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Offline Asron87

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Scale recommendations?
« on: February 04, 2011, 08:49:35 AM »
I'd like to buy a scale for measuring out BP and was wondering if any of you had a recommendation? Have any of you bought a scale that if it broke you'd buy the same one, no questions asked? I'd hate to buy something that I wont like and end up having to buy a different one down the road. My price range is around $70 and would like it to measure into the hundredths.

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Re: Scale recommendations?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 09:22:07 AM »
... and would like it to measure into the hundredths.

Hundredths of what?  Grams?  Black powder doesn't require the same accuracy as smokeless (tenths of grains.)
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Re: Scale recommendations?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 09:29:32 AM »
Most powder scales measure to tenths of a grain.  Which scale to get will depend on the largest charge you want to load.  I wouldn't get a scale of less than 500 grain capacity , and 1000 grain capacity would be better. RCBS, Pacific, Lyman all good stuff.

Look right here on GBO classifieds for some good deals.  http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/board,244.0.html  An RCBS 505 scale just sold for $50 post paid.  GBO classifieds are very active and you have to be quick.  Check there daily or more.

You can also check Ebay and Gunbroker.com.

I just checked all three.  Most people are selling stuff there like they are a big time retailer and price acording ly, but keep you eye open there are bargains.
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Re: Scale recommendations?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 09:03:33 AM »
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I'm not sure I guess. When I was looking at the digital scales at Scheels they all said accurate to .1 and I don't recall if it was grams or grains. I thought I had seen a scale that measured to .01 last year when I bought my first scale for my mortar. Figured the more accurate the better. The scale I bought is just to bulky and is starting to give me problems.

Double D
Thanks, I'll be sure to get one with 1000 grain capacity.

Finding them isn't so much my problem as making sure I get the right one.
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Re: Scale recommendations?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 01:54:24 PM »
One gram weighs 15.43 grains, so a tenth of a gram is 1.5 grains and that is plenty close enough for weighing black powder for cannons of significant size.  If you need a greater capacity than a typical smokeless scale, .1 grams will be close enough if you're measuring black powder.
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Re: Scale recommendations?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 03:19:37 PM »
I have a Ohaus penny weight scale that measures in grams, ounces and penny weight.  It is left over form my misspent youth when I had a jewelery store.  I would buy it again.
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