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Old May 25, 2009, 09:20 PM   #1
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digital scale recomendations

im in the market for a new digital scale. right now i have a frankford arsenal scale i got from midway for 20-25 bucks and its just not cutting the mustard for me. it will varry a couple hundredths of a grain alot.

so my question is what do you use for precision reloading or what do you recomend. id like to spend 50-100 but dont want to buy another scale that wont do what i want
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Old May 25, 2009, 10:13 PM   #2
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I've got a PACT BBK-II that has served me well. But then, I don't worry about "couple hundredths of a grain" accuracy. I've found +/- one-tenth of a grain is plenty good for me.
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Old May 25, 2009, 10:19 PM   #3
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The Dillon electronic would be my 1st choice followed by, the RCBS 750. There are quality electronics such as those offered by Uniquetek with extreme accuracy (0.02 grain) however, such accuracy is not really necessary for reloading purposes and IMO, the high degree of sensitivity can be a bit of a nuisance.
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Old May 25, 2009, 10:20 PM   #4
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the Pact and the RCBS Rangemaster the same scale? And I think the Pact may be cheaper.

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0028425215505a.shtml
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Old May 25, 2009, 10:33 PM   #5
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http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/my...empro-500.aspx
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Old May 25, 2009, 10:40 PM   #6
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the Pact and the RCBS Rangemaster the same scale? And I think the Pact may be cheaper.

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0028425215505a.shtml
That looks similar to my PACT except for color, of course. And my PACT has plain brass calibration weights.

Mine looks like this one but has a red powder pan.

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Old May 25, 2009, 11:00 PM   #7
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PACT and RCBS are the same. This info is per PACT.
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Old May 26, 2009, 07:58 AM   #8
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I have the pac scales and it works great. I also tried that one from Midway and had problems.
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Old May 26, 2009, 08:03 AM   #9
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"...right now i have a frankford arsenal scale i got from midway for 20-25 bucks and its just not cutting the mustard for me. it will varry a couple hundredths of a grain alot."

If you can get that kind of accuracy from ANY reloading scale, hang on to it! Most are only accurate to a tenth of a grain.
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Old May 26, 2009, 08:05 AM   #10
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I have a cheap Frankfort and once you learn how it really works it a fine scale.
It is finicky about clean battery's and you have to let it warm us, which can be a pain but it's dead on after that.
For $30.00 it has been a good value.
Mind you at some point I would like to step up to a real nice scale set up but this little digital is much easier and faster than my beam balance scale.
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Old May 26, 2009, 08:22 AM   #11
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I've has these scales for over a year now and have been very happy with them for what I paid. As with most electronic scales good batteries,a little warm up time,setting them on a good solid surface,keeping them away for air ducts and other electronic devices help keep them accurate.

The scales have good instruction for recalibrating,and you can turn the auto shut off off and battery life is excellent. The scales comes with four plastic pans but I mark and use just one,they all weight just a tad different. I have the 1540 gr scales. http://www.eabco.com/electronicpowderscale.htm First thing I did was to toss the original batteries and put some good quality ones back in that will make a big difference.

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Old May 26, 2009, 05:41 PM   #12
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I have the RCBS its about twelve years old, and I really like it. It may cost just alittle more than what you are looking for. I have never had a problem with it, plus they have a great warranty.
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Old May 28, 2009, 05:08 PM   #13
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I got mine from Cabela's and it measures to 1500 grains. It has worked flawlessly so far.
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Old May 28, 2009, 05:26 PM   #14
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I've got the Lyman 1500 XP It's got a built in trickler, runs on battery or A/C, has a 1500 gr. cap. Haven't reloaded rifle rounds with it yet, but I will if my dang primers will ever get here. Been reloading shotgun shells with it for a couple years now and it works great. Seems like I paid around a 100 bucks for it.
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Old May 28, 2009, 05:35 PM   #15
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Well shoot, I just looked at Cabelas cause I was unsure of what I paid for my scale, my scale is 159.99. I probably told the wife it was under a 100 bucks and that number stuck in my head. Sorry bout that. But it is a good scale if you want to come off another 60 bucks.
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