Smart Reloader

MADISON · August 18, 2010, 03:41 PM

Has anyone had experience with "Smart Reloader"?
www.smartreloader-usa.com

oneoldsap · August 18, 2010, 04:41 PM

They are Chinese copies of tools from various manufacturers . Buy American , don't sell your soul for a buck !

m&p45acp10+1 · August 18, 2010, 05:24 PM

I have the smart reloader scale that I picked up out of the bargin cave at Cabella's. It works just fine. If you get one keep a good supply of batteries around for it. The only time mine does not give acurate weights is when the batteries are low.

BIGR · August 18, 2010, 10:27 PM

Never heard of it. I prefer RCBS, Lee and Lyman equipment. No off brands for me.

Elkins45 · August 23, 2010, 08:20 AM

There's nothing 'smart' about buying cheap Chinese junk and weakening the quality US manufacturers who make good reloading tools in my opinion. I may drive a Japanese car (made in Canada) but I don't care about the auto industry. I DO care about the shooting industry, so I try to buy US made reloading gear whenever I can.

overkill0084 · August 23, 2010, 10:52 AM

the tumbler looks a lot like the one sold at harbor freight. The Priming tool looks a lot like my RCBS tool, but without some of the features. I prefer my scale that doesn't need batteries.
Looks like the Harbor Freight of reloading stuff, but without the super low prices. It's probably fine, but I wouldn't have really high expectations.
The prices of US branded gear isn't really that high comparitively.

Berry's MfG · August 23, 2010, 03:23 PM

They copied our media separator to the "T"! They call is Swiss Engineering but it is a couple of Italians that have their products made in China. I met them at the NASGW Show and was amazed at how the sales reps all gave them the thumbs up.

oneoldsap · August 23, 2010, 04:11 PM

Elkins45 , you aren't making any sense , you are still exporting U.S.dollars to Japan !

Elkins45 · August 23, 2010, 05:03 PM

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Elkins45 , you aren't making any sense , you are still exporting U.S.dollars to Japan !

I'm making perfect sense.

1) Japan isn't China. Japan isn't an evil dictatorship building their industries on the backs of political prisoner slave laborers.
2) It's inevitable that the US auto industry collapses--they brought it on themselves starting in the late 60's. These bailouts are only throwing good money after bad and pushing back the day of reckoning.
3) The US reloading industry doesn't deserve the same fate--they have been consistently producing good products, with Lee serving in the role of a competitive force driving prices downward.

I'm not bothered by US dollars being exported as long as they aren't going to a communist dictatorship, or harming an otherwise healthy and customer-oriented industry like the shooting industry.

Ike666 · August 23, 2010, 07:57 PM

The large ultrasonic cleaner for $214 and change is an _exact_ copy of the one sold by Harbor Freight for $75

MADISON · August 24, 2010, 11:05 AM

Never heard of it. I prefer RCBS, Lee and Lyman equipment.
I have heard roumers that major American manufacturers are having their "presses" made in China and sold here.

Doodlebugger45 · August 24, 2010, 11:31 AM

I had never heard of this outfit before this thread. I went and looked at their site and was not overly impressed by their prices. They were a few bucks cheaper than reputable manufacturers on a few items, but not enough savings to entice me to take a gamble on an unknown entity. I am glad we have Lee around to keep the other guys honest about pricing. I don't buy Lee products exclusively, but I buy enough of them to know that they don't make cheap junky stuff. On some items I will pay a higher price to get features that I know I need or want. So I just don't see how this foreign outfit will make any inroads on our domestic manufacturers, as long as we have the current competitive market in place.

August 18, 2010, 03:41 PM	#1
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Smart Reloader Has anyone had experience with "Smart Reloader"? www.smartreloader-usa.com

August 18, 2010, 05:24 PM	#3
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	I have the smart reloader scale that I picked up out of the bargin cave at Cabella's. It works just fine. If you get one keep a good supply of batteries around for it. The only time mine does not give acurate weights is when the batteries are low. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

August 23, 2010, 10:52 AM	#6
overkill0084 Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2010 Location: Northern, UT Posts: 1,162	the tumbler looks a lot like the one sold at harbor freight. The Priming tool looks a lot like my RCBS tool, but without some of the features. I prefer my scale that doesn't need batteries. Looks like the Harbor Freight of reloading stuff, but without the super low prices. It's probably fine, but I wouldn't have really high expectations. The prices of US branded gear isn't really that high comparitively. __________________ Cheers, Greg “At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child – miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” — P.J. O’Rourke

August 23, 2010, 03:23 PM	#7
Berry's MfG Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2010 Location: St. George, UT Posts: 122	Rotary Media Seperator They copied our media separator to the "T"! They call is Swiss Engineering but it is a couple of Italians that have their products made in China. I met them at the NASGW Show and was amazed at how the sales reps all gave them the thumbs up. __________________ Jay R. Phillips Berry's MFG www.berrysmfg.com/products.aspx?n=57958

August 23, 2010, 04:11 PM	#8
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	American or What ?? Elkins45 , you aren't making any sense , you are still exporting U.S.dollars to Japan !

August 18, 2010, 04:41 PM	#2
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	They are Chinese copies of tools from various manufacturers . Buy American , don't sell your soul for a buck !

August 18, 2010, 10:27 PM	#4
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Never heard of it. I prefer RCBS, Lee and Lyman equipment. No off brands for me.

August 23, 2010, 08:20 AM	#5
Elkins45 Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2010 Posts: 498	There's nothing 'smart' about buying cheap Chinese junk and weakening the quality US manufacturers who make good reloading tools in my opinion. I may drive a Japanese car (made in Canada) but I don't care about the auto industry. I DO care about the shooting industry, so I try to buy US made reloading gear whenever I can.

August 23, 2010, 07:57 PM	#10
Ike666 Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2009 Location: SW VA Posts: 491	The large ultrasonic cleaner for $214 and change is an _exact_ copy of the one sold by Harbor Freight for $75

August 24, 2010, 11:05 AM	#11
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Never heard of it. I prefer RCBS, Lee and Lyman equipment Never heard of it. I prefer RCBS, Lee and Lyman equipment. I have heard roumers that major American manufacturers are having their "presses" made in China and sold here.

August 24, 2010, 11:31 AM	#12
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	I had never heard of this outfit before this thread. I went and looked at their site and was not overly impressed by their prices. They were a few bucks cheaper than reputable manufacturers on a few items, but not enough savings to entice me to take a gamble on an unknown entity. I am glad we have Lee around to keep the other guys honest about pricing. I don't buy Lee products exclusively, but I buy enough of them to know that they don't make cheap junky stuff. On some items I will pay a higher price to get features that I know I need or want. So I just don't see how this foreign outfit will make any inroads on our domestic manufacturers, as long as we have the current competitive market in place.