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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ba_50 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/04/2012 at 09:53
For 1000 yard loads the gempro 250 for about $150 would be a good choice.
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Guys, before you run out an buy a Mettler XS204DR. Read Denton Bramwells article on Standard Deviation. After reading that my whole anal retentitive reloading has changed for the better.
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I'm in the same place as beltfed,have the lyman & sorry I didn't pick up the RCBS.I realy hate having to wait 20 mins for the thing to warm up!
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I keep mine plugged in to a surge protector and on all the time. There are exceptions of course.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote budperm Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/04/2012 at 15:53
I've used mine immediatelyu after power on and compared it to my battery powered digital.  Unless your in a cold (below 50F) environment you really don't need to wait...
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Originally posted by budperm budperm wrote:

I've used mine immediatelyu after power on and compared it to my battery powered digital.  Unless your in a cold (below 50F) environment you really don't need to wait...
same here
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RCBS 1500 combo here and wouldn't part with it.  If it broke down I would immediately order a new one to use while sending the old one to RCBS for service.  Had if for 4 or 5 years and not even the first hiccup.  Keep it plugged into a surge strip but turned off.  Flourescent bulb less than 2 feet away, no effect.  No static problems at all.  Bench vibrations will cause an error but it is easily seen when the machine displays final weight 5 seconds after beeping.

It came with 2 ea 50 gr calibration weights.  When you think about it everytime you lift the pan the display will read -155.0 gr so it is a constant calibration.
 
Made the powder dropping way more fun and more accurate IMO. 

Have read a lot of these threads and IMO the RCBS gets the least posts about problems.

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I just fill my case's up with powder until it runith over. I have not found a round yet retumbo is to hot in with a full case. If I can hit a 4x8 sheet of ply wood at 50 yards i'm Goooooddd..

above was total B.S.

Now, I turn my CM on and check weight and let it roll. Never missed a beat yet.
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horse shoes, hand grenades and now ammo..... Angel
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   Still using my 9v battery powered PACT.  I use to double check it against my 505 but no more.
 
   If I went with one that had the powder measure it would definitely be the RCBS.
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Originally posted by budperm budperm wrote:

Originally posted by supertool73 supertool73 wrote:

Wow, can you imagine that time it would take to drill each piece of powder.  Whacko  Reloading takes to long the way it is now.  
 
Yeah it would be right up there with turning each of your bullets.... Whistling
That in itself takes about 10 minutes apiece............
 
I use a RCBS Chargemaster as well. Never had a problem, but I have a circut for it, separate from the lights.

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I too have and love the RCBS Chargemaster Combo. Best money I ever spent....North of Juarez. Wink
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Originally posted by sakomato sakomato wrote:

RCBS 1500 combo here and wouldn't part with it.  If it broke down I would immediately order a new one to use while sending the old one to RCBS for service.  Had if for 4 or 5 years and not even the first hiccup.  Keep it plugged into a surge strip but turned off.  Flourescent bulb less than 2 feet away, no effect.  No static problems at all.  Bench vibrations will cause an error but it is easily seen when the machine displays final weight 5 seconds after beeping.


It came with 2 ea 50 gr calibration weights.  When you think about it everytime you lift the pan the display will read -155.0 gr so it is a constant calibration.

 

Made the powder dropping way more fun and more accurate IMO. 

Have read a lot of these threads and IMO the RCBS gets the least posts about problems.



I feel the same about mine could not reload with out it.
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Originally posted by bobaldoo bobaldoo wrote:

i use a lee scale and have no problems with it, but in my old age it is very hard to see where the 1/10 grains are..was wondering which scale you all think is the best,was told the electronic scales were unreliable..looking at the rcbs 5-0-5 scales...any help would be greatly appreciated.............thanks..........
 
Get yourself a good digital scale (Pact, RCBS etc) , throw away those old beam scales and stop reading stupid BS on the net.
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Originally posted by Roy Finn Roy Finn wrote:


Originally posted by bobaldoo bobaldoo wrote:

i use a lee scale and have no problems with it, but in my old age it is very hard to see where the 1/10 grains are..was wondering which scale you all think is the best,was told the electronic scales were unreliable..looking at the rcbs 5-0-5 scales...any help would be greatly appreciated.............thanks..........

 
Get yourself a good digital scale (Pact, RCBS etc) , throw away those old beam scales and stop reading stupid BS on the net.


Well said Roy
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I have an RCBS 5-10 scale that's over 30 yrs. old and it works well. Any balance scale made for reloading should be fine.
 I got one of those pocket digital scales on sale for ultra- low bucks and it's as handy as sliced bread, but isn't 1/10th grain accurate.  It sure helps to get a powder measure set to ball park weight quickly and I keep finding uses for it.
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Originally posted by Alan Robertson Alan Robertson wrote:

I have an RCBS 5-10 scale that's over 30 yrs. old and it works well. Any balance scale made for reloading should be fine.
 I got one of those pocket digital scales on sale for ultra- low bucks and it's as handy as sliced bread, but isn't 1/10th grain accurate.  It sure helps to get a powder measure set to ball park weight quickly and I keep finding uses for it.
 
Have you ever noticed that a 1/10th of a grain of powder made a difference in your handloads (06 family or mag rifle cases) ?
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I bet a 1/10 of a grain could not make more than 10fps difference.  That is why volume reloading makes so much sense.  Why waste all that time measuring every thing so precisely.  
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Originally posted by Roy Finn Roy Finn wrote:

Originally posted by Alan Robertson Alan Robertson wrote:

I have an RCBS 5-10 scale that's over 30 yrs. old and it works well. Any balance scale made for reloading should be fine.
 I got one of those pocket digital scales on sale for ultra- low bucks and it's as handy as sliced bread, but isn't 1/10th grain accurate.  It sure helps to get a powder measure set to ball park weight quickly and I keep finding uses for it.
 
Have you ever noticed that a 1/10th of a grain of powder made a difference in your handloads (06 family or mag rifle cases) ?
NOTED...most of the small cheaper digital scales aren't accurate to 1/10th grain but some are.  I was luckly enough to do my homework and find one for under $30!  It is repeatable and accurate to about 0.05grain when compared to the mettler at work thats 0.001 gr certified accurate.  It detects and reflects the change in weigh of a single kernel of powder...
 
now that being said..unless your a hair splitting benchrest expert a +/- 0.1gr wobble is more than accurate enough for most of us hand grenade tossing horseshoe throwing shooters.... Hippie
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