Digital Scales

deergetter said:

Has anyone had first hand experience with A&D # EJ-123 or A&D #FX-120 i . I am looking at both and I really like the FX-120i but @ $597 that's a lot of cash . The EJ-123 comes in at about $320 still not cheap . Both will read .02 grains but I am not sure I like the reviews on the EJ-123 . Always nice to get an opinion from an experienced user .

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I have the AutoTrickler Combo + FX-120i it is a great set up with a learning curve but it beats anything I have used before - I purchased it from CE Products which had the best-combined price that I could find

OK let me just say that my go to scale is an RCBS. I purchased a MAXUS Dante Milligram Scale 50g x 0.001g. It is consistently approximately 2 grains less than my RCBS. It consistently weighed cases and bullets. I mean 0.01 grains close. I still use my RCBS for powder. I will use the Maxus for weighing brass and bullets due to its consistency. The consistency is based on weighing 1 piece of brass 20 times and coming back after 100 pieces and getting 20 readings on 1 piece of brass with a variance of only 0.02 grains of original reading. It drives me crazy that it actually displayed in 0.01 grain increments. I attempt to do all my loads in 1 grain increments on components The worst part is the cost, less than $20.00 at Amazon if you are a prime member. Yes that was $20.00
Probably will not help but there it is.

My personal experience with the A&D fx120i ;
Nearly every serious long range Benchrest competitor that I know use this scale or the Saturous ( if I spelled that correctly)
Except me I use the beam scale

I have the A&D FX120 with AutoTrickler. It’s fast and accurate, which is the benefit that comes from a mechanical balance vs. less expensive load cell type scales.

As far as cost, the FX120 is the entry point for mechanical balances. You can spend more



One of the nice thing about the addition of the autotrickler is you get an app on your IPhone that lets you input your charge weight. It takes all the tedium out of manually tricking up to your target, waiting for the scale to settle, then trickling a bit more, etc. You just put the pan on the scale and as it’s doing it’s thing your getting your next case ready.

Well done Gents

@Nature Boy
Now tell him about the auto thrower that goes with it as well

deergetter said:

.It can be used as a stand alone scale for now and be the foundation for a more elaborate system later

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Exactly. The FX120 by itself will be faster and more accurate than any other load cell type scale. Upgrade later when you can swing it.

@MCMXI can tell you about the addition of the autothrow with the autotrickler.

@MCMXI can tell you about the addition of the autothrow with the autotrickler.

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After going back and forth with @Nature Boy, @Walkalong & @taliv I ordered the A&D FX-120i from CE Products Inc. I also ordered a lexan top cover and billet adjustable base for the AutoTrickler from AREA419. The only issue I've had so far was interpreting the user manual correctly. Once I understood that the AutoThrow needs to be set to drop about 2.5gr to 3.0gr less than the desired final charge weight everything appears to work well. I was trying to have the AutoThrow drop about 0.5gr less than the final weight which gave the AutoTrickler fits. I also cut a hole in one of the wind screens for the AutoTrickler tube. I haven't used the A&D FX-120i much yet but will use it a lot before too long. I've been using a couple of ChargeMaster 1500 powder measures from RCBS for more than 10 years along with a GemPro 250 for the last four or so years. Those are now redundant.

The A&D FX-120i is deer approved!

Incredible setup!

Thanks for sharing and I’m learning there are a lot of deer in NW Mt. we’re infested with White Tail here in Libby

I got one to see how good my homemade beam scale auto trickler was.



Never even had the protective dust cover off of it. I’ll make you a deal on it if your interested.

deergetter said:

A&D FX-120I ... Cambridge in Canada for $500.00 Shipped . I looked at one here in the states for $597.00 + $85.00 for the 100gm check weight with free shipping

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They are showing $847 USD - https://cambridgeenviro.com/products/balances-scales-fx-120i

Update: Once you add to cart, price changes to $510 USD.

Looks like they're $465 at CE Products Inc. I bought the complete kit from these folks.

https://ceproducts.shop/collections/reloading-systems/products/fx-120i-reloading-scale-122g-x-0-001g

chas442 said:

OK let me just say that my go to scale is an RCBS. I purchased a MAXUS Dante Milligram Scale 50g x 0.001g. It is consistently approximately 2 grains less than my RCBS. It consistently weighed cases and bullets. I mean 0.01 grains close. I still use my RCBS for powder. I will use the Maxus for weighing brass and bullets due to its consistency. The consistency is based on weighing 1 piece of brass 20 times and coming back after 100 pieces and getting 20 readings on 1 piece of brass with a variance of only 0.02 grains of original reading. It drives me crazy that it actually displayed in 0.01 grain increments. I attempt to do all my loads in 1 grain increments on components The worst part is the cost, less than $20.00 at Amazon if you are a prime member. Yes that was $20.00
Probably will not help but there it is.

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But not nearly as much "fun" as talking about a $600 scale!
I wonder if all the other factors in shooting come down to .01 inches, grains whatever and all those other things

LiveLife said:

They are showing $847 USD - https://cambridgeenviro.com/products/balances-scales-fx-120i

Update: Once you add to cart, price changes to $510 USD.

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the 847 is probably canadian dollars.

murf

murf said:

the 847 is probably canadian dollars.

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Website initially shows $1072 Canadian Dollars and it switches to $847 US Dollars which changes to $510 USD after adding to cart.

Well now I know the cost of weighing the perfect powder charge. what about case weight, bullet weight, primer weight, and clean primer pocket? How do you dispose of imperfect components? If price is right, I'd buy bad brass and bullets -- just saying. Do you sift powder granules to eliminate oversize granules? How do you know that good granules were not made too small by sifting?

If only Dillon made a perfect scale