The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Do You Use Your Balance Beam Scale After Acquiring An Electronic Scale?

swifter... · July 9, 2001, 12:00 PM

The electronic scales will lie like politicians. Until you learn the patterns they tend to lie in, check the E-scales with a good balance-beam.

I do some wildcatting, and while I'll put an everyday load together with a check on the Dillon E-scale, when I push the envelope I use only the balance beam, checked with a set of scale weights.

A really good balance beam costs a lot less than a good E-scale
E-scales are best weighing brass and bullets.

July 9, 2001, 12:00 PM	#8
swifter... Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 1999 Location: So. CA Mountains Posts: 540	The electronic scales will lie like politicians. Until you learn the patterns they tend to lie in, check the E-scales with a good balance-beam. I do some wildcatting, and while I'll put an everyday load together with a check on the Dillon E-scale, when I push the envelope I use only the balance beam, checked with a set of scale weights. A really good balance beam costs a lot less than a good E-scale E-scales are best weighing brass and bullets. __________________ There are damn few situations so screwed up that adding government to them will not make 'em worse... The best homeland security is an armed & informed citizenery! Molon Labe!