scales

[woodbutcher]

I need to purchase a scale for another location. I currently have several scales, but my favorite is an A&D FX120i. I was reading on some retailers site that Satorius has come out with a Entris series that has better resolution than the A&D. Is it really worth paying the extra money to achieve that level of accuracy. My A&D will measure one kernel of Varget. As a side note I am shooting a Dasher at 600 yards.

 

[JRS]

My tuned 10-10 & M5 will do the same ;D

 

[spclark]

Is it really worth paying the extra money to achieve that level of accuracy. My A&D will measure one kernel of Varget.

Do you regularly shoot cleans @ 600? Whether it's worth it or not depends on how you value your confidence in your ammunition and its performance.

http://www.sartorius.ie/en/products/laboratory/laboratory-balances/balances-overview/entris/

I shoot Palma & NRA Long Range, weigh charges on a Denver Instruments MMX-123. I've cleaned 800 yard strings, come close at 900 but not close enough at 1,000. This kind of expense:

http://pipette.com/Balances?sbr=5141&sbn=Sartorius%20Entris%20Balance&gclid=CJechY7n58ICFS6ZMgodRnYAog/

- wouldn't change my ability to see the aiming black thru the sights much less break a cleaner shot time after time so for me it'd be a luxury rather than a 'must have.' 0.001 gram = 0.015 grains, about the same level of accuracy as the scale I have now.

 

[Joe R]

Many of the best shooters at my range use your scale and are quite successful. So I'm not sure it will help you, but if $1K is no sacrifice then go for it. It can only help and not hurt.

I'm kind of a new shooter (near the bottom) so I need all the help I can get. About four weeks ago I decided to upgrade from my ChargeMaster to a Sartorius Entris 64 and it's been an interesting experience.

I still use my CM to pour and then fine tune with the Sartorius. The biggest thing that it has helped me with is the fact that now I know exactly how much powder I'm pouring to .002 grains. Knowing that has helped me realize that other variables, that I had been ignoring and really did not want to do, really do matter. That has helped me improve my hand loading skills.

My shooting has improved a little and as I minimize more and more of the variables I am realizing that I need more and more trigger time. But I still feel that I have to be a very good hand loader first so that I can be a decent shooter. I don't think it works well the other way.

Kindest regards,

Joe

 

[woodbutcher]

I have tuned beam scales, a lab. grade beam scale, and a gen. I prometheus scale, but I have trouble with parallax and my eyes are weaker. I have a Denver strain gauge scale and it drifts more than I would like. The A&D does not drift and seems to do very well; I just do not know if an extra decimal place is worth 500 dollars.
I shoot at my own 600 yard range and have intentions of shooting competitively more often.