Competition Pocket Scales
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mike in co
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(opps..my bad)
the dillon is less than your beam scale..it is plus or minus 0.1 in .1 steps..the beam will indicate when even a slight off from middle
do a search on "scale" or "scales"
and run thru those threads there was a small compact for about 150 or so that "seemed" to be a good product....
mike in co
the dillon is less than your beam scale..it is plus or minus 0.1 in .1 steps..the beam will indicate when even a slight off from middle
do a search on "scale" or "scales"
and run thru those threads there was a small compact for about 150 or so that "seemed" to be a good product....
mike in co
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Centerfire
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Ditto on the Dillon scale. 4 AA batteries last a year or you can plug in the adapter.
Every load goes over my Dillon. Cut a piece of heavy paper to place over the hole in the breeze shield and the unit settles at once.
Centerfire
Every load goes over my Dillon. Cut a piece of heavy paper to place over the hole in the breeze shield and the unit settles at once.
Centerfire
Joe Maisto
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Francis;
I have something to send you but do not have your e mail.
I have something to send you but do not have your e mail.
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mike in co
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francis,
i hope things at pact are better now than when i owned one of thier chronographs....
it spent more time in shipping and in thier plant than with me in the time i owned it. not a joke..a fact.
sold it , went to an oehler and never looked back
mike in co
i hope things at pact are better now than when i owned one of thier chronographs....
it spent more time in shipping and in thier plant than with me in the time i owned it. not a joke..a fact.
sold it , went to an oehler and never looked back
mike in co
Pete Wass
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Quite often, some of the inexpensive scales on Ebay will be very good for not much money. It requires a known good scale to compare them to however. For instance, I bought one of those Postal Scales to weigh my guns, etc on here at home. As it turns out, it is always Dead Nuts when weighing certified test weights.
In my opinion, a Pocket Scale should be inexpensive enough so that when it crumps it won't be painful to throw away and inexpensive enough to, perhaps, withstand the purchase of two or three to get a reliable one.
In my opinion, a Pocket Scale should be inexpensive enough so that when it crumps it won't be painful to throw away and inexpensive enough to, perhaps, withstand the purchase of two or three to get a reliable one.
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Vic, I've been using the Jennings JSVG20 for a couple of seasons. It works well, has a lot of nice features and is small enough to fit in a loading box. Back-to-back testing with my tuned up beam scale and a lab grade scale gave good results. It can't weigh to the .0000001th of a grain
, but it doesn't need to for my use.Here's a link...hope this helps.
-Alhttp://jscale.com/product/_vg_series.html
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mike in co
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glenn,
there is absolutly no description of that scale...nothing other than the price...no spec.min/max...nothing
mike in co
there is absolutly no description of that scale...nothing other than the price...no spec.min/max...nothing
mike in co
Try this link.
http://www.mannyusa.com/Firearms_Training/product/CED_Pocket_Scale.html This is the one I have.
Glenn
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SmittySquared
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Since there is so many threads on electronic scales I did not want to start another one, since this is the most recent thread on scales i figured I would post it here.
In general with electronic scales, how exactly do you use them? If someone is new to electronic scales is there a list of do's and don'ts? For this conversation let's just say we are talking about scales that are like the Sartorius AY123 which I think is a clone for the MX123. For instance, I have done a lot of reading and some of these scales require a warm up time? I don't understand that or know how long of a warm up time is needed. Some people say to change the setting so it's on "filling" so the response time is quicker, why is that? Is it not recommend to store these scales in a basement where it is typically cool and maybe somewhat damp? (unfortunately my reloading setup is in the basement) I heard that lights can affect the read out and things like the power supply. There is just so much reading out there that I don't know what's fact or fiction and what I should listen to.
By the way, how to you subscribe to a thread like this one?
In general with electronic scales, how exactly do you use them? If someone is new to electronic scales is there a list of do's and don'ts? For this conversation let's just say we are talking about scales that are like the Sartorius AY123 which I think is a clone for the MX123. For instance, I have done a lot of reading and some of these scales require a warm up time? I don't understand that or know how long of a warm up time is needed. Some people say to change the setting so it's on "filling" so the response time is quicker, why is that? Is it not recommend to store these scales in a basement where it is typically cool and maybe somewhat damp? (unfortunately my reloading setup is in the basement) I heard that lights can affect the read out and things like the power supply. There is just so much reading out there that I don't know what's fact or fiction and what I should listen to.
By the way, how to you subscribe to a thread like this one?
I picked up a GemPro250, the only thing I have to compare it to is a Chargemaster, ran about 60-70 comparison loads over the course of a week at 2 different locations. Both of them always came up with the same weight.
Yes I know it's not the exacting and detailed scientific comparison process but it was enough for me to be satisfied with the $135ish I spent on the GemPro.
Yes I know it's not the exacting and detailed scientific comparison process but it was enough for me to be satisfied with the $135ish I spent on the GemPro.
Just picked up a Gem Pro 250. Used it 3 times. First time it ran like a champ. Second time, OK. Third time began to drift quite a bit and not repeat
to a know value. Hit the on/off switch, it made a funny noise and that was it. I didn't even send in the warranty card yet. Hope they honor the warranty. I do have to say that when it ran it repeated right back on the money.
to a know value. Hit the on/off switch, it made a funny noise and that was it. I didn't even send in the warranty card yet. Hope they honor the warranty. I do have to say that when it ran it repeated right back on the money.
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