Checking Your Scale

[Kernel]

IMO: A 35 grain dime works great.

Unless you are weighing 3.5 grain powder charges.

Then throw 10 charges into the pan. Should weigh exactly 35 grains.

I always average my charge weights with multiple throws.

 

[threoh8]

"... supposed to be ...". Those are big words when it comes to measuring powder, where being just a little off can cause bad things to happen.

Check weights are cheap insurance, especially when compared to the price of some of the gadgets reloaders and shooters buy.

 

[HOWARD J]

lyman scale check weights

 

[Dframe]

Yes I do. Not often but every once in a while. Lyman and others have inexpensive check weights and they provide peace of mind. I'm meticulous about my reloading. I've never had an accident in well over 40 years and would like to keep it that way.

 

[jim243]

Yes

 

[steelerdude99]

"... supposed to be ...". Those are big words when it comes to measuring powder, where being just a little off can cause bad things to happen.

Check weights are cheap insurance, especially when compared to the price of some of the gadgets reloaders and shooters buy.

I just put a Daisy BB on my old REDDING Powder and Bullet balance beam scale. It showed that it’s a little over 5.1 gains. I took two BBs and it put them both on and they are 10.3 grains. This is within the implied tolerance of the scale of +/- 0.1 grain. Having 0.1 grain increments is what I mean by “implied tolerance”.

I looked and could not find a Crossman BB. From what I remember, Daisy BBs have a tiny little flat spot on them while Crossman BBs were perfectly round. That may have changed with new ones, but these Daisy BBs are from the 70s or 80s.

This scale is so old it costs a whopping $14.00 and that’s printed right on the box that.

Chuck

 

[Comrade Mike]

I use the two gram check weights that come with my RCBS charge master and I also have a designated .45 bullet that's exactly 185 grains. No problems so far. Ill get tiny fluctuations of +\- a tenth of a grain occasionally but that's close enough for government work. I'm not hot rodding anything.

 

[J2FLAN]

Quote:
Originally Posted by threoh8
"... supposed to be ...". Those are big words when it comes to measuring powder, where being just a little off can cause bad things to happen."

I like that-- cause, check weights are "supposed to be" dead on.