Howdy Everyone. So I bought this digital scale from
Brian Enos Website and figured I would do a short review.
I came across this scale while posting in a thread of mine regarding another digital scale. It came recommended by a few members so I looked into it. The price was about where I wanted to be ($135) and after reading some more and talking to Brian, I felt confident in my selection. The biggest selling factor was the Lifetime Warranty. Most other scales carry a 90 day, 1 year, and some up to 5 year but to find one with a Lifetime Warranty is amazing. That says a lot.
The USPS priority box was on my doorstep in two days. Not too shabby! The box was well packed and this is what it contained.
Upon opening the box the scale and its components are individually wrapped in plastic and surrounded by Styrofoam.
I pulled the scale out of the box and set it up. Included in the box is a manual, AC plugin, plastic wind cover, 200g weight and a RCBS powder pan/funnel.
I hooked up the scale to AC power and let it warm up. After a couple minuet warm up I checked its calibration. The scale was dang near on right out of the box.
I went through the calibration mode which took about a min and started weighing. The scale responded quickly and I love how big the display is. I did notice when I trickled powder there was a delay but I mitigated this by taping the scale pan before trickling powder. I really liked the RCBS pan/funnel as it saved time when dumping powder into the shell cases.
Everything seemed to go smooth and I loaded about 40 rounds of 300blackout. I had the scale powered up for about an hour +. It performed much better than my last scale and seemed to be spot on the entire time.
Now for the pros and cons.
Pros:
Nice big illuminated display
Easy calibration
Decent price
LIFETIME WARRANTY
Super fast Shipping
Very Stable platform
Cons:
No case - You have to package it back in the original box and this is kinda a PITA.
Delay in weighing while trickling powder. This might be with all digital scales and is easily mitigated but still kinda a Pain.
Plastic wind cover is cheesy.
Overall this is a great scale for the money. I can't wait to get some more hours on it and really test it out.
Edit: 1+ year review
Well it's been well over a year since I bought this scale and I figured I would write an update. I have used the scale numerous times and still continue to use it. One thing I have noticed is a random inconsistency with measurements. The scale will give you a # and you can remove the load and drop it in a case. The scale will zero and sometimes if you 're weigh that same load it will be off a few tenths. I usually re calibrate the scale and re weigh. The consistency returns.
I talked to enos and he recommended removing all electronic interference in the room. He also talked about adding a clip on magnet to the 110v cord to remove any possible interference coming from the wall power. I have not tried the magnet but did remove or turn off some of my electronics. I still have a random inconsistency with the scale.