View Full Version : Lyman Ohaus M5 vintage scale experience please?
Tallbald
11-29-2014, 02:43 AM
Auction site has a vintage Lyman Ohaus M5 powder scale starting at $40. It looks very similar to my Dad's old (and sadly long gone) Ohaus 505. Though it only goes to 505 grains I believe, it would be used to check weights of cast bullets, none of which would be over that. Is this a pretty nice scale? I don't remember much about Daddy's Ohaus 505 and can't remember its good and/or bad points. As always, thank you. Don
monadnock#5
11-29-2014, 06:40 AM
I Googled images for the M5 and conclude that, it so perfectly resembles my RCBS 10-10, that they must have been manufactured by the same company. Should that be the case, bid away.
chuckbuster
11-29-2014, 08:07 AM
Excellent Scale, wish I still had mine
bgokk
11-29-2014, 08:20 AM
I like mine. It is the one that sits on the shelf over the bench ready to go.
Tallbald
11-29-2014, 09:32 AM
Thanks! Don
The Lyman M5 is, IMO, just about the best reloading scale you will find. They were made by Ohaus and were the forerunner of the 10/10 scale. These scales are more sensitive than the 10/10 but don't have the rotary barrel poise as seen on the 5-10 and the 10/10. I have two or three M5's in my pile of scales.
These were made at a time when scales were made by engineers not accountants.
Other scales I rate highly are the RCBS 5-10, RCBS 304, Pacific "M" and older Redding No 2's.
Here's an M5 in use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MRNuQX9pOs&index=40&list=UU_0mFk4tGcJl9smowkVEmJw
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/allan1066/th_20130321_132912_zpsc00bbef0.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/allan1066/media/20130321_132912_zpsc00bbef0.jpg.html)
too many things
11-29-2014, 08:58 PM
make sure its for GRAINS and not GRAMS
Auction site has a vintage Lyman Ohaus M5 powder scale starting at $40. It looks very similar to my Dad's old (and sadly long gone) Ohaus 505. Though it only goes to 505 grains I believe, it would be used to check weights of cast bullets, none of which would be over that. Is this a pretty nice scale? I don't remember much about Daddy's Ohaus 505 and can't remember its good and/or bad points. As always, thank you. Don
if its on ebay it'll go over 90 bucks unless you get lucky.
Tallbald
11-29-2014, 11:44 PM
Thanks again. I'm gonna try to get it. Don
Wayne Smith
12-01-2014, 04:05 PM
If you are used to the RCBS scales be aware that the scale markings are different. RCBS is in ten, Lyman is in five. This caused initial confusion for me when I first got mine after using the RCBS for years.
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