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RCBS Chargemaster 1500 Review By Jim Brown
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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 463202" data-attributes="member: 376"><p>Actually... unless you are shooting something fairly demanding in the accuracy/consistency department at longer ranges (beyond 500-600yds) I'd say weighing to the milligram level is somewhat of a waste. I realize everybody wants to make the best ammo they can, but unless its really really matters... you're pretty much hitting the point of diminishing returns. Odds are good you won't see a night-n-day difference... maybe a little flatter group, depending on all the other variables falling into place, etc. </p><p></p><p>The Acculab VIC-123... is not a piece of equipment I have much good to say about. It was built to meet a price point, and a lot of compromises were made to achieve that. If you look at what a 'real' milligram analytical balance costs (usually the 'low end' units start north of $800, and go up rapidly from there) you might start to get an inkling of just how many corners they had to cut to reach a $300 price on the VIC-123. I realize a lot of people have no problems with them and love 'em to death; mine was an ongoing source of aggravation and frustration nearly every time I used it. I went 'round and 'round with the seller (Sinclair Int'l) and the vendor (Sartorious makes both Acculab and DI) and *nothing* was wrong with my setup; it was in fact far better than most people's. Eventually I said enough was enough, caught a better model on sale (Sartorius GD-503) and sold that VIC-123 to someone who wanted one and thought $150 was a screaming deal. As far as I know, they're still happy with it - maybe I just have too much EMI around here or a radio transmitter in the neighbors garage that I don't know about, but the GD-503 has the necessary shielding to handle it as it has *zero* problems in the same environment.</p><p></p><p>If you have $300 to spend on *one*, I'd get the Chargemaster 1500 in a heartbeat and not even think about the VIC-123. When/if you think you really want a milligram scale, save up about $1000 and *then* go shopping.</p><p></p><p>YMMV,</p><p></p><p>Monte</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 463202, member: 376"] Actually... unless you are shooting something fairly demanding in the accuracy/consistency department at longer ranges (beyond 500-600yds) I'd say weighing to the milligram level is somewhat of a waste. I realize everybody wants to make the best ammo they can, but unless its really really matters... you're pretty much hitting the point of diminishing returns. Odds are good you won't see a night-n-day difference... maybe a little flatter group, depending on all the other variables falling into place, etc. The Acculab VIC-123... is not a piece of equipment I have much good to say about. It was built to meet a price point, and a lot of compromises were made to achieve that. If you look at what a 'real' milligram analytical balance costs (usually the 'low end' units start north of $800, and go up rapidly from there) you might start to get an inkling of just how many corners they had to cut to reach a $300 price on the VIC-123. I realize a lot of people have no problems with them and love 'em to death; mine was an ongoing source of aggravation and frustration nearly every time I used it. I went 'round and 'round with the seller (Sinclair Int'l) and the vendor (Sartorious makes both Acculab and DI) and *nothing* was wrong with my setup; it was in fact far better than most people's. Eventually I said enough was enough, caught a better model on sale (Sartorius GD-503) and sold that VIC-123 to someone who wanted one and thought $150 was a screaming deal. As far as I know, they're still happy with it - maybe I just have too much EMI around here or a radio transmitter in the neighbors garage that I don't know about, but the GD-503 has the necessary shielding to handle it as it has *zero* problems in the same environment. If you have $300 to spend on *one*, I'd get the Chargemaster 1500 in a heartbeat and not even think about the VIC-123. When/if you think you really want a milligram scale, save up about $1000 and *then* go shopping. YMMV, Monte [/QUOTE]
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