RE: beam or electronic loading scale
I used a Pact digital for a while but got tired of having to recalibrate and having to wait for additional powder kernels to register. I now use a Redding beam scale in conjunction with a Lee Perfect powder measure and Redding trickler and have been very happy with this arrangement.
Here's something I did recently that has speeded up my powder weighing. I've alwayshad my beam scale sitting on my reloading bench when using itand when I weighed a charge I had to kind of bend over soI could be at eye level with it. This was awkward and slowed things down. A few weeks ago I decided to try something new. I took my Sony camcorder and set it on a tripod in front of my reloading bench. I set the camera at the same height as the scale andzoomed in on thescale's indicator. I then hooked the camera to a portable TV and set that on my reloading bench. So now when weighing powder I don't have to bend my head over to see the indicator, I just look up at the TV in front of me.Sincethe camera is zoomed in on the scale's indicatorI get a view that's much better thanI ever got with my naked eye.I'd say this has speeded up my powder weighing by 25% or more.