Digitial Scale?

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

Looks like my old Lyman LE-1000 has given up the ghost. What is everybody using for digital scales these days? The Lyman had a capacity of 1000 grains, that was always plenty for my purposes.

Nope, I still have my 3 beam RCBS 505 scale that I can use in a pinch, but I have gotten used to the convenience of a digital scale. Not looking for tricklers, nor automatic scales, just a basic, reliable digital scale that has a capacity of around 1000 grains and doesn't cost as much as a new pistol.

What's everybody using these days and how do you like it?

Thanks

[Sagebrush Burns]

My 20+ year old Lyman is still running good.  Hope you didn't jinx it!

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

http://www.amazon.ca/American-Weigh-Signature-AWS-100-Digital/dp/B0012LOQUQ

[Johnny McCrae]

I've been using a RCBS Rangemaster 750  since 2007. It has been trouble free and is easy to use and calibrate.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/814722/rcbs-rangemaster-750-electronic-powder-scale-750-grain-capacity-110-volt
There may be some better deals around on this scale . I've seen them on sale periodically.

[August]

I've been running an RCBS 750 for the past five years.  I think I've gone through two batteries in that time.

It is easy to use, consistent, and accurate (when compared to other scales).

It has enough capacity for sorting 45-70 precision bullets, but is sensitive enough for low power smokeless powder charge confirmation.

I'd get another if the one I have ever gets hit by lightning.

[Yakima Red]

My Dillon works great!

[rickk]

While I still use an RCBS beam balance, I also use an AWS-100.

It goes to over 3.5 ounces, and I use it for weighing charges for my cannons.  It is not by accident that my standard load is 3.2 ounces... that plus a paper cup is near capacity of the scale.

Be aware that it is possible to have a grain of powder hide itself under the platform and start giving false readings.   A calibration weight is helpful in sorting out the confusion when this happens.  Fortunately for me, I was using a powder measure (a tweaked 2" copper pipe cap) at the time to rough out the charge. It was cannon grade powder, which doesn't measure by volume very well. +-10% is often about as good as it gets.

When I started coming up about 50% short all of a sudden however, I knew something was wrong.  I did the battery replace thing and no change. I thought at first the scale was completely toasted but eventually I found the power under the platform and all became well with the world again.

Be aware that it only has a resolution of something like .2 grains.  It is great for typical BP loads but not so great for more dense smokeless loads.

Also, they can be found on Ebay for well under $20 bucks... closer to 10 bucks sometimes. I see one on there right now with a "buy Now" price of $10.95 with shipping included.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Rickk;  The AWS 100 has an automatic "tare" function. Set the paper cup on the scale, turn it on and watch the numbers "0.0" come up.  It holds that setting enough time to weigh a charge without counting the weight of the cup.

[rickk]

Sir Charles...

yup, but the tare function does not increase it's total capacity (a bit over 3.5 ounces).

If you put a 0.5 ounce cup on it and zero it out, you can only weigh 3.0 ounces on it

Rick

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Sir Charles...

yup, but the tare function does not increase it's total capacity (a bit over 3.5 ounces).

If you put a 0.5 ounce cup on it and zero it out, you can only weigh 3.0 ounces on it

Rick

Maybe that is why I don't shoot cannons anymore.

[Sagebrush Burns]

Driftwood - while my first reply was on the smart@$$ side, I still really like my Lyman.  If I had to replace it, the first thing I would do is check what Lyman now has available.

[Mean Bob Mean]

Howdy

Looks like my old Lyman LE-1000 has given up the ghost. What is everybody using for digital scales these days? The Lyman had a capacity of 1000 grains, that was always plenty for my purposes.

Thanks

Just purchased a small, handy scale built by Ballistic Products for 30.00 or so. i will let you know how she flies.

Mean Bob Mean