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ba_50
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For 1000 yard loads the gempro 250 for about $150 would be a good choice.
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Steelbenz
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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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"Don't argue with a fool! From a distance you can't really tell who's who!"
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stickbow46
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/07/2009 Location: Benton, Pa Status: Offline Points: 4678 |
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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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BeltFed
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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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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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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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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
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SVT_Tactical
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sakomato
Optics Master Joined: February/28/2008 Location: Houston Status: Offline Points: 1166 |
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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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Bigdaddy0381
MODERATOR Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13682 |
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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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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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horse shoes, hand grenades and now ammo.....
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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
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stickbow46
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/07/2009 Location: Benton, Pa Status: Offline Points: 4678 |
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BigD you are the man
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300S&W
Optics God Joined: January/27/2008 Location: Burlington,WV Status: Offline Points: 10592 |
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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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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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trigger29
Optics Master Extraordinaire X = 180 Y = 90 (X+Pyro)+(Y-Pyro) = ? Joined: September/29/2007 Location: South Dakota Status: Offline Points: 4353 |
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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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cheaptrick
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I too have and love the RCBS Chargemaster Combo. Best money I ever spent....North of Juarez.
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Glock
Optics Master Joined: November/06/2005 Location: South Africa Status: Offline Points: 1430 |
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I feel the same about mine could not reload with out it. |
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Regards Chris
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Roy Finn
MODERATOR Steiner Junkie Joined: April/05/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4856 |
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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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Glock
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Well said Roy |
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Regards Chris
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Alan Robertson
Optics Master Joined: October/31/2009 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 1763 |
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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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Roy Finn
MODERATOR Steiner Junkie Joined: April/05/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4856 |
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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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supertool73
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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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budperm
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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....
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"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
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