I've been looking at electronic scales for quite some time, but I just can't get myself to pull the trigger on a scale that cost more than some of my rifles or scopes. RCBS has great equipment, but they are awful proud of it these days...
Have any of you used any of the more reasonably priced scales and what is your experience with them? Midway has a sale going on and has several of their less expensive scales on sale at the moment so I thought now is the time to jump on one... any thoughts?
After having two expensive electronic scales fail I bought the Frankford Arsenal like Midway has on sale now. I've had it for about three years now and am happy with it, especially for the price. I have a RCBS 505 I use to weight charges or set up a powder thrower, but the little electronic scale is great for finding out how much something weighs. It's great for separating brass, or cast bullets for uniformity. I've been buying commercial cast bullets and have been astounded to see what they actually weigh vs what they were sold as.
I've been looking at electronic scales for quite some time, but I just can't get myself to pull the trigger on a scale that cost more than some of my rifles or scopes. RCBS has great equipment, but they are awful proud of it these days...
Have any of you used any of the more reasonably priced scales and what is your experience with them? Midway has a sale going on and has several of their less expensive scales on sale at the moment so I thought now is the time to jump on one... any thoughts?
Bob
Are you looking for just an electronic scale ?????? or an electronic scale dispenser combo ???????????
there are plenty of inexpensive scales...................but if you are looking at a combo RCBS is your best choice......... Chargemaster or chargemaster lite
I've been using one of the cheap Lyman pocket electronics for a couple years, and it has worked fine for me. I prefer it to my old Pacific beam because it's faster, especially if trickling. I've checked it against the beam several times, and it is always right on. Instant rezero in case of bumps is a big plus, too. I always hit rezero every weigh, just out of habit.
The one downside is it has a constant backlight, so it is a bit of a battery sucker, but I use rechargables, so it's no biggie.
I've been looking at electronic scales for quite some time, but I just can't get myself to pull the trigger on a scale that cost more than some of my rifles or scopes. RCBS has great equipment, but they are awful proud of it these days...
Have any of you used any of the more reasonably priced scales and what is your experience with them? Midway has a sale going on and has several of their less expensive scales on sale at the moment so I thought now is the time to jump on one... any thoughts?
Bob
Are you looking for just an electronic scale ?????? or an electronic scale dispenser combo ???????????
there are plenty of inexpensive scales...................but if you are looking at a combo RCBS is your best choice......... Chargemaster or chargemaster lite
Looking for just a scale. I just can't bring myself to spend the ridiculous amounts RCBS wants for their scale/dispenser combos and I'm not in that much of a hurry these days reloading anyway.... the Hornady G3 unit referenced above looks like a very nice unit and probably the one I will end up with....
These little dudes are all over ebay and amazon for 15 bucks or so, and they work. You can trickle with them, they're fast, and they weigh grains to two decimal places.
I'm currently weighing out a rough charge initially on a Hornady Autocharge dispensing system, then finishing the weighing on one of these. Works fine, just have to keep fresh batteries in it. I'll never go back to beam scales.
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