RCBS Chargemaster Lite

[stugun]

Hi,
does anyone have any experience with the RCBS Chargemaster lite powder dispenser? as in are they anygood, consistent weights etc?

kind regards Stuart

 

[jimmy milnes]

I got one last year from Pierred, now I've only probably loaded less than 100 rounds so some will no doubt have more experience on them, but I soon got fed up of thinking I needed to cross-reference on my beam scale

 

[Monty1840]

Hi I got one around a year ago works just fine , so much easier than beam scales
Monty

 

[stugun]

Thanks.
next question, anyone know a place to purchase?
So many variations on price!!!
Stuart

 

[Leec6.5]

Bought a referbed one off eBay last month works a treat

 

[CCC812]

ill second that from Norfolk, i bought one on ebay for a bargain, great bit of kit and works a treat.

 

[malmick]

I got one a couple of years ago and loaded several hundred rounds across four calibres. This includes load development for three of them and I found it made life easy going up through charge weights. As above I did a lot of cross referencing with both mechanical and electronic scales to begin with and now only do it occasionally. I like them.

 

[bryn]

I have one and have used several powders including RS 62 which is supposed to be difficult to tickle. No issues and like Jimmy Milnes I got fed up of checking the loads using beam scales. No need
bryn

 

[antsa]

Had one for a couple of years now. Works with the powders I use except for AR2209 (H4350). When trickling up the final kernels it can feed a bit too much. Not all the time but at least two three times in a batch of 25. Despite this I would not want to be without it.

Cheers

 

[Coddy]

There was a few people (i was one) who bought refurbished from Ebay in the last 6 weeks or so.
There is a post on the forum about it.

 

[paul o']

I am another who had one off ebay , i tested it and tested it up v's other electronic and beam scales , could't fault it even once , all three were spot on with test gold weights .

 

[MarinePMI]

Generally speaking the RCBS scales (the LIght and the Pro) tend to work well for standard loading. In that I mean that they do hold to their stated "within .2grs" accuracy.

The issue with them many times is that they tend to drift over time, during a long loading session, and often perform better when "warmed up" (turn them on 1/2 hour before use).

<shrug> Most shooters, especially hunters, will never notice the variance since most shots are with in a few hundred yards, and most can't hold well enough to shoot the difference.

Now perhaps the drifting issue may be moot in the UK due to the difference power voltages and cycles(?); I really don't know. What I do know is that strain gauge type scales like the RCBS electronic scales can be a real headache inthe US if the power is dirty, or someone is using it around fluorescent lights.

Either way, for the average shooter, it's a scale that will work fine for most work.