Posted by Anthony Hall on Apr 17, 2018; 9:48am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Reloading-gear-tp5709879p5709895.html

Hi David,

Look, it is one of those questions....how accurate is good enough.... 1 grain is WAY too course for any precision reloading in my opinion.

For me, 0.5 of a grain is good enough for factory class / long range hunting etc, this can easily be achieved with a charge master or good thrower.  The charge master with some little mods (mcdonalds straw and simple reprogram, leave it on to warm up, minimise any draft etc) is good enough for +/- 0.1 grains.

A very good set of balance beam scales will get this same level, just MUCH slower.....

The top end scales will measure accurately to the individual kernel of powder (0.015 grains with AR2208).... Law of diminishing returns.... it is a lot more money between +/- 0.1 and 0.005 absolute .... no real difference on the target at 300m and only minimal at 500.  There is plenty more to spend that sort of money on before a top end scale, but if you want to take the buy once philosophy, go for it.

Otherwise a charge master will probably do you for a long time and you can sell it if and when done with it (I still use mine to throw the basic charge before trickling up on more accurate scales and then for factory class or hunting rounds).

Cheers

Anthony

Cheers

Anthony