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Looking for a New Electronic Scale - LR1955 - 03-03-2020
A5BLASTER Wrote:Well sense we are all strangers on the great interweb I guess we are all FOS aren't we lol.
A5B:
You done?
LR55
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - lazyengineer - 03-03-2020
Harpoon1 Wrote:This made me smile just a little!
Look at it this way. In the end, were both spending the exact same amount. Ive just decided that Im not going to wait until the Chargemaster gives up the ghost. The upside is, I still get the benefit of using both, right now! And.......... Im not out the value of the Chargemaster just because Ive purchased another scale.
While you and A5 Blaster have apparently decided, youd rather postpone the benefit of using an upgrade, and for god knows how long.
To each, his own!
To each their own. I personally prefer to wait until the current model fails before replacing; since consumer grade electronics tend to get cheaper and better the longer you wait.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - roor - 03-03-2020
Maybe I stuck in thinking older is better but seems faster to use a mechanical, especially after reading all this :p. I throw charges slightly under and trickle the rest. I have an old iPad I use as a large magnifying glass to make things easy. Sure Id like a perfect digital but I dont have the budget or still probably wouldnt trust it as much as a mechanical
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - FLshooter - 03-03-2020
roor Wrote:Maybe I stuck in thinking older is better but seems faster to use a mechanical, especially after reading all this :p. I throw charges slightly under and trickle the rest. I have an old iPad I use as a large magnifying glass to make things easy. Sure Id like a perfect digital but I dont have the budget or still probably wouldnt trust it as much as a mechanicalI have a good gun club acquaintance who uses an RCBS M500 mechanical scale. He does something similar to what you do. Instead of an iPad he uses a mini camera and a computer monitor. Hes been doing it for quite a while. Ive watched him hes very quick at it and his loads are accurate. He does pretty well at matches.
Everyone has their own preferences on their methods and equipment. And as long as it works for you,thats all that matters. Im going to stick up my charge master until it burns out because thats what works well for me right now.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - Harpoon1 - 03-03-2020
lazyengineer Wrote:To each their own. I personally prefer to wait until the current model fails before replacing; since consumer grade electronics tend to get cheaper and better the longer you wait.
And the money someone hopes to save by waiting, because theres no guarantee that its going to be cheaper in the future, is the premium Im willing to pay for getting to use and enjoy the unit right now. There is also an imputed value in not postponing that gratification while using the unit during the period where others sit it out on the sidelines.
I can see both side, and for me, its a no brainer. YMMV.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - grayfox - 03-03-2020
You must be right.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - Harpoon1 - 03-03-2020
grayfox Wrote:You must be right.
Serious question, do you the Satterlee method of load development? Not exclusively but, at all, ever?
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - grayfox - 03-03-2020
Best wishes on your new equipment.
My method is my adaptation of Chris Long's work on OBT.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - FLshooter - 03-03-2020
grayfox Wrote:Best wishes on your new equipment.Sorry to change the subject.
My method is my adaptation of Chris Long's work on OBT.
Hey bud, Id like to thank you for telling me about glades armory.The RAP Tactical bolt handle is a nice upgrade.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - grayfox - 03-03-2020
Glad to help!!
Glades Armory..... get a handle on your bolt (maybe they could pay me for inventing a slogan!!)
Now back to our regularly scheduled program... lol!!)
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - Harpoon1 - 03-03-2020
grayfox Wrote:Best wishes on your new equipment.
My method is my adaptation of Chris Long's work on OBT.
Well, respectfully, Im going to take that as a no.
Which is kind of what I suspected.
Good luck to you.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - Kswhitetails - 03-03-2020
Guys, this isn't just another page to compare length on. We take this stuff seriously. Not to the point of ridiculous, but seriously in a gentlemanly way. The instigator of the snipes has been reprimanded, lets let it end there. There isn't only one way to skin a cat, and we aren't on a board where argument for fun at the expense of someone's dignity is commonplace. Let's keep it that way.
There are plenty of places to go bicker like educated children over opinion. If that's what you need, go there.
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - centerfire - 03-04-2020
Harpoon1 Wrote:Serious question, do you the Satterlee method of load development? Not exclusively but, at all, ever?
I've found the Satterlee Method of limited utility. On new load combinations I usually do a pressure ladder (Satterlee Method) and then five shot ladders to find nodes. Run the Satterlee ladder three times and look at the results, they will often be completely different from a node perspective. On the other hand, the Satterlee Method (pressure ladder) does generally show you where your rifle's pressure ceiling is (not the 6.5 Grendel). Once I have a pressure ceiling I like to shoot groups on poster board in a single row so I can see the rise and fall of the groups in a linear representation (sine wave).
Looking for a New Electronic Scale - Harpoon1 - 03-04-2020
centerfire Wrote:I've found the Satterlee Method of limited utility. On new load combinations I usually do a pressure ladder (Satterlee Method) and then five shot ladders to find nodes. Run the Satterlee ladder three times and look at the results, they will often be completely different from a node perspective. On the other hand, the Satterlee Method (pressure ladder) does generally show you where your rifle's pressure ceiling is (not the 6.5 Grendel). Once I have a pressure ceiling I like to shoot groups on poster board in a single row so I can see the rise and fall of the groups in a linear representation (sine wave).
Gotchya.
Are you developing loads for F-class, PRS, ELR, etc, ?