The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - First loading setup on a budget recommendation

JimDandy · December 30, 2013, 10:51 AM

Well a bullet could be up to 230 grains. While I've never felt the need, others have weighed entire rounds, 230, plus about 6 of powder, plus the primer and brass is (probably) somewhere in the 400 to 500 range. That upper range sounds more than adequate. The lower range is actually more disturbing without actually being disturbing.

Edit to Add: With that said, I imagine it would be fine, but I also think it's hard to find a better scale than an RCBS 5-XX beam scale. the 5-05, the 5-10 or whatever the other model numbers are.

December 30, 2013, 10:51 AM	#33
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 2,556	Well a bullet could be up to 230 grains. While I've never felt the need, others have weighed entire rounds, 230, plus about 6 of powder, plus the primer and brass is (probably) somewhere in the 400 to 500 range. That upper range sounds more than adequate. The lower range is actually more disturbing without actually being disturbing. Edit to Add: With that said, I imagine it would be fine, but I also think it's hard to find a better scale than an RCBS 5-XX beam scale. the 5-05, the 5-10 or whatever the other model numbers are.