. The RCBS, while great, does not have the resolution needed for extremely precise loading of powder. It's workable and does what it does well but if you want a 1/10 grain resolution, you need a .001/gram scale. Otherwise you're stuck with the advertised +/- .1 grain. I thought I had an easy fix but it wasn't what I needed. I thought a 1/100 gram scale would suffice not realizing how small 1/10 grain actually is. I began my searches and happened upon the reason for this thread.
Maybe it's been found and pointed out but I felt I would share my inexpensive solution with you. I have exactly 1 round of 51 loaded cartridges with this scale and an RCBS Chargemaster w/ some minor programming mods that made replicating a consistent and timely charge simple and enjoyable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GYVQF3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have a pretty decent amount of experience with digital scales and this one is extremely useable and accurate. The price is unreal for how well this thing works. The programming keeps it from "fluttering" and is extremely stable yet able to read one or two cylinders of H4350. Like any scale, there's a sweet spot for dropping grains but it's easy to find and repeatable. Both scales "agreed" using any of the three 50g calibration weights provided with the RCBS and this scale. The platform is nearly a perfect fit for the RCBS metal dish. For its small size and weight it's extremely stable too. It never wanted to move around on my bench. It's small enough that you can keep it right in front of the RCBS and move the pan from the RCBS to this scale's platform with out it being awkward or dainty. Slide off straight back and down on the platform of the confirmation scale. No cords to get in the way and it takes 2 AAA batteries that are NOT included. Which was kind of a surprise but not a big deal.
I found that you can extend it's time out to 180 seconds and that is critical in making this a good solution to a great one. Delivered it's set to 30 seconds and you'll go insane turning it on every time you want to confirm a charge. Turn on the scale. When it's ready, press and hold the "Tare" button until a '30' appears. Cycle through the '60', '120' and stop at '180'. Turn the scale off and you should get a "Pass" message on the screen telling you you're successful.
At this point, I'd give it a solid 5 stars out of 5. It acts like a much more expensive precision scale, is resilient to fluttering and it's not finicky. It's stable, repeatable, and stays on zero.
As I've been perusing different reloading threads and such, I kept coming upon "after confirming my load on another scale..." and I wondered why would you need a confirmation check for the expensive loader and built in scale? After one round of loading using my RCBS and more research I concluded it indeed is needed. 1. Obviously measure twice, cut once applies. 2. A second measuring stick helps ease the conscious of what if in regards to your other measuring stick. 3. The RCBS, while great, does not have the resolution needed for extremely precise loading of powder. It's workable and does what it does well but if you want a 1/10 grain resolution, you need a .001/gram scale. Otherwise you're stuck with the advertised +/- .1 grain. I thought I had an easy fix but it wasn't what I needed. I thought a 1/100 gram scale would suffice not realizing how small 1/10 grain actually is. I began my searches and happened upon the reason for this thread.
Maybe it's been found and pointed out but I felt I would share my inexpensive solution with you. I have exactly 1 round of 51 loaded cartridges with this scale and an RCBS Chargemaster w/ some minor programming mods that made replicating a consistent and timely charge simple and enjoyable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GYVQF3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have a pretty decent amount of experience with digital scales and this one is extremely useable and accurate. The price is unreal for how well this thing works. The programming keeps it from "fluttering" and is extremely stable yet able to read one or two cylinders of H4350. Like any scale, there's a sweet spot for dropping grains but it's easy to find and repeatable. Both scales "agreed" using any of the three 50g calibration weights provided with the RCBS and this scale. The platform is nearly a perfect fit for the RCBS metal dish. For its small size and weight it's extremely stable too. It never wanted to move around on my bench. It's small enough that you can keep it right in front of the RCBS and move the pan from the RCBS to this scale's platform with out it being awkward or dainty. Slide off straight back and down on the platform of the confirmation scale. No cords to get in the way and it takes 2 AAA batteries that are NOT included. Which was kind of a surprise but not a big deal.
I found that you can extend it's time out to 180 seconds and that is critical in making this a good solution to a great one. Delivered it's set to 30 seconds and you'll go insane turning it on every time you want to confirm a charge. Turn on the scale. When it's ready, press and hold the "Tare" button until a '30' appears. Cycle through the '60', '120' and stop at '180'. Turn the scale off and you should get a "Pass" message on the screen telling you you're successful.
At this point, I'd give it a solid 5 stars out of 5. It acts like a much more expensive precision scale, is resilient to fluttering and it's not finicky. It's stable, repeatable, and stays on zero.
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