Thread: Beams scales vs automatic powder dispencers

Originally Posted by R93

Bastard!!! Why did you have post this
Not too bad a price either.

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Hahahahaha, got a similar reaction from a mate that I showed. He had some spare cash after selling reloading gear

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At the end of the day there isn't many people that are good enough shooters or have accurate enough rifles to benefit from any finer measuring of .1 of a grain.
I have been using the hornady auto charge for years and know of ten more that use them and love them.
I reckon my amp annealer contributes more to accuracy than any other operation that goes on as I bang my ammo together.
The hornady is always bang on to my beam scale so stoped checking years ago.
My 2 cents anyway.

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

At the end of the day there isn't many people that are good enough shooters or have accurate enough rifles to benefit from any finer measuring of .1 of a grain.
I have been using the hornady auto charge for years and know of ten more that use them and love them.
I reckon my amp annealer contributes more to accuracy than any other operation that goes on as I bang my ammo together.
The hornady is always bang on to my beam scale so stoped checking years ago.
My 2 cents anyway.

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Totally agree.

But why not have a decent bit of kit like the auto trickler.
Costs the same as a good scale and dispenser anyway. My tinny Gen6 to replace is close to 600 Kiwi.
It has been accurate and always throws within 0.1 or bang on.

I might just pick one up while over there next month.

I don't think one would improve my shooting but it may improve my ammo.


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I got tired of my old slow RCBS 10-10 scale and thought I'd try an electronic scale. Spent about $400 on a brand I won't mention and it was hopeless. So I splashed out and spent some big spondoolie's on an A&D FXi-500 digital lab scale which is accurate to 1/50th of a grain or 1/100th of a gram. A little over the top, but hey you only pass this way once. Use that with my Harrell's Precision powder measure and an manual modified RCBS trickler. I was going to get an auto V3 trickler like The Claw has but I don't want it sitting in customs for the next 3 months. Does a super accurate powder weight measured to 1/50th of a grain make any difference? Nope, it doesn't at short to medium ranges.

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

I reckon my amp annealer contributes more to accuracy than any other operation that goes on as I bang my ammo together.

Agree, the AMP induction annealer is the best piece of reloading equipment I ever bought.

Originally Posted by The Claw

Hahahahaha, got a similar reaction from a mate that I showed. He had some spare cash after selling reloading gear

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@The Claw I've got the balance scale as well, how much for the trickler setup? What a cool bit of kit

Originally Posted by McNotty

@The Claw I've got the balance scale as well, how much for the trickler setup? What a cool bit of kit

Hey, $490USD for the auto thrower and trickler kit. It works with several different higher end scales

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Originally Posted by The Claw

Hey, $490USD for the auto thrower and trickler kit. It works with several different higher end scales

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Hey Claw, did you have any trouble with custom delays? I'm going to get one. There'll be GST of course and I suppose the need for an import permit, so I reckon on about $1,000 to the door. I can sell my Harell's BR powder measure towards the cost of it.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Hey Claw, did you have any trouble with custom delays? I'm going to get one. There'll be GST of course and I suppose the need for an import permit, so I reckon on about $1,000 to the door. I can sell my Harell's BR powder measure towards the cost of it.

Mine is due to ship this week so I'll know soon... I asked them and they said they use the description of hobby electronics on the customs declaration so hopefully that helps... I haven't applied for a permit at this stage

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Thanks Claw.

My Bad I thought it was CAD$ for one of those things.

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

A bit of OCD going on there ebf!

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Might not have got to the Moon without OCD....

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Can you uniform case neck tension by crimping, or is it more complicated than that?

Crimping introduces another variable, it is worth trying though,on already uniform-brass, where yr struggling with a powder or accuracy. There are lots of interesting discussions around crimping, on US forums

Annealing works because it sets the tension of the brass to zero (simplistically speaking) That same brass, then acts uniformly when fired (if sorted for volume ,same brand,same neck-thickness etc). You hold the rifle , your brass holds the powder and projectile. If you can get consistency in these things,yr gonna win . Tuned-rifle, tuned-ammo, tuned-technique = more fun....and yr still gonna miss......(just less) LOL

Originally Posted by rewa

Annealing works because it sets the tension of the brass to zero (simplistically speaking) That same brass, then acts uniformly when fired (if sorted for volume ,same brand,same neck-thickness etc). You hold the rifle , your brass holds the powder and projectile. If you can get consistency in these things,yr gonna win . Tuned-rifle, tuned-ammo, tuned-technique = more fun....and yr still gonna miss......(just less) LOL

Nailed it.