[Steve H]

I'm thinking about getting out of the beam balance operation and steping up to electronics. What are you opinions of the RCBS ChargeMaster Powder 1500 Scale/Dispenser Combo?

How is is with "flake" type powders vs: "ball" type powders?

[P0832177]

I have had one for about 2plus years, the first one had the key pad go out after about 16 months. RCBS had me send it in, and I got a new one back. That one has been troube free for about a year. I keep my balance scale as a back up to the electronic. Always have a back up!

[Steve H]

Always have a back up!


I sure agree to that . Right now I have a RCBS 10-10 balance and a Redding Match grade powder measure. They work great but they slow things down when I want to do a bunch at a time. When I got those I was mainly doing hunting rifle loads but now that I'm doing a lot more pistol I'd like to speed things up.

[Matt-man]

Mine works quite well with the powders I've used (that means 2400, Trail Boss, and rifle powders like IMR 4895 and Varget). It seems to have no problems with big-grained powders like Trail Boss. The dispenser part is essentially an automated powder trickler.

However, it is by no means as fast as a powder measure. It takes quite a few seconds to dispense each charge. I just use my Hornady drum-type powder measure when I load pistol cartridges.

[jr81452]

they work great. your going to have more trouble with realy fine powders like aa#2 than with the "standard" ball like aa#5 due mostly to static. flake and extruded powders give me no trouble at all. you might also consider the lyman 1200, works just as good but has a 30 min "calibration process". i have both by a fluke birthday gift mistake from my wife and mother but if i were going to buy one now i would get the lyman just because for the $70 savings i can live with a small wait (takes that long for me to get everything else set up anyway).