I'm going to have to weigh 22 bullets, and I can't do it with the RCBS 10-10 any more-too much tremor. I want an electronic scale, runs on 110 AC and? batteries, reads in .1 grain.
I've bought several in the past, sent them all back.
Recommendations?
Thanks; joe b.
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I've been pleased with the Dillon I got this past year. My old one lasted over 15 years and weighed 10's of 1000's of bullets, big and small. When the old one finally died I contacted them and they sent me the current model for $85.00 delivered. That's been typical of all of their products I use. My 550B, which I keep 8 tool heads set up from .380ACP to .454 Casull, turned 22 years old this year. The scale currently sells for $140, uses 4 AA batteries and has an 110 AC converter. I've never bothered to plug the converter in and it's still going strong on the batteries that came with it after weighing 1000's of bullets. By the way, it comes with a calibration weight and is easy to calibrate and has an auto shut off. Don
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I also have a Dillon that I use for the same purpose. I'm happy with it. its the only digital scale I've used so I don't know how they compare to other brands.
Mike
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Joe - you might want to take a look at the Myweigh Gempor-250 scale. It weighs up to 771.72 grain at a resolution of .02 grain.
You can find a review for it at:
It can be had for around $127.00 at Amazon.com, Walmart.com or Newegg.com
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I'm going to have to weigh 22 bullets, and I can't do it with the RCBS 10-10 any more-too much tremor.
I want an electronic scale, runs on 110 AC and? batteries, reads in .1 grain.
I've bought several in the past, sent them all back.
Recommendations?
Thanks; joe b. IF you find one that you like that runs on just 9v batteries, I'd be glad to send you a 9vdc power supply that plugs into the 120vac socket - free.
Simple to do, it is what I did for mine - as I'm too cheap to buy the 9v batteries.
Could also do for others that use 2 or 4 AA's - but the connections wouldn't be as elegant.
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Joe, my solution to the same problem as yours killed the proverbial two birds. I got a Lyman electronic powder measure. I use it for loading continually; always when loading my version of “precision” loads. Always when loading up to 20 loads; much faster than having to try to set my conventional powder measures. Just touch the screen, dial in a number, hit the “auto-repeat” function, and go. And, (here's the applicable point) I've also found it is great for high-speed weighing of bullets. Probably no faster than other electronic scales, but, as I mentioned, it's a great dual-purpose tool.Sole drawback I've found? Cost. But, if it lasts, well, I've got stuff I started with when I began handloading in 1952; I don't buy in a whimsical manner. The above is my opinion/experience, HTH. Bill
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. My fate is not entirely in Gods hands, if I have a weapon in mine.
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one trick with e-scales is to leave them on forever ... stabilizes them .
another thing is:: they measure drafts very well ... hey you wanted sensitivity .... can't be breathing on them or set them in front of an air duct ... or have your dog wagging it's tail in the same room .
so why would you weigh cast bullets ?? they are really like flashbulbs ya know ... you have to use them to find out if they are any good ... heh ...
ken
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one trick with e-scales is to leave them on forever ... stabilizes them .
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ken
BUT on the battery run scales they often have an automatic time-out that turns them off to conserve batteries.
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I too have the Dillon and it has served me well for years. I did try other brands but those didn't measure up to the Dillon.
Tom
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I have a very early Midway, made by Ohio Scientific, from the mid-1990's. It never has had a battery in it, as they tend to mis-read as the voltage goes down. It has been plugged into the wall since new, and is on probably 90% of the time. Its calibration has been perfect since new, but the tare weight has to be reset if the room temperature varies over 2 or 3 degrees. Plus it is 8 inches square and 3 inches high and take up a lot of space.
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I have an Ohaus Scout pro 250 gram scale that weighs to 0.01 grams (10 milligrams). It was used in one of my wine labs. It does not weigh in grains, but I can covert pretty easily from grams. It probably cost $500 new in its day. I just tested it with a weight set (made in Switzerland 100 years ago) that went to 5 milligrams (0.073 grains) it would not register a change, but 10 mg would. I have my doubts that a $50 digital scale could weigh to 0.1 grain with any degree of accuracy. That said, my scale is 10 years old and maybe newer technology can do a better job?
Dave
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I have had a Pact for a dozen years (Used a Herter before that) It came with one check weight. I made a few more closer to my usual charge weights using the new scale as the authority. Of course I don't know if they were correct, but I have never been able to catch it saying any one of them was more than .1 grain different than either the weight that came with it or my homemade ones.
I have never used it except on house current but our voltage here varies quite a bit and that doesn't seem to change the readings.
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I too have an old Pact scale, which is U.S. made, and has to be 10 to 15 years old, it has been stone reliable, but I have noticed it seems to “change it's mind” on the weights! For example, if I weigh a batch of cases and mark them, and then come back and weigh the same marked cases at a later date, it will show a 2 tenths of a grain higher or lower weight than the original weight--"close enough for Government work", perhaps, but even recalibrating it with known weight samples doesn't correct this. I also bought 3 of the round pattern, battery only electronic scales from Midway, and they were flat a piece of junk, albeit they only ran around $20., if memory serves. They had an annoying habit of “going crazy” with all sorts of weird numbers, even tho the batteries were good. I complained to Midway, and they said they had had some “issues” with those scales, so they sent me a newer, updated rectangular and backlit scale, which was much better and more reliable. I've been using that one for about 5 years, but still use my two Pact scales for powder charges. (I have one of Pact's combo charger/measure/scale digital measures, which works great). I also bought one of the new, yellow “Smart Reloader” scale/measure combos, and it is very good and faster and cheaper than my Pact set-up. With that one it automatically keeps filling the same charge you had set it at, the minute you return the empty pan to the scale. Nice feature! It also has a “powder dump” on the powder reservoir, so you don't have to upend the whole measure to change powders, as you do with the Pact set up. (My Pact is the older model scale and measure, so the newer ones may have a powder dump--) Hope this helps in your decision! Fred (Honcho)
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