[joevilla71]

Hello to all,

I am thinking about buying one of these and wanted to know if anyone has tried them. What do you think about them?

I am loading pistol ammo only at this point.

Thanks,
Joe

[earplug]

I bought one, its ok to check rounds overall weight. I was double checking for double charges on a my new RCBS Press.
The scale is picky about temps and getting bumped. Would be fine for quick checking of quanty bullet or case weights if that is important to you.
For setting up and checking powder charges, I like my old beam scale with a magnetic damping device. A older RCBS scale made by Ohouse (sp?)

[joevilla71]

I ordered a Dillon beam scale for about 40.00 ... is that good? Magnetic?

[realbuffdriver]

+1 on being sensitive to temps. If you keep it in a stable temperature environment, it will give real good results. I use it for checking bullet weights--much prefer my RCBS beam scale for powder weights. For the price, though, it can't be beat!

Cheers,

RealBuffDriver

[DaveInFloweryBranchGA]

That beam scale will do a nice job for you. When you're loading progressively and have developed confidence in your powder measure with an individual powder, a beam scale does a great job. You just don't use it all that much, except at the beginning of the operation.

What you want is a dependable, simple, easy to operate and doesn't get out of adjustment scale for progressive reloading. A Dillon, RCBS 505, 1010 and Hornady scales, all of whom appear to be made by ohaus, do the job nicely.

Regards,

Dave

[Oohrah]

I just got one on sale for $30, supposed to be half price. Been
using a beam scale with oil dampner for the last 40 some years.
The batteries are in so I thought sometime this week it would get
tested on some 22 Hornet loads:)

[Zippy06]

Got it. It's great. Has a "tare" button. To zero a case or pan.
Midway had them on sale.:D

[Walkalong]

A man who has only one watch always knows what time it is.:evil:

Me and my 505.:)

[benedict1]

I have had one for three months--calibrate it once in awhile and it works just fine. I check it with Lyman test weights and it is right on. Best 30 bucks in scales--I got mine on sale too.

Just be sure to turn it on about 20 seconds before you want to weigh so it warms up.

I have also checked weights against a Lee Safety Scale, the most sensitive scale I have seen. Right on target again.

[badbowtie]

Well I just ordered mine about 10 minutes ago.

[Dustinthewind]

I got one for my birthday, but seldom use it. It keeps changing from grains to grams to ounces etc. Gave up and went back to my Pacific beam scale.

[lamazza]

They are on sale at midway right now. I added it to my cart and then read the reviews....cleared the cart again.

[carnaby]

I have had one for about a year now. Works pretty well, but you need to re-tare it often after removing the pan. It climbs by up to 0.6 grains at the most, but is pretty darn accurate.

Also, chuck the factory batteries and put new ones in. Mine held zero much better after that. It also seems to have a warm up period of a couple minutes of run time, afterwards it's much more consistent.

Summary: well worth it for the price, very precise, and don't overload it... protect it with the cover when not in use.

[go_bang]

I bought one last month and sent it on its way back this Monday. The fact that the it's reading kept climbing on me when weighing light powder charges made me a bit nervous. I plan to order a Hornady Magnetic to replace it.

[dcloco]

Agree with Benedict1 400%.