Blarrghh.

[Jim147]

Get a cat.  It will find it.

jim

[Mabs2]

I have a cat, all it does is poop on everything. :(
And no, it's an old Pact my uncle gave me because he got one of those super new RCBS Chargemasters.
The thing barely works, I have to calibrate it for every charge and I'm still not convinced it's accurate.

[PTK]

If you can afford to, save up for an RCBS RangeMaster 750. 750gr capacity, .1gr resolution, and a really great scale with an AC adapter.

[Mabs2]

If you can afford to, save up for an RCBS RangeMaster 750. 750gr capacity, .1gr resolution, and a really great scale with an AC adapter.

Looks nice.  RCBS seems to make good scales.
I know that the ChargeMaster is pretty amazing.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=772151

[French G.]

Sure way not to lose a recoil spring plug. Point it at your face while stripping. Don't worry, you'll be able to find it with your good eye after it bounces off of you.

[PTK]

As nice as that seems, at more than three times the cost of an RM750, it's just too much for me. I load a lot of rounds for accuracy, weighing every load, but... automation isn't worth THAT much to me.

[kgbsquirrel]

Looks nice.  RCBS seems to make good scales.
I know that the ChargeMaster is pretty amazing.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=772151

That's the one I have and that PTK there has been looking forward to having access to. It has probably decreased my load times by a factor of 5 at least. Really great for throwing out those 248 grain charges quickly. :)

[Mabs2]

Sure way not to lose a recoil spring plug. Point it at your face while stripping. Don't worry, you'll be able to find it with your good eye after it bounces off of you.

I probably did have it pointed at my face, then said "That's probably bad!" and when I turned it away is when it slipped.
Stupid me. :(

As nice as that seems, at more than three times the cost of an RM750, it's just too much for me. I load a lot of rounds for accuracy, weighing every load, but... automation isn't worth THAT much to me.

Yea, I got nothing better to do when reloading, but it would be nice.  I think there's a lot of cool factor...factoring in, too.

That's the one I have and that PTK there has been looking forward to having access to. It has probably decreased my load times by a factor of 5 at least. Really great for throwing out those 248 grain charges quickly. :)

I think the reason he got it was for his .50 BMG.  Instead of throwing six loads up powder and then trickling up he just pushes one button.  Takes a while, but eventually, 'beeeep.'

[Tuco]

Let us know when you find it so we can all stop worrying!
 

[Mabs2]

Will do, bro.
Will do.

[kgbsquirrel]

I think the reason he got it was for his .50 BMG.  Instead of throwing six loads up powder and then trickling up he just pushes one button.  Takes a while, but eventually, 'beeeep.'

That's one of the cartridges I use it for. When loading pistol cartridges it dispenses fast enough that I can fill a case, set it down and by the time I've grabbed a new case it's got the next measure ready. With the BMG loads though I can take the newly filled case, put it in the press, seat the bullet, put the finished cartridge in a box and fetch the next primed empty casing in the time it takes to finish a single measure. That's actually kinda useful in keeping me from double charging since I'm immediately seating a bullet after dumping in the powder. 

[Mabs2]

Yea, takes a lot of stuff out that you'd normally mess up.
His overcharges by a grain or less sometimes, but very infrequently.  It really is a sweet piece of hardware.
I tried to get him to let me borrow it since mine is out of commission.  No dice.

[AmbulanceDriver]

I lurves me my chargemaster.  It's great for doing rifle ammo on a single stage or for working up loads.  I love the autorun feature.  Loads up the pan. take pan, dump powder into case, replace pan, and it automatically dispenses the next charge.