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Reloading
beam scale vs digital
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<blockquote data-quote="The Oregonian" data-source="post: 1021643" data-attributes="member: 51405"><p>I bought a trued balance scale from Scott Parker - it is an old Lyman M5 that he has 'accurized'. I have no idea on the date, but looking at the original box that was still with it, it looks to be 30 or more years old.</p><p></p><p>I use a gempro to get pretty close. For my load of 59.5gr, I get it to about 59.3 or 59.4 on the gempro and then fine tune down to the kernel on the M5. That lets me get close pretty quickly (without having to let the beam settle or guess how much I need if it is pegged on the underweighted side).</p><p></p><p>I also double check that they are pretty close to each other once I get the final load done on the M5. Since I am new to reloading, I want to double check myself to keep the margin of safety pretty high while I am still learning on the equipment.</p><p></p><p>As an FYI, the Scott Parker scale was ~$225 give or take (not sure what it would be today), so they are pretty reasonably priced and I have the utmost confidence in it. The GemPro and M5 together are about the cost of a ChargeMaster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Oregonian, post: 1021643, member: 51405"] I bought a trued balance scale from Scott Parker - it is an old Lyman M5 that he has 'accurized'. I have no idea on the date, but looking at the original box that was still with it, it looks to be 30 or more years old. I use a gempro to get pretty close. For my load of 59.5gr, I get it to about 59.3 or 59.4 on the gempro and then fine tune down to the kernel on the M5. That lets me get close pretty quickly (without having to let the beam settle or guess how much I need if it is pegged on the underweighted side). I also double check that they are pretty close to each other once I get the final load done on the M5. Since I am new to reloading, I want to double check myself to keep the margin of safety pretty high while I am still learning on the equipment. As an FYI, the Scott Parker scale was ~$225 give or take (not sure what it would be today), so they are pretty reasonably priced and I have the utmost confidence in it. The GemPro and M5 together are about the cost of a ChargeMaster. [/QUOTE]
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