Scales** Digital or Beam**

[rcmodel]

Whatever digital scale you buy, get a Lyman powder funnel pan for it.

They are slicker then owl dodo.

Won't probably work on a beam scale as you won't be able to zero it with that much weight differance from the aluminum pan.

rc

 

[essayons21]

For $100 stick with a beam scale. To get into a quality digital scale will be above your price range.

Used various beams and digitals. Settled on a RCBS Chargemaster 1500. Haven't sprung for the auto-dispenser yet, but I hear good things. Start up, warm up, calibrate, and its accurate. After being on for a while I usually re-calibrate as it can start to drift +/-.1 gr. Every 10 minutes or so I usually check it with the check weights, but thats just me being anal retentive.

 

[jcwit]

For $100 stick with a beam scale. To get into a quality digital scale will be above your price range.

Its obvious you've never used my $50 digital scale.

 

[qajaq59]

I've use an Ohaus beam scale since the late 60s and love it. But....My buddy swears by his digital. I guess that cancels us out huh?

 

[jcwit]

Use what works for you and makes you happy, er, satisfied.

 

[wrangler5]

I started with an RCBS 5-0-5 20+ years ago, and it always worked. About 10 years ago I was seduced by a Dillon electronic, and used it for several years. The digital scale IS a lot easier to use when doing +/- weighing of cases or bullets. And when they work, the digital is also faster in determining an unknown weight of powder, as when setting up a powder measure.

But . . . my Dillon started getting flaky a few years ago. This showed up in varying readings for powder weight when I was just checking (confirming) occasional loads in the middle of a (progressive press) reloading session. My powder measures are usually quite consistent with the powders I use, so I would be surprised by a variance, and when I would reset the digital scale it would then read the weight I was expecting. So it got to the point where I just didn't trust the digital scale. And frankly, for just checking a preset weight of powder, a beam is just as fast, and I don't have to wonder if it needs resetting or not.

I haven't used the digital scale in 3-4 years now. And frankly I don't miss it. Just haven't gotten around to putting it up on ebay yet.

 

[Muttt]

Are you also going to list on ebay that it is an unreliable scale and needs to be recalibrated. Honestly, that's kind of messed up.

Let's bone the unsuspecting ........

 

[wrangler5]

Well, yes, when I decide I want the space it's taking enough to be worth taking pictures and writing up a description, I will list the scale on ebay. Before doing that I'll run it again for a while to be able to be specific about what it does and does not do.

I've sold hundreds of items over the years with comprehensive descriptions of every known flaw and fault, with pictures when applicable. My goal in listing stuff is to give the buyer absolutely no reason to be disappointed with what they get from me. I've had more than one feedback say "better than described," so it seems to be working. I have no qualms selling things that way.