Clayne B
Well-Known Member
In this test we used the Denver instruments APX-203 scale for a baseline
Scales to be tested are,
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
RCBS Powder Pro Digital Scale
Lyman 1000 XP Electronic Powder Scale
RCBS Model 1010 Magnetic Powder Scale
RCBS Model 505 Magnetic Powder Scale
Checked the weight of a 168gr Berger bullet, 87gr Hornady vmax, and a 250gr check weight
Here is what the weight was on the APX-203 Used as a baseline.
168.16
87.38
250.02
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
168.1
87.4
250.00
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
167.9
87.4
250.00
RCBS Powder Pro Digital Scale
167.8
87.2
249.7
Lyman 1000 XP Electronic Powder Scale
168.1
87.4
250.00
RCBS Model 1010 Magnetic Powder Scale
168.03
87.3
250.0
RCBS Model 505 Magnetic Powder Scale
168.2
87.3
250.1
Now on to the RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, thrown only no trickle
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with Benchmark
43.16 17sec
43.16 20sec
43.24 20sec
43.46 20sec
43.20 20sec
43.12 18sec
43.12 20sec
43.26 18sec
43.12 19sec
43.16 20sec
.34gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with Benchmark
42.94 24sec
43.06 19sec
43.04 14sec
43.06 18sec
42.96 11sec
42.98 20sec
43.02 17sec
42.94 20sec
43 20sec
42.96 14sec
.12gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with Benchmark
42.98 1sec
43.04 1sec
42.92 1sec
43.24 1sec
43 1sec
42.82 1sec
42.86 1sec
42.90 1sec
42.96 1sec
42.98 1sec
.42gr spread
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with AR-Comp
43.24 18sec
43.36 22sec
43.32 19sec
43.16 18sec
43.04 20sec
43.20 17sec
43.44 19sec
43.28 20sec
43.10 20sec
43.22 21sec
.40gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with AR-Comp
42.98 16sec
42.92 20sec
42.92 19sec
42.90 24sec
42.92 13sec
43.02 16sec
42.96 26sec
42.96 21sec
43.04 20sec
43 20sec
.14gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with AR-Comp
43 1sec
42.98 1sec
43.12 1sec
43.12 1sec
43.08 1sec
42.92 1sec
42.88 1sec
42.94 1sec
42.88 1sec
42.96 1sec
42.98 1sec
.24gr spread
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with H-4350
43.8
43.12
43.04
43.16
43.16
43.16
43.22
43.20
43.16
43.18
.76gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with H-4350
43
42.9
43.02
42.96
43.02
43.04
42.98
42.94
42.90
43.06
.16gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with H-4350
42.94
42.88
43.08
42.90
42.96
42.96
42.86
42.96
42.96
42.96
.20gr spread
Up to this point the RCBS was at factory settings. We then did the McDonald's Straw mod and changed some settings on the RCBS ChargeMaster to make it faster, with H-4350
43.08
43.02
43.08
43.02
43.02
42.96
42.96
43
42.9
43
.18gr spread
This improved the average time from 20.5sec to 14.4 seconds over a 10 throw average
Here is a video on how to do that.
Testing done by
Eric S
Clayne B
Scales to be tested are,
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
RCBS Powder Pro Digital Scale
Lyman 1000 XP Electronic Powder Scale
RCBS Model 1010 Magnetic Powder Scale
RCBS Model 505 Magnetic Powder Scale
Checked the weight of a 168gr Berger bullet, 87gr Hornady vmax, and a 250gr check weight
Here is what the weight was on the APX-203 Used as a baseline.
168.16
87.38
250.02
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
168.1
87.4
250.00
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
167.9
87.4
250.00
RCBS Powder Pro Digital Scale
167.8
87.2
249.7
Lyman 1000 XP Electronic Powder Scale
168.1
87.4
250.00
RCBS Model 1010 Magnetic Powder Scale
168.03
87.3
250.0
RCBS Model 505 Magnetic Powder Scale
168.2
87.3
250.1
Now on to the RCBS ChargeMaster 1500
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, thrown only no trickle
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with Benchmark
43.16 17sec
43.16 20sec
43.24 20sec
43.46 20sec
43.20 20sec
43.12 18sec
43.12 20sec
43.26 18sec
43.12 19sec
43.16 20sec
.34gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with Benchmark
42.94 24sec
43.06 19sec
43.04 14sec
43.06 18sec
42.96 11sec
42.98 20sec
43.02 17sec
42.94 20sec
43 20sec
42.96 14sec
.12gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with Benchmark
42.98 1sec
43.04 1sec
42.92 1sec
43.24 1sec
43 1sec
42.82 1sec
42.86 1sec
42.90 1sec
42.96 1sec
42.98 1sec
.42gr spread
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with AR-Comp
43.24 18sec
43.36 22sec
43.32 19sec
43.16 18sec
43.04 20sec
43.20 17sec
43.44 19sec
43.28 20sec
43.10 20sec
43.22 21sec
.40gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with AR-Comp
42.98 16sec
42.92 20sec
42.92 19sec
42.90 24sec
42.92 13sec
43.02 16sec
42.96 26sec
42.96 21sec
43.04 20sec
43 20sec
.14gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with AR-Comp
43 1sec
42.98 1sec
43.12 1sec
43.12 1sec
43.08 1sec
42.92 1sec
42.88 1sec
42.94 1sec
42.88 1sec
42.96 1sec
42.98 1sec
.24gr spread
10 charges with the target load of 43gr checked on the APX-203
Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge, with H-4350
43.8
43.12
43.04
43.16
43.16
43.16
43.22
43.20
43.16
43.18
.76gr spread
RCBS ChargeMaster 1500, with H-4350
43
42.9
43.02
42.96
43.02
43.04
42.98
42.94
42.90
43.06
.16gr spread
RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure, with H-4350
42.94
42.88
43.08
42.90
42.96
42.96
42.86
42.96
42.96
42.96
.20gr spread
Up to this point the RCBS was at factory settings. We then did the McDonald's Straw mod and changed some settings on the RCBS ChargeMaster to make it faster, with H-4350
43.08
43.02
43.08
43.02
43.02
42.96
42.96
43
42.9
43
.18gr spread
This improved the average time from 20.5sec to 14.4 seconds over a 10 throw average
Here is a video on how to do that.
Testing done by
Eric S
Clayne B
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