Need an electronic scale

[Swanny10]

So I should have made the two hour drive to cabelas on Black Friday and bought the RCBS charge master combo that they had at a great price but I didn't. I know I can buy the scale separately but it's much more expensive that way. 

Therefore, if I were to buy an electronic stand alone scale what would you all recommend? Keeping in mind I'd like the most quality for my dollar. 

[robertg5322]

Dillon. 

[echotango]

gempro

[DKnoch]

What do you need the scale for? Chargemaster is different than a dillon obviously, so determining use is important

Daniel K

[Reshoot]

2 hours ago, echotango said:

gempro

+1

[Bamboo]

Agree with what Daniel is asking.  What are you going to use it for?

Trickling rifle charges or just general pistol reloading? 

I have a high quality digital scale for precision rifle, but for 95% of my reloading which is pistol/.223 I use a Jennings scale that cost less than 50 bucks.  I have precision check weights and it always checks good.  Plus, by throwing five or ten charges and averaging you are effectively increasing your scale resolution.  

 

[mksm2016]

Harbor Freight sells some decent digital scales too but like what Bamboo said, it all depends what you're going to use it for.

[Swanny10]

Sorry I should have specified its purpose. Only going to use it for setting and checking the charge for 9mm on a square deal. 

[Swanny10]

I was using an RCBS which I borrowed but I no longer have access to it. After using a digital scale I really don't want to go back to a balance. 

[Dirty Rod]

Dillon, RCBS, and Hornady e-scales all worked well for me with RCBS being the preference. Make sure you get a good set of check weights with it.

[Dirtchevy841]

Gempro 

[wingnut]

I think you should always have a balance also.

[vtecpaoche]

For charge checking, most battery powered digital scales are sufficient.  I had a Hornady that I used for a while but it started walking all over the place.  I then replaced it with a Gemini 20 that I picked up on Amazon that is pretty solid.  It seems the Frankford Arsenal digital scale is another popular option on the forum.

I recently started loading rifle rounds and found that the battery powered digital scales would turn off as I'm trying to fine tune the powder measurement or constantly replacing batteries.  I wanted a plug in unit to solve the issues and went with the GemPro 250 after reading numerous reviews here.  It was either the Dillon or the GemPro.

[Swanny10]

Just to follow up...

I went with the gempro 250 and I'm quite happy with it thus far. And on a side note, I'm also surprised with the consistency of the charges the sdb is throwing.