Don’t buy this scale.

[Crunchy Frog]

No problems with mine.

 

[amlevin]

I normally load pistol ammo and throw 10 charges into the pan, weigh them and if the result is 10 times what I want, I know my powder measure is set correctly.

All that tells you is that the average of the charges thrown is the weight you desired. It doesn't really tell you if some charges are heavy and some are light.

I'd rather check every charge for 10 consecutively and see that they are no greater than .1 gr +/- my desired load. With your method your powder measure could be dropping loads .2 or .3 +/- like a certain brand of "green colored" powder measure used to do to me all the time.

My new measure drops loads that rarely vary by .1 gr over runs of hundreds of rounds.

 

[Norrick]

I use two cheapos similar to what you have (OP). If the numbers agree, I proceed. If one shows a different number, I stop. Of course they often aren't perfectly the same number, just very close to the same number.

 

[LiveLife]

I usually recommend that everyone buy a beam balance like Ohaus/RCBS 5-0-5 or Dillon Eliminator first then a digital scale. I usually find good used 5-0-5's at gun shows for around $30.

After both scales are zero'ed and calibrated, they should read the same using check weights. I always verify my powder charges with Ohaus 10-10 and use the FA digital scale for counter-check. The digital scale gets used primarily for faster "variable" readings like weighing bullets to cluster by same weight group for enhanced accuracy or rifle cases to separate commercial from military.

 

[Branden967]

Funny I just bought that scale because my other other one (the black one picture above) didnt ensure much confidence in me. Plus it keeps on shutting off and I have to keep re-zeroing it. I like the idea of a digital scale, because lets face it they are easy. Im seriously considering getting a beam balance one.