I loaded up 20 round of 22-250 yesterday afternoon.

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I used a Redding balance scale that I purchased off e-bay that has no dampening and was made that way. It is a nice scale and in about new shape and I can understand why. It takes forever for it to settle out and show the reading. I fiddled around with a pencil and figured out how to decrease the time quite a bit but it is still a slow go. If I had known it didn't have dampening I wouldn't have bought it although it was a nostalgia instead of a need purchase. I bet the the person that sold it to me is still laughing because I didn't return it and he is rid of it. I will just return it to the shelf where I keep some other nostalgic items.
 
It has no model number. The base is cast iron and had raised letters spelling "Redding" as part of the base. The only other thing is "tenths" written under the scale that show zero. The beam and weights are brass and all they have is lines and numbers. If it had a paper sticker with the model number it is long gone but there is no glue residue on the bottom of the base.

I loaded up 20 more 22-250 rounds and 40 223 rounds and used my RCBS scale this afternoon. What a time saver it is over the Redding.
 
@doubleh did it look anything like this (less the dust)? No model number, but my brother and I determined the volumetric charge “spoons” with a Lee Whack a Mole when he started loading (and I helped). Is is solid, but slow…well, so is a Whack a Mole….

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Hooda Thunkit said:
I've been tempted to get some of the 'next generation' scales, which were oil dampened, but it just look like a mess ready to happen.
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My first scale (which had previously belonged to my dad) was oil dampened. It wasn't a mess "ready" to happen - it was a mess that happened! Several times!:cuss:
I don't remember what ever became of that scale after I got my first magnetically dampened one. I hope I sold it to someone who deserved a little grief in their life.;)
 
If it looks similar to the one Rabid Wombat posted it may have a paddle under the fulcrum . If there is a reservoir in there you can fill it with oil to dampen it.
 
Dale Alan said:
Bummer, I was hoping . Those scales are very twitchy,really slows up the process .
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In many ways, letting it settle to full stop is a poor way of using it. Wait until the initial swings are done, and then look at the swings north and south of zero. If equal, you hit the weight. If not, look at the delta - easy to determine if you are over or under by ##…

Still slow, just not as slow…and remember Whack a Mole!
 
rabid wombat said:
In many ways, letting it settle to full stop is a poor way of using it. Wait until the initial swings are done, and then look at the swings north and south of zero. If equal, you hit the weight. If not, look at the delta - easy to determine if you are over or under by ##…

Still slow, just not as slow…and remember Whack a Mole!
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Correct, you can tell if you hit your goal long before it settles to a stop .
 
rabid wombat said:
@doubleh did it look anything like this (less the dust)? No model number, but my brother and I determined the volumetric charge “spoons” with a Lee Whack a Mole when he started loading (and I helped). Is is solid, but slow…well, so is a Whack a Mole….

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Identical except mine is clean and the brass is still shiny. I would imagine it spent most of it's life in a box. I wonder why Redding would sell such a slow to use item? I will say it's accurate once it settles.

Like Wombat said, no reservoir, no oil, no mess, just wait and wait or use the pencil to wait a little less. It is a more efficient paper weight than a scale.
 
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looks almost identical to an old Herter's I own...........only difference, other than the name, is that the Herter's has a dampening clip......sorta "V" shaped on the pointer to shorten the swing time...........super accurate & I used it for years prior to a somewhat expensive RCBS.
 
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