I am strongly considering buying an RCBS Chargemaster combo. It'd be used to speed up loading for precision rifle, and would replace a powder drop/trickler/beam scale setup. However, I have two reservations.
My first concern is reliability. I've noticed quite a few reviews that read something like this: "I really love it...when it's working, but it died on me just out of (the one year) warranty. Now RCBS wants (~$40-$50) to fix it." RCBS customer service has always been great, but for the price, I really feel like I shouldn't have to worry about it dying for several years, minimum. Looking around on THR, I came across a thread saying that the CM had problems once upon a time, but that has since been fixed. Is this still a problem? Or are there still some lemons out there?
My second concern is accuracy. Everyone says the CM is accurate, but that can be a relative term. I'm anal about my charge weights for this application. Like, down to the granule anal. I know that some say that this is overkill and unnecessary for powder measuring, but my SDs are often in the single digits, and this is the only thing I do differently from my range buddies who can't seem to get those numbers, so I've kept doing it even though it's a PITA. Given my benchmark, how "accurate" do you think I'd find the CM?
As always, thanks in advance!
My first concern is reliability. I've noticed quite a few reviews that read something like this: "I really love it...when it's working, but it died on me just out of (the one year) warranty. Now RCBS wants (~$40-$50) to fix it." RCBS customer service has always been great, but for the price, I really feel like I shouldn't have to worry about it dying for several years, minimum. Looking around on THR, I came across a thread saying that the CM had problems once upon a time, but that has since been fixed. Is this still a problem? Or are there still some lemons out there?
My second concern is accuracy. Everyone says the CM is accurate, but that can be a relative term. I'm anal about my charge weights for this application. Like, down to the granule anal. I know that some say that this is overkill and unnecessary for powder measuring, but my SDs are often in the single digits, and this is the only thing I do differently from my range buddies who can't seem to get those numbers, so I've kept doing it even though it's a PITA. Given my benchmark, how "accurate" do you think I'd find the CM?
As always, thanks in advance!