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Posted: 6/7/2015 1:41:41 PM EDT
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I've used a few different models of beam scales over the years, and was wondering what ARF thinks is the best beam scale.
Scales Ive used: RCBS 10-10 this is a nice scale but dont like the wheel 1/10 grain adjustment. RCBS 5-10 good scale but has the 1/10 wheel adjustment RCBS 505 numbers are easy to read, the fine grain adjustment can be made easily. Lee - worked OK, just had a hard time with repeatably Hornady M5 - I liked this one a lot, but took too long for the needle to stop moving. I dont think mine was magnetic. Lyman - I thought the numbers were to close making it hard to read. Dillon was pretty much the same as RCBS 505 just blue and more $ Ohaus 505 - this is just a brown RCBS 505 - this is the one I'm currently using, and my favorite so far. I know Ohaus makes most if not all of these. But what is your guys experience, whats your favorite scale? |
| I like my 5-10. The wheel adjustment for 1/10 grains feels a lot more stable to me than the small, movable poise other scales use. It's similar to the adjustments on Ohaus' really precise analytical balances. I'd "prefer" a knob that lets me adjust in tenths, if not a click adjust, but that would probably cost as much to implement as the rest of the scale. |
| There's been on going discussions on other sites of how the newer RCBS 505 (& possibly other models) are now made in China or Mexico. I own both an old 80s U.S. Made and a newer Chinese made 505, they both seem to work fine. Exception that the China made 505 is built with a thinner metal base. |
| I have an old RCBS 505 that I dropped and broke long ago. I used it for many years before switching to an electronic scale. The 505 is well made and very consistent. It has a little magnet near the end of the beam that dampens its movement, very clever. Its only real drawback is slowness compared to the electronic model. I have a mind to send it back for refurbishment and then pass it on to a new reloader via EE. RCBS is famous for keeping their old equipment alive indefinitely. - CW |
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