What Scale are Ya'll Using?

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Reloading newbie here. Looked on the net and I found mixed reviews on just about every scale.
I'll mostly be reloading 9mm & 40s&w but will be loading 223rem & 30-06 as well.
So far, I liked the Dillon D-Terminator digital scale and the Dillon Eliminator scale. It seems everyone is using 2 scales.
I have a Redding T-7 press and a Redding 03700 powder measure.

I appreciate any feedback and/or help.

Thanks,Travis
 

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I only use a beam scale. My 5-0-5 has never let me down.
Having worked in a lab I just don't trust the small dollar ones on the reloading market. A lot of people use them, I guess I need to pick one up just to play with.
 

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All my pistol and rifle gets measured on the rcbs 505
I also use the lee scoop the smallest loads of pistol..very accurate for a scoop.
I have 2 of the RCBS powder throwers..USELESS in my book with all powders i have tried
Just too much slop.
 

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I use and rcbs 505 beam scale to check every load that my newly acquired hornady automatic powder dispenser throws. So far if I set the appropriate speed for the powder I'm using it is accurate +/- .01-.02 grains. Lots more accurate than my old rcbs charge master that went on the fritz. I don't high volume pistol load so I didn't have much faith in the rcbs powder measure with anything other than ball powder.
 

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7stw are you saying that Hornady automatic powder dispencer is accurate to .01-.02grains
In other words one or two onehundredth's of a grain or one to two tenth's of a grain???
 

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One or two tenths. And that's pretty close but in one of my stw's and my .280 as well in my ruger no 1 in .220 swift two tenths over my most accurate loads causes to much pressure so I always trust but verify.
 

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