RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

Get a beam balance, you can't go wrong with them and they cost lest than electronics.

I recently bought a cheap electronic balance ($29), it reads within 0.2gr which is good enough for quality checking while reloading for rifles, culling brass, or culling cast bullets. I works very well and greatly speeds some things up, but I wouldn't want to rely on it as my sole measure for weighing.

I normally set up my powder thrower using my beam balance, and randomly check my charges using the electronic balance.

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.

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

I have the RCBS 505 and the Lyman 1200 DPS II. Both of them are consistant. The DPS is quick. I am dispensing a charge while I am seating bullets.The charges are preprogramed into the Lyman, and it's a matter of pushing a button to dispense my preselected charge. I love the power scale, and use the 505 to check my charges every once in a while. The digital scale will vary if the furnace kicks in, yes it is that sensitive. It has a plastic cover that covers the pan, and that eliminates the fluctuation, if you close it. It is very simple to operate, and I love it.

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

That is pure genius.:D

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

What I can tell you is that when checked with my check weights,my scale is always exactly on calibration.If I bump the table or scale when loading,and throw off the zero,the zero will read + or -.It is easily rezeroed by pressing the zero button.With my 10-10,it could still be bumped off zero,and took longer to rezero.


It's too bad that you are so far away,as I would enjoy taking you up on that bet.Since switching to the digital,my reloading time has been reduced significantly.

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

I have the RCBS chargemaster. It is nice for weighing brass and bullets. When it comes to powder, it is nothing more than an EXPENSIVE powder dump.

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

I do make it edmonton some. [:-]

What I am trying to explain is, your example is not always the rule. The simple answer to the noise issues is "it depends".

RE: beam or electronic loading scale
 

Absolutely,it depends on the particular scale,and the location.As such,I can only relate my own experiences with electronic scales,just like everyone else.:D