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Which Scale Check Weights?

AROKHUNTER

i need to buy a GOOD set of scale check weights. Please throw some options at me as to which weights are accurate and reliable.

Also, let me know which weights you would not recommend due to inconsistency of weight.
 
I bought a cheap set off ebay. They are as precise as the weights that came with my ChargeMaster.

I'm not too concerned about an inert chunk of metal somehow becoming unreliable. Am I missing something?
 
I have a TROEMNER 100 Gram CLASS 1 CALIBRATION WEIGHT. Class 1 would be the the most precise. (I think). this is for use on my fx120i. using this i found that from the retail place i purchased it from, their calibration was off 0.644 grains.

You can sometimes find good, used deals on Ebay for Class 1 calibration weight. I picked the 100 gram because it's set by default. you can change to the 50gram weight.
 
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I was going to buy a calibrated weight when I purchased the AnD Auto Trickler from Adam, he said my Chargemaster weights would be fine and they were till I sold the unit then I purchased a cheap 100gm weight from Cambridge Environmentals which is fine also..
 
AROKHUNTER said:
i need to buy a GOOD set of scale check weights. Please throw some options at me as to which weights are accurate and reliable.

Also, let me know which weights you would not recommend due to inconsistency of weight.
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I have a set of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Troemner-A...d:g:vvwAAOSwpHpbCZi4:rk:2:pf:1&frcectupt=true

They are actually 2 complete sets, one is metric and the other is in the traditional apothecary weight system which is based on grains. These types of sets are very accurate as they were made to calibrate actual pharmaceutical scales. These weights were in common use up through the late 1990's when digital scales became the norm. The set above probably cost over $400 when brand new.
 
AROKHUNTER said:
i need to buy a GOOD set of scale check weights. Please throw some options at me as to which weights are accurate and reliable.

Also, let me know which weights you would not recommend due to inconsistency of weight.
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I use a 100 gram weight on my fx120i and it makes a ton of difference in consistency. It was a class 2 or B and ran around 100$. The scale company said to only handle it with a glove on. I keep it next to the scale and whenever I want to Ck calibration; I just put it on the scale and always in GRAMS. IF It does not read 100, it is off. Has not happened yet...
 
Baer45 said:
I use a 100 gram weight on my fx120i and it makes a ton of difference in consistency. It was a class 2 or B and ran around 100$. The scale company said to only handle it with a glove on. I keep it next to the scale and whenever I want to Ck calibration; I just put it on the scale and always in GRAMS. IF It does not read 100, it is off. Has not happened yet...
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100grams is 1543.246 grain. Kinda far away for checking powder charge linearity
 
varget204 said:
This has got to be one of DUMBEST POSTS i have seen,bullets vary in weight,JOIN the NIT CLUB
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On the other hand, he could be meaning that once you've arrived at a weight that shoots, you adjust a spare bullet that you have lying around until it tips the scale the same as the load you've worked up. Then in future, you check your scale with that marked bullet, knowing that the load in the case will be the same.
 
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Dusty Stevens said:
Exact weight matters none. The best check weight is a bullet that you scratch the weight into and keep with the scale. No need to waste money on check weights
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exactly, we are not selling gold or compounding pharmaceuticals so whether a checkweight is 45.2 gns or 45.3 or 45.1 is not relevant to what we are going for. What is important is that same check weight still registers 45.25 grains today, tomorrow and a year from now. I find either a .22 LR or some other 40gn bullet works well for me becasue that is close to all my favorite loads

I also calibrate my scale with 30 grams rather than 100. In the Navy we were taught that a torque wrench is most accurate in the middle of it's range and figure the same logic applies to load cells, maybe not but scale seem sensitive enough to me
 
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