montana_charlie
08-10-2007, 05:35 PM
My reloading scale is an old Ohaus 10-10, which I am quite pleased with. I have used it for powder, bullets, cases...and various things my wife needed weighed in small quantities.
But, now that I am into BPCR, I hate to use it for weighing large numbers of those big heavy bullets. The amount of 'clunking up and down' while working through a batch of 550 grainers just makes me want to grit my teeth...wondering how hard it is on the knives and agate bearings.
So, I have frequently toyed with the idea of a small digital scale...just for bullets. As a single-purpose tool, I didn't want to lay out a pile of money, but just didn't know which of the lower priced ones could be trusted. I really needed some advice from someone who had the experience.
We have a member (here) called John Boy, and it's my assumption he is the same person posting on the Shiloh forum under that name. Anyway, the Shiloh 'John Boy' was recently involved in a thread over there that dealt with this very question. He recommended a scale made by NEVA which (according to him) is both accurate and durable. The link he posted is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEVA-100x0-01g-CARAT-GRAIN-DIGITAL-JEWELRY-SCALE-NEW_W0QQitemZ160109325705QQcmdZViewItem .
I went to eBay to see it, and found another listing...same brand...same seller...which was an auction instead of a Buy It Now sale.
Starting bid was $5.95, so I bid $6 and waited to see if I would 'win' it...and (20-odd hours later) I did. The scale arrived yesterday.
The first thing I did was run the calibration sequence with the included check weight. Then, I weighed a batch of bullets - to pick out a good set to send to another shooter.
I really like this scale! Thanks, John Boy...where ever you are.
CM
But, now that I am into BPCR, I hate to use it for weighing large numbers of those big heavy bullets. The amount of 'clunking up and down' while working through a batch of 550 grainers just makes me want to grit my teeth...wondering how hard it is on the knives and agate bearings.
So, I have frequently toyed with the idea of a small digital scale...just for bullets. As a single-purpose tool, I didn't want to lay out a pile of money, but just didn't know which of the lower priced ones could be trusted. I really needed some advice from someone who had the experience.
We have a member (here) called John Boy, and it's my assumption he is the same person posting on the Shiloh forum under that name. Anyway, the Shiloh 'John Boy' was recently involved in a thread over there that dealt with this very question. He recommended a scale made by NEVA which (according to him) is both accurate and durable. The link he posted is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEVA-100x0-01g-CARAT-GRAIN-DIGITAL-JEWELRY-SCALE-NEW_W0QQitemZ160109325705QQcmdZViewItem .
I went to eBay to see it, and found another listing...same brand...same seller...which was an auction instead of a Buy It Now sale.
Starting bid was $5.95, so I bid $6 and waited to see if I would 'win' it...and (20-odd hours later) I did. The scale arrived yesterday.
The first thing I did was run the calibration sequence with the included check weight. Then, I weighed a batch of bullets - to pick out a good set to send to another shooter.
I really like this scale! Thanks, John Boy...where ever you are.
CM