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dangun Member I love the smell of burnt gun powder. Posts: 517 Location: SW Florida	Electronic vs. Beam Jun 23, 2014 21:26:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dangun on Jun 23, 2014 21:26:42 GMT -5
	Reloading is just half the fun. Shooting what you have reloaded is a blast!

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Electronic vs. Beam Jul 14, 2014 19:14:38 GMT -5

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Post by bob on Jul 14, 2014 19:14:38 GMT -5

A very good and usefull video Dan! I also have the M5 as well as an RCBS 10-10. They are almost identical save for the rotary vernier poise which actually allows for estimation to half of a tenth or smaller. My problem with the electronic scales is +/- 0.1 which in reality is 0.2 grains. The only place where this small difference becomes an issue is with the Hornet or Bee where charges are around 10 grs. but this is just me. I just saw this , sooner or later I'll catch up!

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Electronic vs. Beam Jul 15, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -5

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Post by dangun on Jul 15, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -5

Bob,
Thanks for your comments. Most often the +/- 0.1 for electronic scales isn't much of a problem for me in everyday shooting as it is used to set up the powder throw. That we all know isn't for those that require perfect powder measurements. For the competition loads I now use the RCBS Charge Master 1500. I set it to throw loads about .5 gr low then place the tray on the M5 and trickle up to the weight I need. It's a slow process but I'm never in a hurry when loading competition loads.

Reloading is just half the fun. Shooting what you have reloaded is a blast!

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Electronic vs. Beam Jul 15, 2014 9:02:02 GMT -5

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Jul 15, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -5 dangun said:

Hello Dan;
After setting up your throw, do you do the 1-in-10 double check like it recommends in the manual?

Personally, I have found that the electronic scale drifts more than the powder throw. However, I still do the 1-in-10 check like it says to do in the manual.

Ken

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Electronic vs. Beam Jul 15, 2014 16:20:41 GMT -5

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Ken,
Yes I do check somewhere around the 1 in 10. The one thing I have found with this case activated throw is that it is very consistent. Granted there is still a +/- tolerance but it is so small (depending on the type of powder) that for the type of shooting done with these loads, the difference in accuracy is negligible.

Reloading is just half the fun. Shooting what you have reloaded is a blast!

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Electronic vs. Beam Jul 16, 2014 0:31:23 GMT -5

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Jul 15, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -5 dangun said:

I have found the throws also to be quite accurate and I also trickle up for load work up and hunting (my form of competition shooting) also my hunting loads tend toward the upper end and I don't leave anything to chance when I'm there. Some powders allow for a 1 in 10 process however I tend to do 1 in 5 especially for the handgun and .22s as those powders meter exceedingly well.

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