Probably few in the States have this brand. If you want our opinions on alternate ways of measuring powder, you'll have to tell us the application. That is, for short range or long, loading at the range or only at home, that sort of thing.
I could just vote -- in that for scales I have two, (1) a Denver Instruments scale and (2) a Chargemaster (both older models). I also have two powder measures, (1) a Harrell, which will throw 80-plus grain charges, and a Hensler, which is only useful for chamberings using between 21 and 31 grains of powder.
So, my vote -- or conclusions...
Of them all, I find the Chargemaster the least useful. I use it to drop light charges to trickle up to weight on the Denver Instruments. The only advantage over the Harrell measure -- if it is an advantage -- is it doesn't cut any granules of powder preforming this task.
If used at the range, any scale of any type needs protection from the wind, and the Denver Instrument's scale doesn't have that, unless you build some additional furniture.
The Harrell is quite accurate within about 1/4 of a bottle. I use a bottle with a plughole in the top, and always keep it between 3/4and completely full.
For a *measure,* the Hensler is the most accurate I've ever used. But they're currently not availabe new, and as I said, the range it will weigh is quite small.
As to your question: It isn't hard to make an accurate balance beam. 120 British pounds sounds like a lot of money for one.
As an alternate, Boyd Allen (who responded to this thread) gave some data on how he restored (?) fixed(?) set up(?) an older balance beam, quite successfully. I'd think about $35 US and some attention to detail would be just as good as the 120 pounds-sterling unit from the U.K. You could do a search for his post...
YMMV
