Reloading equipment scale? weight or electronic?

[vhunter]

What is your favorite scale and why? Also, what dies to you like the best?
I am in the process of putting together a reloading kit and want to buy good equipment the first time around.

Does anyone here use the rcbs 10-10 scale? I was thinking about buying it and I also bought some Redding 35 dies and Boss press.

What are your thought on what I already have?

Thanks!!

[Ka6otm]

Most of the time I use the RCBS 10-10 scale.  I've had it forever and have had absolutely no problems.  If I am sorting brass or things of that nature, I use the RCBS electronic scale as it is faster for that.

For dies, if I want precision work, I buy Redding.  That being said, I also have RCBS dies and Lee dies.

I use Redding for Varmint rifles, RCBS for Hunting Rifles and small runs of experimental handgun loads and Lee for large volume handgun loads (hunting and plinking) in a turret press.
 
I haven't used the Boss press so I can't comment on that one, but all that I have purchased from Redding was top notch equipment and I have no reason to believe this would be any different.  By the way, it looks a lot like an RCBS Rockchucker press, which I have also had forever.

I think you have bought very good equipment and are off to a good start.  Now get a couple of loading manuals from different manufacturers.  If you're going to shoot Jacketed, get a manual from the manufacturer of the jacketed bullets you are going to use and perhaps another from a powder manufacturer (like Hodgdon).  Get at least two and perhaps more...you can never have enough of these manuals and they have sections on how-to that will tell you most of the things you need to know to get started.

[Bullseye]

I used to buy all RCBS Dies, but recently have purchased some Redding and they seem a little better.  I will still buy whichever of those two is available.

Have a RCBS 10-10, 505 and a PACT Digital Scale.  For a balance scale I prefer the 10-10.  It is well built and stores all its parts with a nice plastic cover.  Just recently purchase the PACT and am really liking it so far.  I need to get over my concern of knowing it is still calibrated.  There is some security in seeing the balance work rather than a digital number pop up on a screen.  When weighing individual loads though, I make much better time with the digital.  Should sale the 505.  I only had two because it is easier to load shotgun shells when you do not have to change the settings when weighing the powder and shot.

[ricciardelli]

I use a 5-0-5 and a 10-10 scale.  Tried an electronic scale and didn't like it.

[jhm]

VHUNTER:  I have both the 10-10 and the rcbs electronic scales plus a couple other olders balance scales, overall my favorite is the 10-10 as I have used it the longest many years and I just trust it havenet had any problems with the electronic as yet but I am just cautious of it right now, anyhow mostly rcbs as they were the best years ago and those were the only ones to buy back then of any quality, however the years have added some other brands but for the most part rcbs is the type of equip. I prefere their service dept. has never failed to stand behind anything even if its MY FAULT cant get any better than that, your equip. sounds like you are getting off to a good start, just remember if you buy a quality piece of equip. thats what you generally end up with QUALITY LOADS.   And by the way get many load manuals as you will need them.    JIM