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I have been using a set of Lyman digital scales for 2 years now and I have occasionally check weighed a load of 40 grains of N140 on to my Lee beam scales, and I have always been happy with the result.

However today I loaded 10 cases using the beam scales to weigh out 40 grains of N140 and then checked all 10 measures on the Lyman scales. I expected that the powder weights would be plus and minus a few 10ths either way.

8 of the measures were exactly 40 grains, one was 39.9 and the other 40.1. I just did not believe that I could weigh a measure of powder using beam scales so accurately.

I am now a beam scale convert, although the digital scales are quicker to use!

regards

Geoff

I am a fan of the RCBS Chargemaster, as it's very quick & the huge advantage it gives is that it dispenses the next measure while I'm away seating a bullet or slug (yip - even use if for my 12-ga slug loads)

I love my Lee scales, for the money they are unbeatable. Now thst I have my perfect powder measure they msinly get used for checking the batch loading.

Unless you start spending a fair amount of money a beam scale is usually the more repeatable. It is worth remembering that you are comparing as much as measuring with many scales and I have always maintained the view that the beam could be graduated in turnips as long as I know my accurate load is 3.1 turnips and my scale always returns 3/1 turnips +/- 0.001 turnips or so. This is why it is worth keeping a reference charge so you can always check weigh it if you change scales.