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DPS III vs. Chargemaster 1500
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<blockquote data-quote="infantrytrophy" data-source="post: 194819" data-attributes="member: 10717"><p><strong>Another vote for the Chargemaster</strong></p><p></p><p>My experience with the RCBS Chargemaster 1500 has been very positive. Using a fine-grain powder (H335) or a relatively small-grain extruded powder (Benchmark), all of the automatically-dropped charges have been right on the money. I am using between 24.0 and 26.0 grains for my loads. I haven't measured the time between charges - it is fast enough that it doesn't matter. I never wait on the Chargemaster - it waits on me.</p><p> </p><p>"Static cling" of the powder to the inside of the powder reservoir and to my aluminum funnel was a problem until I started using anti-static dryer sheets. This cleared up the powder cling problem right away. Note that this static cling is not unique to the Chargemaster - it exists with other powder measures, scales and funnels, especially with very fine-grained powders.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the scale portion of the Chargemaster - in a word, it's great! I didn't realize how bad my previous small battery-powered electronic scale was until I started using the RCBS scale attached to the Chargemaster. My old scale needed re-calibration after 5 to 10 loads. The new Chargemaster scale just keeps on going. When I first started using it, I would check with one of the provided 50 gm weights and with a 10 gm weight every 10 or 20 loads. The measurements were consistently accurate without re-calibrating. Now that I trust the scale, I check only after every 50 rounds or so. Even that is probably overkill.</p><p> </p><p>I bought mine on sale at Natchez about 2 months ago for about $250.</p><p> </p><p>If you get a Chargemaster you won't regret it.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="infantrytrophy, post: 194819, member: 10717"] [b]Another vote for the Chargemaster[/b] My experience with the RCBS Chargemaster 1500 has been very positive. Using a fine-grain powder (H335) or a relatively small-grain extruded powder (Benchmark), all of the automatically-dropped charges have been right on the money. I am using between 24.0 and 26.0 grains for my loads. I haven't measured the time between charges - it is fast enough that it doesn't matter. I never wait on the Chargemaster - it waits on me. "Static cling" of the powder to the inside of the powder reservoir and to my aluminum funnel was a problem until I started using anti-static dryer sheets. This cleared up the powder cling problem right away. Note that this static cling is not unique to the Chargemaster - it exists with other powder measures, scales and funnels, especially with very fine-grained powders. Regarding the scale portion of the Chargemaster - in a word, it's great! I didn't realize how bad my previous small battery-powered electronic scale was until I started using the RCBS scale attached to the Chargemaster. My old scale needed re-calibration after 5 to 10 loads. The new Chargemaster scale just keeps on going. When I first started using it, I would check with one of the provided 50 gm weights and with a 10 gm weight every 10 or 20 loads. The measurements were consistently accurate without re-calibrating. Now that I trust the scale, I check only after every 50 rounds or so. Even that is probably overkill. I bought mine on sale at Natchez about 2 months ago for about $250. If you get a Chargemaster you won't regret it.:) [/QUOTE]
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