Thread: New to reloading - to what fraction of a grain do you test new loads? 0.5gr, 0.3gr...

Hey @Pav, this is the same advice I give to anyone about measuring powder...

Scales come in 3 broad categories - beam scales, strain gauge electronic, and force restoration balance scales.

Strain gauge (aka load cell) electronic scales are the cheaper ones. These drift. You can reduce the drift by letting it warm up, keeping it connected to a stable power source etc.

Electromagnetic force restoration balances cost well over $ 1 K. If you want repeatable accuracy down to 0.1 gr, then this is what you need to look at.

Lastly, the humble beam scale can by surprisingly accurate. One trick with them is to raise the scale to eye level, so that your view of the needle is consistent.

Do some reading about "nodes" and try to find the middle of a node, that way minor errors in powder dispensing will not have a drastic effect.