Hornady electric powder scale

[cornhusker]

Tell me about the Hornady scale..It is worth buying compared to the other models available/ dispenser type

 

[ajridgedell]

the powder dispenser, or just scale?

 

[cnwrobb]

I have the Hornady powder dispenser. It serves my needs and with the addition of the brass reducing insert, I haven't had a single overthrow with it in nearly 1000 throws. In fact, the last 600 charges I increased the throw speed about 2.5x what I normally throw. Is it a Sattorius, no but it doesn't cost as much either. Will it weigh a single grain, no but it usually throws dead on the charge setting I input. I double check each charge on another scale to verify. I usually let it warm up about 30 minutes before throwing charges. YMMV

 

[Steel head]

I have one.
Always within a tenth when checked.
As above let it warm up adequately.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

It's all I use these days, .223, .260, .308, .30-'06... I may even try it for the 9mm..

Greg

 

[vaprecision]

I have the Hornady powder dispenser. It serves my needs and with the addition of the brass reducing insert, I haven't had a single overthrow with it in nearly 1000 throws. In fact, the last 600 charges I increased the throw speed about 2.5x what I normally throw. Is it a Sattorius, no but it doesn't cost as much either. Will it weigh a single grain, no but it usually throws dead on the charge setting I input. I double check each charge on another scale to verify. I usually let it warm up about 30 minutes before throwing charges. YMMV

I have one and am using the straw deal. Can you give me some more info on what brass reducer you used. Mine seems to be pretty finicky. Some days it will throw 20 in a row without an over but other times 2 out of 5 are over.

 

[cnwrobb]

Vaprecision

google brass reducing insert for electronic powder dispenser and it should find the article about Accuracy Tech who makes the insert. It is $13 or so. He makes a couple of different sizes. You got to measure inside diameter and send him info. Mine was just a tad loose so 1-2 wraps of teflon plumbers tape and it is solid as a rock. I have only used Benchmark and Varget so far and like I said, 0 overthrows in close to 1000 throws. And it looks a hellava lot better than that straw sticking out.

 

[craigos]

I had the Hornady powder dispencer (was my first) , then i moved to a RCBS chargmaster, now i have a simple Neil Jones powder dropper with a dandy trickling into a sartorius. I can tell you the Hornday was within ,1 grain (usually thats between 5 granules of powder (.24gr per for h4350) or 10 (.12 gr per for H4895) , the RCBS (once warmed up for 30 mins) was within .03-.04 ... now all my loads are within .001 gr ....

 

[cornhusker]

ordered the lyman..most I have spend on any reloading item in years..