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Most accurate powder scale under $200
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 2167503" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>For the money, a balance beam scale & a trickler will get it done accurately & consistently without electronics that drift, freak out if your cell phone is too close, need line filters, don't like fluorescent lights, or have to be turned on 30 minutes before loading. (And no fan or A/C please!)</p><p></p><p>Get one of these (many very good used ones on here, LRH, or eBay):</p><p>RCBS (OHAUS) 5-10</p><p>RCBS (OHAUS) 10-10</p><p>or Lyman (OHAUS) M5</p><p></p><p>Then find a trickler. I have RCBS, but they'll all work about the same. I miss the old heavy ones! Just liked the feel of the weight. Hard to come by now, but it doesn't matter for what they do. Light ones work fine.</p><p></p><p>The advice to make HOW you read (look at) your balance beam scale very consistent & repeatable was excellent. Heed that.</p><p></p><p>Some great thoughts & info here. Just don't lose sight of the forest (quality/consistency) looking at the trees (this one is $500 but 0.01 grain more accurate!) More money buys nice stuff, but you can get where you want to be for the $200 you have, if seeing a digital readout isn't your end all, be all "need" in life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 2167503, member: 9308"] For the money, a balance beam scale & a trickler will get it done accurately & consistently without electronics that drift, freak out if your cell phone is too close, need line filters, don't like fluorescent lights, or have to be turned on 30 minutes before loading. (And no fan or A/C please!) Get one of these (many very good used ones on here, LRH, or eBay): RCBS (OHAUS) 5-10 RCBS (OHAUS) 10-10 or Lyman (OHAUS) M5 Then find a trickler. I have RCBS, but they'll all work about the same. I miss the old heavy ones! Just liked the feel of the weight. Hard to come by now, but it doesn't matter for what they do. Light ones work fine. The advice to make HOW you read (look at) your balance beam scale very consistent & repeatable was excellent. Heed that. Some great thoughts & info here. Just don't lose sight of the forest (quality/consistency) looking at the trees (this one is $500 but 0.01 grain more accurate!) More money buys nice stuff, but you can get where you want to be for the $200 you have, if seeing a digital readout isn't your end all, be all "need" in life. [/QUOTE]
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