Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
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Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
Anything greater than 1/10th grain is diminishing returns in my opinion. So many other variables to account for that I highly doubt your limiting factor would be the powder drop at that measurement.
Anything greater than 1/10th grain is diminishing returns in my opinion. So many other variables to account for that I highly doubt your limiting factor would be the powder drop at that measurement.
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Anybody ever need 1/100 of a grain resolution? </div></div>
There are times when you need better than 0.1 gr, but I can't think of a reason to need 0.01gr.
For example, you might have a load worked up. Then you need to survey the size of the charge weight window where this load performs well. Here, you do need better than 0.1gr but 0.03gr is fine. Any beam scale can be read to this level with dilligence, care and operating technique {and perhaps a bit of tuning up.}
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Anybody ever need 1/100 of a grain resolution? </div></div>
There are times when you need better than 0.1 gr, but I can't think of a reason to need 0.01gr.
For example, you might have a load worked up. Then you need to survey the size of the charge weight window where this load performs well. Here, you do need better than 0.1gr but 0.03gr is fine. Any beam scale can be read to this level with dilligence, care and operating technique {and perhaps a bit of tuning up.}
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale.
Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale.
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale. </div></div>
Most digital scales are +/- .1 grain, but you can look to the Denver Instruments/Acculab 123 which is .05 I think. Price is about $240 if you look around, but honestly, your SD with +/- .1 grain isn't a lot if you're shooting out to 1k, or a bit farther.
Googe "electronic scales' and go from there.
Chris
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale. </div></div>
Most digital scales are +/- .1 grain, but you can look to the Denver Instruments/Acculab 123 which is .05 I think. Price is about $240 if you look around, but honestly, your SD with +/- .1 grain isn't a lot if you're shooting out to 1k, or a bit farther.
Googe "electronic scales' and go from there.
Chris
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale. </div></div>
Most digital scales are +/- .1 grain, but you can look to the Denver Instruments/Acculab 123 which is .05 I think. Price is about $240 if you look around, but honestly, your SD with +/- .1 grain isn't a lot if you're shooting out to 1k, or a bit farther.
Googe "electronic scales' and go from there.
Chris </div></div>
I've pretty much settled on the iBalance 401 @ .05gr
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: thefitter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well the reason that I asked is that it seems that reloaders do commonly calculate to the 1/10 grain. But all the digital scales I see marketed to reloaders have a +/- 1/10 variable. Therefore I was thinking with a 1/100 resolution scale you eliminate this loss of accuracy for a project calling for 1/10 of a grain. But I then realized I could probably do the same with a 1/20 gr resolution scale. </div></div>
Most digital scales are +/- .1 grain, but you can look to the Denver Instruments/Acculab 123 which is .05 I think. Price is about $240 if you look around, but honestly, your SD with +/- .1 grain isn't a lot if you're shooting out to 1k, or a bit farther.
Googe "electronic scales' and go from there.
Chris </div></div>
I've pretty much settled on the iBalance 401 @ .05gr
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
Even with my Hornady electronic scale and dispenser which weighs down to 0.1 gr i got SD of 7 with 44.0gr of Varget on my last shoot. Hard to get much better than that.
Even with my Hornady electronic scale and dispenser which weighs down to 0.1 gr i got SD of 7 with 44.0gr of Varget on my last shoot. Hard to get much better than that.
Re: Scale resolution - 1/10gn or 1/100gn ?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: azimutha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is that, one granule of Varget? </div></div>
0.03gr is about 1 long granule of Varget
0.02gr is aobut 1 short granule of Varget
So, yes.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: azimutha</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is that, one granule of Varget? </div></div>
0.03gr is about 1 long granule of Varget
0.02gr is aobut 1 short granule of Varget
So, yes.
