Check Weights Handling

Old Rooster said:
Just read that I have been doing something wrong for a long time now.I use my hands to grab my scale check weights to calibrate my scale.
I read the oil's on your fingers accumulate on the check weights and can change the readings.
Hows do you folks handle your scale check weights?
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The same way you do.
 
Old Rooster said:
Just read that I have been doing something wrong for a long time now.I use my hands to grab my scale check weights to calibrate my scale.
I read the oil's on your fingers accumulate on the check weights and can change the readings.
Hows do you folks handle your scale check weights?
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Larger calibration weights with my fingers the same as you, my very small check weights with a pair of tweezers.
 
i handle mine just like everyone else but have to wonder how much oil it takes to make a meaningful difference. you can visually see after a lot of handling that you will be a grime buildup on your equipment, but you would think a reloader would clean before that.
 
Just read some info as I am thinking about a TRX-925 and it measures down farther than my present scale.
In the thousandths a spec of grime can make a difference.On my Pact scale it wouldn't even show.
As can1010 said I am going to clean my weights and follow 338 dude's advice and use tweezers in the future just to make sure.
Don't know if it will make much of a difference but shooting Friday I saw too much of a velocity variance with the same load.Just trying to figure out why.
I edited thousandths and not hundredths.
 
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just got an fx300in scale a few weeks ago, it came with a 100g weight in a plastic bag. I have my current 100g check weight I purchased at least 15yrs ago as well. never wore gloves, lived on the bench just sitting out, wrapped it in a cotton rag and threw it in a moving box every move.
new weight reads dead on, old weight was either .001 or .002 off (lighter)
seems my "wipe it with a rag first" method has been alright
 
I bought a set of calibration check weights and put them up so I would not lose them and don't remember where I put them but if and when I find them I will check my check weights for proper weight.

Neck tension is constant .002 on everything for 300 win mag.I did not anneal last firing but will for next firing just to make sure.These were twice fired Lapua brass,soon to be annealed before firing again.
 
Old Rooster said:
Just read some info as I am thinking about a TRX-925 and it measures down farther than my present scale.
In the thousandths a spec of grime can make a difference.On my Pact scale it wouldn't even show.
As can1010 said I am going to clean my weights and follow 338 dude's advice and use tweezers in the future just to make sure.
Don't know if it will make much of a difference but shooting Friday I saw too much of a velocity variance with the same load.Just trying to figure out why.
I edited thousandths and not hundredths.
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I bought this scale with the accessory tray. I really like it but am thinking about getting a V4 set up. Got it before they really raised the price. If you are looking for one I would let mine go reasonable.
 
Right now I weigh on RCBS then check it on TRX. The V4 I believe would be a quicker set up. I plan on doing a lot of benchrest shoots this year and just think it would be a time saver. I might be wrong. Didn't get real serious about it yet cause it's a lot of money. I just know I wouldn't need both.
 

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