Hey my friends help me save some time on a GD 503

[bozo699]

Wayne
I had some trouble with the acculab 123 when I first got it. Varying all over the place. I started by zeroing the scale with no pan on it. Then weigh the pan. Write that number down. Then add your desired charge weight to the weight of the pan. That sum is your desired total weight you want to see on the scale. Now I set my Harrell up to throw just under that desired weight and trickle up. I never leave the pan on the scale between charges. Only to trickle. Seems to have alleviated my problems. Ymmv. Also smart phones don't play well with these scales in my experience. If my android is within 7-8 feet I get erroneous readings. Hope that might be a solution to your quandary. Good luck.
Brian

Brian,
I am still getting the gd 503, but I will try that, you may have something with the cell, I have a android and I probably had it in my pocket, I have no signal at home but use the calculator and ballistic program, so the rf coming off them from searching and what not easily could mess with them, you would think with the background I have I would have thought of that on my own. Thank you for your valuable input sir
Wayne.

 

[FroggyOne2]

Wayne,

When I had a "123" scale, if I got into the same room the scale was in with the cell phone, it would start jumping all over the place! Then I bought the TP153 scale, which is still a strain gage scale, but the parts are metal instead of plastic. It still driftd at time, from current spikes from the grid, esp late late at nignt. But the drifts on this scale is not bad and I can correct it rather easy. The drifts are only .02 of a grain when it drifts. But I do list for a better scale of course.

Randy

 

[Leaddog]

I always fill my pan from a zero state on the 503. I drop my powder into a long handled Starbucks coffee scoop, pour into pan on scale, trickle up with the Omega, take pan off and fill case. After that, place empty pan on scale and allow to rezero. Repeat.

I've also found that if I allow my 503 to warm up for 4 or more hours, it is faster and more solid reading charges and returning to zero. Great scale!

 

[bozo699]

I always fill my pan from a zero state on the 503. I drop my powder into a long handled Starbucks coffee scoop, pour into pan on scale, trickle up with the Omega, take pan off and fill case. After that, place empty pan on scale and allow to rezero. Repeat.

I've also found that if I allow my 503 to warm up for 4 or more hours, it is faster and more solid reading charges and returning to zero. Great scale!

Charlie,
Thank you for the tips, I myself would NEVER use anything from anti- military starbucks but I will try to find something similar, I leave all my electronic scales on 24/7/365, I am wayyyy looking forward to my new 503 getting here!


Randy,
I am going to try and do some loading today and will experopment some more with the 123 and cell phone, I have made some improvements with it by using filters and feride coils, also I am going to try Brian's suggestions this morning, I will try a few things then probably get mad bring my laptop and web cam down to the loading room and get the trusty 5/10 out,...thanks for all your help, I generally never sell anything but soon there will be a 123 gone off my bench if I have to pay someone to take it LOL
Wayne.

 

[Erik Cortina]

Wayne, trying to make the 123 work is like trying to re-marry an ex-wife. They are the "ex" for a reason!

 

[bozo699]

Erik,
I know your 100% correct on that! it did work better today but I still can't wait for the 503 to get here, I also will be getting a new Chronograph and a bore scope within the next few days, I am getting excited.
Wayne.

 

[bozo699]

Wayne
I had some trouble with the acculab 123 when I first got it. Varying all over the place. I started by zeroing the scale with no pan on it. Then weigh the pan. Write that number down. Then add your desired charge weight to the weight of the pan. That sum is your desired total weight you want to see on the scale. Now I set my Harrell up to throw just under that desired weight and trickle up. I never leave the pan on the scale between charges. Only to trickle. Seems to have alleviated my problems. Ymmv. Also smart phones don't play well with these scales in my experience. If my android is within 7-8 feet I get erroneous readings. Hope that might be a solution to your quandary. Good luck.
Brian

Brian,
I tried this today, I was loading for a 22-hornet with H-110 with a cheap lee powder thrower and it would through within .02 or so which is way plenty good enough for a hornet as I think my 12 gauge holds a tighter pattern LOL anyway I ended up with 155.82 which was 12.0 grains of H-110 and it was consistent 155.80-155.84 and usually right on 155.82, much easier to zero the scale or rather much faster and if it need re done just move the pan and hit zero instead of having to empty the pan and zero then put powder back in yeppers much better your way,...thanks for the very helpful tips still getting the 503 but much better.
Wayne.

 

[johara1]

Wayne, That 503 will help you reduce group size,next we will work on the weak link...... you LOL....... jim

 

[bozo699]

Wayne, That 503 will help you reduce group size,next we will work on the weak link...... you LOL....... jim

Jim,
You got that last part spot on for sure. I can't wait for the 503 to get here, should be here thur. or fri.
Wayne.

 

[bozo699]

Re: Hey my friends help me save some time on a GD 503 "IT'S HERE"!!!!

"IT'S HERE"!!!!
The GD 503 is here, just turned it on at 8:23 warming up as I speak, cany wait to get her working
thanks everybody, I'll let you know what I think soon ;D
Wayne.

 

[FroggyOne2]

Man Wayne, don't act like a kid in a candy store, geezzz! (Big grin!)

 

[bozo699]

Man Wayne, don't act like a kid in a candy store, geezzz! (Big grin!)

I Know!!! whats more I had to get paid $30.00 per hour playing with my own scale while at work, now how much better does it get then that The instructions said to warm it up for three hours but it was stable in about twenty minutes but I followed instructions and after three hours I converted it to grains from grams, then weighed some known weights multiple times, always right on, and not in a stabloe inviroment either. I pulled 140 7mm wsm 150 grain fusions apart, weighed the powder, looked like RL-22 65.842-67.840 no wonder they don't shoot well and the neck tension was all over the place, anyway I can't wait to get it home and load some plinking rounds out of the parts I got out of the wsm rounds for the wifes 7mm-08, then on monday I will load some ammo for my 6brdx and my 6brx and see how the do
Wayne. ;D ;D

 

[FroggyOne2]

I for one will be looking forward to see what you write about it!

 

[bozo699]

Wayne,

Your brdx should shoot if you keep em between 31.633 and 31.6335.... sorta narrow but we'll see if that new scale is up to it!

Tom

That's funny Tom, I think it will do that
Wayne.

 

[bozo699]

Get that little girl dialed in, I'm outnumbered by them dashers.

I made every shoot last year, and I intended to this year, but I missed the last one and don't see how I will be able to make this one, it just makes me sick!! I will get your package in the mail in the morning, I doubt I will need it, and if I do I will long seat them and borrow it back at the range and do a final seat, you have your own top or do you need mine? Best of luck if I don't make it and best of luck even if I do
Wayne.