What do you think of this scale?

January 17, 2005 04:41

I realize that with my anal retentiveness I'm going to have to use a digital scale with my reloading...so this morning I started looking around, all I can say is holy shiznit those things are expensive. So, I went to ebay and started looking around. I found these, what do you think? They are accurate to .001 grains, max is 775grains, cant see why it wouldnt work. It just isnt made by a reloading company, and its half of what theirs are.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=71119&item=7128033701&rd=1

shane

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nmyers

January 17, 2005 05:00
I don't know anything about this particular scale, but I noted some concerns about the listing:

--He doesn't tell you who the manufacturer is. Or, where do you ship it for warranty repair? China? Malaysia?

--He doesn't accept credit cards. So, any problem with the purchase, well, you're on your own.

--The seller has had 25 negative feedbacks in the last month.

I don't know, but it seems to me that if you deal with established companies in the shooting field such as Dillon, Midway, Natchez, etc, they all have good reputations, & you won't have to take a chance. If the price is too steep, well, some of us have reloaded with beam balances for many, many years.

Neal

"You get what you pay for, sometimes less."
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jptatum

January 17, 2005 05:21
Ask the seller who made them. For that kind of accuracy, they seem a little cheap. I would expect to pay about $100 or a bit more.

J. Patrick Tatum
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sweaver

January 17, 2005 05:26
Yeah, some good points there. I wouldnt buy from him because of the negs, but several people have similar scales for sale. Kind of curious about the quality...my gradad gave showed me how to reload and used a Dillon digital and it was pretty slick. It took me a while to figure out the Lee beam scale I have, I may use it for a while longer. Not sure I want to lay down that kind of money for a scale just yet.

shane
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p3skyking

January 17, 2005 05:49
us55840 expressed 90% of my concerns.

Also, your beam scale is not dependent on batteries or destroyed by power surges.

A powder scale is not an item I would gamble on.

It is a poor sort of man who is content to be spoon-fed knowledge that has been filtered through the canon of religious or political belief, and it is a poor sort of man who will permit others to dictate what he may or may not learn.
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toolman9mm

January 17, 2005 05:51
25 negative feedbacks...no don't buy from him..i can see one or so but 25 in one month...ouch!!
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rsnyder55

January 25, 2005 16:34
Have you checked Cabelas? They have one for around $80.00.
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dg101win

January 25, 2005 18:13
This scale is for the COUNTING of parts by weight.
You basically enter the "tare weight"(empty container). Then weigh a few parts, maybe a dozen, enter this weight. Then after this is calibrated you fill the container and the scale will tell you how many parts you have.
This is similar to the ones I used in a factory at one time. It is great for counting out 100-5000 small screws or such by weight instead of one at a time
It is NOT A POWDER SCALE for reloading.

In the description it even said for parts counting

Retired Air Force Msgt--NRA Life Member since 1971
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s.gun

January 25, 2005 19:02
The ad reads; accurate to .1 Grain

1-Powder
2-Patch
3-Ball
4-Remove the Rod
5-Do Not Forget the Cap.
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