RCBS Charge Master Combo

David Bachelder · June 14, 2012, 01:03 PM

One word.

WOW!!!!

OK a few more words. This thing is Great! Very easy to set up and use. I have heard a light shines down on you and you hear the choir singing.

Now I believe it.

Wyoredman · June 14, 2012, 03:12 PM

I know what you mean! Just bought mine a month ago and am wondering what the heck I have been doing for the last 13 years!

PeetzaKilla, aka Brian P, suggested glueing a small piece of one of those big bore staws from McDonalds in the end to help keep overages of powder from falling out after the dispenser is done.

Works wonderfully!

No more 0.1 or 0.2 gr over!

AllenJ · June 14, 2012, 04:16 PM

I've had mine for almost a year now and really like it. I plan on trying the straw trick next batch too.

David Bachelder · June 14, 2012, 04:44 PM

Do you put the straw over the spout?

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 14, 2012, 04:51 PM

I told you!

twins · June 14, 2012, 06:13 PM

I find it works great on ball powder but cleaning it between batches of another type of powder is a PITA. Too much static cling with ball powder in the dispenser. Plus, emptying the "tube" with the small ball powder bouncing around is a test in patience.

With extruded powder, it's a hit/miss with +/- .1 or .2 grains. About 60% accurate with mine.

If I'm loading ~30 rds or less, I tend to skip the automatic dispenser and use only the scale with hand dispenser.

Otherwise, it is a great combo.

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 14, 2012, 07:03 PM

Wow.

I have never experienced ANY of those problems.

Emptying it takes maybe a full minute, I drain it from the spout then set it to dispense like 75.0gr, which empties the tube.

Never had powder stick very badly, ball flake, stick or "donut", less every time I use it.

It OCCASIONALLY over-shoots a charge but it's rare. I don't even remember the last time. I've NEVER seen an under-charge unless I shake the table too much, which is equally rare.

DeadCenter · June 14, 2012, 07:31 PM

Gotta love the chargemaster, mine overthrows occasionally. I need to need hit McDonalds and get another straw, I lost the one I had

Don't forget to close the drain before you fill it LOL

rottieman33 · June 14, 2012, 08:23 PM

You shouldn't have to glue the straw in had 1/4-1/2" long piece in there for over a year and has never moved. I did forget to close the drain once what a mess.

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 14, 2012, 09:47 PM

I did the drain thing too....twice.

Once with H380. Ever use that stuff? It might as well be water. Awg. What a mess. The other time was either Power Pistol or 800x, I don't remember.

David Bachelder · June 14, 2012, 09:48 PM

I guess I missed it. What do you do with the straw?

**Brian Pfleuger** · June 14, 2012, 10:29 PM

The straw goes inside the dispenser tube. It keeps excess powder from pouring out after the scale stops dispensing. Just cut a 1/4" off a McDonalds straw and glue it in the end, flush. I've never heard of not gluing it but I guess the worst that would happen is it would fall out.

twins · June 15, 2012, 07:54 AM

My "engineering" wishes for next generation Chargemaster:

1) A removable and air tight container for powder, where you can put in 1lb of powder and switch to another container without emptying the powder each time. Kind of like switching IV bottles in a hospital. No more worries about forgetting to close the drain tube.

2) A quick detach tube for the dispenser. Would make it easier/faster to empty the tube than to run it till empty.

June 14, 2012, 01:03 PM	#1
David Bachelder Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2011 Location: Trinity, Texas Posts: 460	RCBS Charge Master Combo One word. WOW!!!! OK a few more words. This thing is Great! Very easy to set up and use. I have heard a light shines down on you and you hear the choir singing. Now I believe it. __________________ David Bachelder Rookie reloader, but learning fast Trinity, Texas I load, 9mm Luger, .40, 38 S&W, .38 Special, .357, .45ACP, .45 Colt, .243 and 30-06

June 14, 2012, 03:12 PM	#2
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,023	I know what you mean! Just bought mine a month ago and am wondering what the heck I have been doing for the last 13 years! PeetzaKilla, aka Brian P, suggested glueing a small piece of one of those big bore staws from McDonalds in the end to help keep overages of powder from falling out after the dispenser is done. Works wonderfully! No more 0.1 or 0.2 gr over! __________________ Go Pokes! Go Rams!

June 14, 2012, 04:44 PM	#4
David Bachelder Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2011 Location: Trinity, Texas Posts: 460	Do you put the straw over the spout? __________________ David Bachelder Rookie reloader, but learning fast Trinity, Texas I load, 9mm Luger, .40, 38 S&W, .38 Special, .357, .45ACP, .45 Colt, .243 and 30-06

June 14, 2012, 04:51 PM	#5
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	I told you! __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

June 14, 2012, 07:03 PM	#7
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	Wow. I have never experienced ANY of those problems. Emptying it takes maybe a full minute, I drain it from the spout then set it to dispense like 75.0gr, which empties the tube. Never had powder stick very badly, ball flake, stick or "donut", less every time I use it. It OCCASIONALLY over-shoots a charge but it's rare. I don't even remember the last time. I've NEVER seen an under-charge unless I shake the table too much, which is equally rare. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

June 14, 2012, 04:16 PM	#3
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 705	I've had mine for almost a year now and really like it. I plan on trying the straw trick next batch too.

June 14, 2012, 06:13 PM	#6
twins Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2010 Posts: 365	I find it works great on ball powder but cleaning it between batches of another type of powder is a PITA. Too much static cling with ball powder in the dispenser. Plus, emptying the "tube" with the small ball powder bouncing around is a test in patience. With extruded powder, it's a hit/miss with +/- .1 or .2 grains. About 60% accurate with mine. If I'm loading ~30 rds or less, I tend to skip the automatic dispenser and use only the scale with hand dispenser. Otherwise, it is a great combo.

June 14, 2012, 07:31 PM	#8
DeadCenter Senior Member Join Date: September 18, 2006 Posts: 105	Gotta love the chargemaster, mine overthrows occasionally. I need to need hit McDonalds and get another straw, I lost the one I had Don't forget to close the drain before you fill it LOL

June 14, 2012, 08:23 PM	#9
rottieman33 Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 222	You shouldn't have to glue the straw in had 1/4-1/2" long piece in there for over a year and has never moved. I did forget to close the drain once what a mess.

June 14, 2012, 09:47 PM	#10
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	I did the drain thing too....twice. Once with H380. Ever use that stuff? It might as well be water. Awg. What a mess. The other time was either Power Pistol or 800x, I don't remember. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

June 14, 2012, 09:48 PM	#11
David Bachelder Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2011 Location: Trinity, Texas Posts: 460	I guess I missed it. What do you do with the straw? __________________ David Bachelder Rookie reloader, but learning fast Trinity, Texas I load, 9mm Luger, .40, 38 S&W, .38 Special, .357, .45ACP, .45 Colt, .243 and 30-06

June 14, 2012, 10:29 PM	#12
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,662	The straw goes inside the dispenser tube. It keeps excess powder from pouring out after the scale stops dispensing. Just cut a 1/4" off a McDonalds straw and glue it in the end, flush. I've never heard of not gluing it but I guess the worst that would happen is it would fall out. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

June 15, 2012, 07:54 AM	#13
twins Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2010 Posts: 365	My "engineering" wishes for next generation Chargemaster: 1) A removable and air tight container for powder, where you can put in 1lb of powder and switch to another container without emptying the powder each time. Kind of like switching IV bottles in a hospital. No more worries about forgetting to close the drain tube. 2) A quick detach tube for the dispenser. Would make it easier/faster to empty the tube than to run it till empty.