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ColinR wrote:How can it be more accurate when the Chargemaster will throw consistent charges time after time?

Have you measured the results using a high quality, calibrated, lab or analytical balance, or are you just saying that it's consistent by its own measurement? (which is done using a fairly cheap strain gauge scale that is working near the limit of the weighing accuracy of that technology).

I often read people saying it's "spot on", but who have no way to more accurately determine what the resulting charge weight is. All that really means is: "it's not malfunctioning"!.

Having said that, when I used one and evaluated it with lab balances the performance was reasonable against the manufacturer's claims (when good measurement techniques and environment controls were in place), albeit rather slow.

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Nothing so sophisticated, the Chargemaster by its own admission sometimes over or underthrows and these get dumped back into the hopper, the Target Master never does this.

rox wrote:

ColinR wrote:How can it be more accurate when the Chargemaster will throw consistent charges time after time?

Have you measured the results using a high quality, calibrated, lab or analytical balance, or are you just saying that it's consistent by its own measurement? (which is done using a fairly cheap strain gauge scale that is working near the limit of the weighing accuracy of that technology).

I often read people saying it's "spot on", but who have no way to more accurately determine what the resulting charge weight is. All that really means is: "it's not malfunctioning"!.

Having said that, when I used one and evaluated it with lab balances the performance was reasonable against the manufacturer's claims (when good measurement techniques and environment controls were in place), albeit rather slow.

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I tend to trust my RCBS Chargemaster for everything except 1000 yard benchrest - where I double check every load on my Denver Instruments MXX123 scales - which weigh to one-fiftieth of a grain. Out of 30 rounds thrown with the Chargemaster, I'll typically adjust two or three by the odd granule of powder.

Had the Chargemaster a couple of years now. Always been very impressed with it.

What's not to like? If it drank beer and told jokes I would need no other friends.

No one is saying the Charge Master isn't a good piece of kit, just saying that there is a better mousetrap out there. The both drop powder accurately enough for shooting purposes and both do the job admirably, just the Target Master does it for less money and is British made, which means something to me at least.

No one is saying the Charge Master isn't a good piece of kit, just saying that there is a better mousetrap out there. The both drop powder accurately enough for shooting purposes and both do the job admirably, just the Target Master does it for less money and is British made, which means something to me at least.

It means something to me to its one of the reasons I bought one the others are it does the job as well if not better than the charge master. Its cheaper delivery is quick and the guy who makes them is just a phone call away if you need any help. His back up service is second to none. What's not to like.

Personally I'm looking for something that is more accurate than 1/10th grain, if you load your rounds with a powder trickler you can get it to 1/50th grain with certain propellants.

Personally I'm looking for something that is more accurate than 1/10th grain, if you load your rounds with a powder trickler you can get it to 1/50th grain with certain propellants.

And does the 1/50th of a grain make a difference down range.