R. G. Amos
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Anybody use an OHAUS scale calibrated in grams (not grains) for reloading? I have seen one similar to the old RCBS dial scale for about 200$. This is a triple beam scale.
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Ole Joe Clark
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Since reloaders use grains of powder, I wouldn't buy them. Just another chance for error. Ohaus made the RCBS, Lyman and their own brand of beam scales. I just purchased a used RCBS 1010 beam scale that is a great tool. They are all over ebay.
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I concur about getting a scale that weighs in grains. It's just a bit more accurate for our usage as compared to grams. You have 7000 grains to a pound but only a little under 454 grams to the same pound. 
And since we weigh in grains, it's only logical to measure in grains instead of using a conversion factor that can impart mistakes in the conversion.
And since we weigh in grains, it's only logical to measure in grains instead of using a conversion factor that can impart mistakes in the conversion.The last triple beam scale I saw was in a college chemistry lab. Without seeing pictures, I'd expect that to be a scientific scale without damping. It''s been a long time since I've read scales on the fly.
You can get a really nice Lyman/Ohaus magnetic damped reloading scale for a lot less than $200.
You can get a really nice Lyman/Ohaus magnetic damped reloading scale for a lot less than $200.
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Having to use an old triple beam for loading is cruel and unusual punishment.
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Having to use an old triple beam for loading is cruel and unusual punishment.
That depends on if you are measuring some unidentified, possibly white, powder typically measured in grams or if you want to accurately weigh the kind used by ammunition reloaders. Stick with grains.
When it was all I had......
When it was all I had available, I used lab scales that weighed in grams. I wouldn't do it now that I have scales in grains. The conversion, albeit simple, gives an avenue for error that isn't there with a powder scale.
When it was all I had available, I used lab scales that weighed in grams. I wouldn't do it now that I have scales in grains. The conversion, albeit simple, gives an avenue for error that isn't there with a powder scale.
