Re: RCBS Chargemaster from Natchez
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tomekeuro85</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nessal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I got mine from Natchez. You do have to get $300 worth of RCBS products to get it. I added a media seperater and also a primer tray and it just ticked over $300. So in essence, I got the serperater and primer tray for free and $25 off the CM1500.
But to be honest with you guys, I find myself using the CM less and less. I kind of wish that I spent the money on a good balance beam instead. Don't get me wrong. It works GREAT. But I figured for absolute consistency, a balance beam would be better. I really take my time when I'm doing my precision loads anyways so I would rather have more accurate powder charge than save 20 seconds of measuring powder. And anything that I'm loading for plinking goes in the progressive anyways...so the CM is kind of sitting in between and not filling other role. Just my 0.02. </div></div>
While I personally prefer the chargemaster for precision loads, if someone is planning on using it for plinking or pistol loads its a waste of money... the precision of a rcbs thrower will be more than sufficient for those applications. Waiting for the CM to trickle and trickle and weigh etc will take 10x longer than flipping the handle on the thrower for say a cheap .223 ar plinking round. </div></div>
Yeah, my RCBS standard measure is generally accurate to within about +/-.15 of a grain (on a weird throw it might hit .2gn but that is not common). So on a small caliber like .223 that is only a 1.15% difference in a 27 grain charge. On bigger capacity cases like 7-08 or 308 that 3 grain spread is only 0.8% difference in say, a 37 grain charge. That is plenty accurate for most any type of shooting (like you said).
I shoot mainly competition and prairie dogs. Both of which require high precision. For everyday shooting ammo I will continue to batch process using my standard RCBS measure.
I have a buddy that just shook his head in disapproval when I told him I am buying a ChargeMaster. I reminded him that he and I both have quite a few guns that we paid way more than that for and they just sit in the safe and never see the light of day. I figure I'll use the crap out of this so for me personally I can justify the price.
