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<blockquote data-quote="Topgun 30-06" data-source="post: 692488" data-attributes="member: 28854"><p>The simple answer to your question before trickydicky comes back to speak to the masses is what a particular individual considers "reasonably priced"! He can talk to the masses all he wants, but when I asked him the simple question about his statement of scales used on the shop floor compared to the top of the line digital scales the plant was actually using to insure that as close to 100% of product shipped was passable, I got no answer! Sure you can buy a digital scale for reloading that will do what you are asking, but the price is going to be much higher than ones these reloading supply businesses are selling. The reason is because you are basically asking for a laboratory-type device that has that kind of internal sensitivity compared to the devices being offered by companies for under 2 or 3 hundred dollars. The great thing about a good mechanical balance is that you can see the continuing motion as powder is dispensed into the pan right up to your target weight. With any digital device the way it has to decide when it will display the next increment you do not have that luxury without spending big money for a laboratory type device that has a much more sensitive breaking point than these reloading scales being sold. That is not to say that the latter are not acceptable to do the job as long as a person knows how they work and what to expect. The other thing I've mentioned before is that sooner or later an electronic device is going to fail, while a balance will literally last forever if cared for properly. As I mentioned previously, I spent over 30 years as a State W&M Inspector and was actively involved my entire career working with persons all the way up though the national level at NIST in developing and passing the requirements in NIST Handbook 44 that are used to insure that all commercial W&M equipment meets the necessary requirements for an equitable marketplace. Therefore, I think I can speak to this situation a little better than a person in most other professions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topgun 30-06, post: 692488, member: 28854"] The simple answer to your question before trickydicky comes back to speak to the masses is what a particular individual considers "reasonably priced"! He can talk to the masses all he wants, but when I asked him the simple question about his statement of scales used on the shop floor compared to the top of the line digital scales the plant was actually using to insure that as close to 100% of product shipped was passable, I got no answer! Sure you can buy a digital scale for reloading that will do what you are asking, but the price is going to be much higher than ones these reloading supply businesses are selling. The reason is because you are basically asking for a laboratory-type device that has that kind of internal sensitivity compared to the devices being offered by companies for under 2 or 3 hundred dollars. The great thing about a good mechanical balance is that you can see the continuing motion as powder is dispensed into the pan right up to your target weight. With any digital device the way it has to decide when it will display the next increment you do not have that luxury without spending big money for a laboratory type device that has a much more sensitive breaking point than these reloading scales being sold. That is not to say that the latter are not acceptable to do the job as long as a person knows how they work and what to expect. The other thing I've mentioned before is that sooner or later an electronic device is going to fail, while a balance will literally last forever if cared for properly. As I mentioned previously, I spent over 30 years as a State W&M Inspector and was actively involved my entire career working with persons all the way up though the national level at NIST in developing and passing the requirements in NIST Handbook 44 that are used to insure that all commercial W&M equipment meets the necessary requirements for an equitable marketplace. Therefore, I think I can speak to this situation a little better than a person in most other professions. [/QUOTE]
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