frankford arsenal scale
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Quickdraw McGraw
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Yeah I got one about a year ago. It's a good little scale for what you pay. Main problem (in my opinion) is that it automatically shuts off after about a minute or two of not using. Also mine has been a little tuff to keep calibrated lately.
I am currently looking to upgrade to a bettr scale. These are just my opinions. Good luck!
I am currently looking to upgrade to a bettr scale. These are just my opinions. Good luck!
MMCSRET
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I bought 2, one for me to check with and one for my wife to use in her bead work. We are experiencing the same degradation of performance, time to upgrade, I guess.
Griz44
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Same comment here. It seems to drift +/- .3 gr. I quit using it for powder and went back to the balance beam until I can afford a better scale. I still use it for cases and bullets. The auto off is a pain.
lordgroom
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I have one also. Have been using it for 1 year. Serviceable. I don't like the auto shutoff, but it really isn't that big of a problem. The scale has been fairly consistent but I don't like the long length of time you have to wait to ensure an accurate reading. The initial reading is rarely the same as the final reading. You have to wait almost 30 seconds to determine the final reading and repeat it a few times. I recently bought a balance beam scale and will use that primarily, but I will keep the frankford arsenal scale.
I have one I bought on a lark.
It works, and is accurate, but after repeated use, the zero does drift... for 30 bucks, I can live with it. No digital scale is perfect.
Be careful and have a reliable thrower, and you won't have to worry about the wandering too much.
It works, and is accurate, but after repeated use, the zero does drift... for 30 bucks, I can live with it. No digital scale is perfect.
Be careful and have a reliable thrower, and you won't have to worry about the wandering too much.
I use it when trying to determine bullet weights, or weighing cases. I use my beam scale for any powder charge. When I first got the digital scale, I tried it with my check weights, and it was way off (at least, I hope it was, since my beam scale showed the "correct" weight.)
mkl
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You may want to consider this one:
http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=10-1250&type=store
I've just had it for two weeks, but so far it never has need a calibration. As a matter of fact, the instructions say you do not have to calibrate it as it comes from the box. I have used it about eight times so far, checking every time with a known weight bullet, and it is always on within +/- 0.1 grain. Takes about 3 seconds to get a stable reading.
I always have and will use a beam scale to weigh powder, but this little scale so far seems to be a great deal for the money ($27.95).
http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=10-1250&type=store
I've just had it for two weeks, but so far it never has need a calibration. As a matter of fact, the instructions say you do not have to calibrate it as it comes from the box. I have used it about eight times so far, checking every time with a known weight bullet, and it is always on within +/- 0.1 grain. Takes about 3 seconds to get a stable reading.
I always have and will use a beam scale to weigh powder, but this little scale so far seems to be a great deal for the money ($27.95).
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re FA scale
I own one but retired it. I think you need a better scale for weighing powder. I would also recommend changing batteries often, this aids in stability. I have had too many instances where I literally felt I could not trust the results using the FA scale and ended up disassembling several cartridges because I did not trust it.
for safety sake spend the money get a good scale, BTW one thing I thought I'd pass along... you might check on this when looking for a new scale. I asked the manufacturer of one product common to the reloading fraternity about whether they were making scales for another seller and was told they did at one time but that now RCBS scales were being made in China. I have not investigated this but that was good enough for me I did not buy one of those.
I own one but retired it. I think you need a better scale for weighing powder. I would also recommend changing batteries often, this aids in stability. I have had too many instances where I literally felt I could not trust the results using the FA scale and ended up disassembling several cartridges because I did not trust it.
for safety sake spend the money get a good scale, BTW one thing I thought I'd pass along... you might check on this when looking for a new scale. I asked the manufacturer of one product common to the reloading fraternity about whether they were making scales for another seller and was told they did at one time but that now RCBS scales were being made in China. I have not investigated this but that was good enough for me I did not buy one of those.
JohnMcD348
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I've got one and have been using it for just under a year now. It's good to do the ocasional checks. I still use my beam scale to check it with when I am setting up a reloading session. I'll use it to weigh every few rounds after and they are always pretty close to accurate. I've never been off more than .2gr +/- when loading. I keep my loads pretty much in the middle of the road load wise so the .2gr isn't going to under or overpower me at all. If you're a max loader, I wouldn't use this scale for anything serious.
As for the automatic shutoff, when I'm reloading, I get into a pattern where after so many rounds, I hit the power button and when it sets up, I drop the test load on it to wiegh and keep going. it shuts itself off and I hit the button again a few charges more.
As for the automatic shutoff, when I'm reloading, I get into a pattern where after so many rounds, I hit the power button and when it sets up, I drop the test load on it to wiegh and keep going. it shuts itself off and I hit the button again a few charges more.
moooose102
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i just bought one. i really have not had much of a chance to use it yet (i have only had it a few days) but i did check it to make sure it worked. it seems very accurate. nice LITTLE pocket scale. basicly, i plan to use it for double checking rather than a primary scale. i think it would be a mistake to depend on an inexpensive elctronic scale for your primary!
SSN Vet
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looks earily similar to this... http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7201&dir=210
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