Thread: Beam scales vs Electronic

Originally Posted by 223nut

Havent gone down the rabbit hole far enough to begin annealing. Only hoping to reload the brass I have 4 or 5 times then I'll splash out on some norma

Neither did I to start with
Be aware its an addiction !

So I am discovering!!

Originally Posted by northdude

I had electronic but have gone to beam elecectronic were a pain in the arse when they'd turn off half way through measuring out a charge just set them up higher

I have not had that problem and I have the cheaper hornady ones. I use one of those powder throwers and check each load on the digital scales. You re-confirm they are reading right with the set up weight at the begining before you use them so I don't see how they under read?? If they did putting on the checking weight would soon show that up.

I have the Hornady digital as well, the zero does drift a few tenths of a grain if you don't catch it it can move a grain or so over a hundred rounds no BS I tested it against the beam scale, set the thrower 1 grain light and trickled up
to target weight by round 80 the digital was reading the target weight the thrower was dropping charges +/- 3 tenths of a grain, to get a digital that is reliable as a good beam scale you need to spend a grand or more and it will still
die before the beam scale, A friend uses the Lyman electronic powder thrower not sure which model but it products very small groups it should with a price tag of $700.00 it's still electric and a power surge could fry the CPU

Just food for thoughts, if you really want to know what you are doing or intend to do about "reload or hand load" read the following link till the end and you will understand what addiction is... No joke, you will find out why many of us spend too much money in "reloading"...

Reloading and handloading, what is the difference?

Cheers.

Mac

Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Just food for thoughts, if you really want to know what you are doing or intend to do about "reload or hand load" read the following link till the end and you will understand what addiction is... No joke, you will find out why many of us spend too much money in "reloading"...

Reloading and handloading, what is the difference?

Cheers.

Mac

Guilty.

And if u have o.c.d. It must be a wonderful hobby!

A top quality beam scale can weigh powder to a kernel if you are carefull enough

Hmm ok, judging by all the comments I'll make do with my lee beam scales. Just set up the reloading table this morning so now gotta empty out some brass to reload!

I was thinking more like an OHAUS scale..much more accurate than the Lee

Yeah but lee is what I have!

Fair enough

Good beam scales are hard to beat...can be sensitive to drafts though...as all scales can be. I use an RCBS chargemaster and calibrate each time. The pace of reloading has increased dramatically but it has not added quality.

Ahhh, drafts well that buggers up my ideas of the perfect round! Can see through the gaps in my walls, 'look ma there's daylight'