Digital vs Beam Scale

[gpjoe]

OK, simple - do you use a digital scale or beam scale?

 

[cfullgraf]

Digital but still have a beam scale for back-up.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

I use digitol but also use a beam scale for double checking the digitol when at maximum loads, where I'm at most of the time.

I can't be to careful there.

 

[jcwit]

Both but I prefer a digital.

 

[CZ57]

Beam. I haven't developed the trust in digitals yet.

 

[dap22]

Both......digital is my go to scale but I always cross check on the beam scale.

 

[higgite]

I'm in the "use a digital but check it against a beam scale every so often" camp.

 

[beatledog7]

Primary digital, and a back-up digital. If they'e both calibrated and they agree, the weight is right.

 

[dragon813gt]

Both. And I check them all(2 digitals and one beam) against each other and with a full range of check weights. The digitals always come with weights to check them in the middle and max. I prefer to check them throughout their entire range. But I'm extremely anal and have bought almost every digital scale marketed for reloading. I didn't have acceptable repeatable results with well over 95% of them.


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[Arkansas Paul]

I didn't vote because nothing really fit. I use both, but not because I'm trying to be extra careful. I just use different tools for different applications.

Digital to check the Uniflow every 20 or so rounds when loading for pistol stuff.
Beam scale when loading rifle so I can throw a little light and trickle up. Trying to trickle up to a weight on a digital is a huge PITA.
I could use the beam for the pistol stuff, but we picked up a NIB digital at a gunshow for a song so it gets put to use too.

 

[Craigman]

I use 2 digitals and check them against each other frequently. Plus I have light and heavy check weights. So far so good in my limited 5 years of the hobby.

 

[BYJO4]

I have both but prefer my beam scale.

 

[LiveLife]

I use an Ohaus 10-10 which I check against Lee Safety Scale/RCBS 5-0-5. I also have a couple of older MidwayUSA digital scales that I use to sort rifle cases and bullets. I use check weights with all of them.

For my scales, beam scales are accurate to .1 gr and the digital scales to .2 gr.

Ohaus 10-10/Lee/5-0-5 scales move with 1/4"x1/4" piece of paper. Digital scales won't register until 1/2"x1/2" piece of paper is used and display .1 gr.

If I am loading near max/max loads, I will use beam scale. But for some repetitive tasks that doesn't require precision, digital scale is faster. YMMV

 

[rajb123]

my vision is not what is once was..... I cant see the balance beam measures, so I use the digital scale only.

 

[Joatmon]

I use digital scales at work but beam scales at home. RCBS (Ohaus) 10-10 and Dial O grain are my favorites. Take care of them and they will last a lifetime.

 

[Otto]

I use both...but "Both" isn't one of the options in your poll so I didn't vote.

 

[jcwit]

Digital
Beam
Both - can't be too careful

I use both...but "Both" isn't one of the options in your poll so I didn't vote.

Its not???????????????????????????????

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Haven't used my beam since the early 90's.

 

[RandyP]

My tired old eyeballs luv me some digital - mine is a bare bones $30 MTM DS1250 - but I keep my Lee beam scale as backup.

 

[Otto]

Its not???????????????????????????????

I use adblockers and element hiding in Firefox and apparently the 'Both' option was removed. I can see it now using Internet Explorer.
There's lots of things I don't see here like stickies, ads, sig lines, banners, etc.

 

[Sport45]

Both, but the digital (PACT BBKII) does at least 99% of my weighing.

 

[mgmorden]

I use beam scales (have both a Redding and a Lee - I occasionally check on both if I'm getting the measure setup to do big batches). Also use regular vernier calipers.

For someone who makes his living as a computer programmer I have an unusually distrust of digital measuring devices.

 

[Canuc Shooter]

I use a Beam scale about 99% of the time, with an occasional recheck on the Dillon digital.

 

[accrhodes]

Beam

 

[morcey2]

Beam. But I only started reloading a couple of weeks ago. It'll probably switch to 'both' in the next week.