Digital Powder Scales

[R.Ph. 380]

I will use my Hornady Autocharge until I don't have electricity and then will go back to my RCBS 1010 because I know it is exact. I vewrify my Hornady with the RCBS and it's right on.

Bill

[Saint]

One thing I will say about battery operated scales. It can really ruin a weekend if you find out your batteries are dead the night before you go shooting. Always have a backup beam scale.

[pistolman44]

Went on Graf's web site and they had a MTM digital powder scale on sale for $26.95 + $5.95 $32.90 shipped. I bought this just for weighing my cast bullets. I figure it would be faster than a beam scale. It did have some good reviews.

[farmallcrew]

Ive used my Ohas beam scale for years, when i gave my dad my reloading stuff so he could keep busy i bought him a digital scale (cant think of the name off hand, its in the basement). Now i have the reloading stuff back and was useing the scale. Its not battery its just plug into wall, so i dont have to worry about battery loss. It takes a while some times to get the tenth gr. to move when your trickling and alot of times goes over before it registers on screen. I keep the Ohas out on the bench to keep my loads true, and i have had a couple that were over grain on the digital but the screen said it was my load i was working on. I would use both as a fail safe.

[45fisher]

Would like to know which Digital powder scale is reliable? Thinking of buying one but don't have any experience with one.

I've had a PACT scale for a 20+ years and it's still working. I only recently bought a SmartReloader powder dispenser...So far I have no issue with it...as a matter of fact I really like it. It was at a price I could not refuse.

Just as a test I have been weighing each load with the PACT and what came out of the SL. No issues they were equal. (I'm retired so got plenty of time.)

As a side note I don't load too max, so I would assume I would not approach the large errors that Wrench identified in his link. I could be wrong in the future...but I have never had problems with my 2 digital scales.

Here is a great post re: accuracy of digital scales.
http://www.mnguntalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=34414

[jcwit]

I've had a PACT scale for a 20+ years and it's still working. I only recently bought a SmartReloader powder dispenser...So far I have no issue with it...as a matter of fact I really like it. It was at a price I could not refuse.

Just as a test I have been weighing each load with the PACT and what came out of the SL. No issues they were equal. (I'm retired so got plenty of time.)

As a side note I don't load too max, so I would assume I would not approach the large errors that Wrench identified in his link. I could be wrong in the future...but I have never had problems with my 2 digital scales.

Here is a great post re: accuracy of digital scales.
http://www.mnguntalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=34414

Take a look where you need to send the smartloader product if you ever need to use the factory warrenty. Just another piece of chinese junk.

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