Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT Terminator


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 19
Like Tree6Likes

Thread: electronic scales

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    2,456

    electronic scales

    I am looking to buy one to see what I am missing out on. I think something along the lines of the Intellidipper would tick a lot of the boxes.
    Any one with experience using them would like to chime in please.

    I would prefer to buy a secondhand unit at this stage to minimise the investment cost ( yeah I am tight ... I reload dont I ). and if its not what floats my boat easier to recover the outlay.

  2. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    BOP
    Posts
    20,760
    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    I am looking to buy one to see what I am missing out on. I think something along the lines of the Intellidipper would tick a lot of the boxes.
    Any one with experience using them would like to chime in please.

    I would prefer to buy a secondhand unit at this stage to minimise the investment cost ( yeah I am tight ... I reload dont I ). and if its not what floats my boat easier to recover the outlay.
    you can borrow mine?
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

  3. #3
    Member janleroux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2019
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    439
    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    I am looking to buy one to see what I am missing out on. I think something along the lines of the Intellidipper would tick a lot of the boxes.
    Any one with experience using them would like to chime in please.

    I would prefer to buy a secondhand unit at this stage to minimise the investment cost ( yeah I am tight ... I reload dont I ). and if its not what floats my boat easier to recover the outlay.
    I have moved from using manual (Lee) and stand-alone (Hornady) scales to an Intellidropper.

    Before I struggled to get and keep my ES down, but now I am within single digits on Hornady brass. It also significantly reduced the time it takes to reload as the Intellidropper can calibrate itself on the type if powder you are throwing, so it can dump the majority of the load before trickling the last few grains. I should have made the investment a long time ago.

    It’s got this mobile bluetooth app - it works just fine and you can store some of your favourite loads in there, but to be honest it was nice to play with but not something I use much.

    But I must add that I have neck turned the Hornady brass and I anneal them each time before reloading it.

    Got my Intellidropper from @Double Shot ;


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    johnd and zimmer like this.
    What you see, is what you get!

  4. #4
    Member zimmer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    4,986
    Know nothing about them from personal experience except for watching Gavin Toobe's review.

    Still running an old Chargemaster. Couple of years ago the Chargemaster 1500 part of the dispenser went belly up. I considered other brands of dispenser at the time but wasn't that turned on with what was available so took the hit and bought another scale.

    If my Chargemaster should die again I will not replace instead will go with with a V3 Trickler (or V4 later in the year) or consider something like the Frankford Intellidropper.
    I only use the Chargemaster to pre-dispense then finish on my AnD.

    https://youtu.be/db9XM5fb4mE
    McNotty likes this.

  5. #5
    Valued Member 7mm Rem Mag's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Location
    North Otago
    Posts
    1,870
    I have the A&D scale but if you are on a budjet then not your sort of thing. Great scales though
    When hunting think safety first

  6. #6
    Member zimmer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    4,986
    johnd likes this.

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    2,456
    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Thanks Zimmer, I did do a search, but considered that the info was 9 months old and folk will have had more use / experience from using them.
    @7mm Rem Mag whats the A&D run to cost wise? edit ...Oh I see...out of range for now
    @Maca49 I didnt think you could reload? Are those perssimon cuttings blooming yet?...... watch out one is actually a vagina shrub, its ok to take little sniffs but if you inhale too deep it smells like old arse.

    Going to be filling this lot shortly.

    Name:  IMG_5164.JPG
Views: 180
Size:  1.65 MB
    Last edited by johnd; 24-08-2021 at 01:22 PM.

  8. #8
    Valued Member 7mm Rem Mag's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Location
    North Otago
    Posts
    1,870
    I paid $1275 for the fx 300i bare scale. Since Im only reloading to hunt I can trickle the load by hand however that V3 system looks great if doing a lot of target shooting
    zimmer likes this.
    When hunting think safety first

  9. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    2,456
    Quote Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag View Post
    I paid $1275 for the fx 300i bare scale. Since Im only reloading to hunt I can trickle the load by hand however that V3 system looks great if doing a lot of target shooting
    Yeah I punch a bit of paper, hence the desire.

  10. #10
    Valued Member 7mm Rem Mag's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Location
    North Otago
    Posts
    1,870
    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    Yeah I punch a bit of paper, hence the desire.
    Most get the fx 120i which is cheaper and all you need but none in NZ at the moment so I got the 300i. Probably a bit over kill.
    When hunting think safety first

  11. #11
    Member zimmer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    4,986
    Quote Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag View Post
    Most get the fx 120i which is cheaper and all you need but none in NZ at the moment so I got the 300i. Probably a bit over kill.
    Workshop Inno has the 300i on special at $1275. Several in stock.
    johnd likes this.

  12. #12
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    2,456
    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    Workshop Inno has the 300i on special at $1275. Several in stock.
    So that needs a powder trickler? looks to be a scale only. edit I see the trickler adds another grand....mmm
    Last edited by johnd; 24-08-2021 at 01:53 PM.

  13. #13
    Member zimmer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    4,986
    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    So that needs a powder trickler? looks to be a scale only.
    I use a Chargemaster or an RCBS Rotary thrower to measure the initial charge set fractionally low. Then onto the AnD to finish off using a Little Dandy powder trickler. A twisty type trickler would do the same job.

    The V3 auto trickle is an automated attachment that feeds into the AnD. It's more suited to volume reloading. I don't do volume reloading usually 30 at a time so I would have trouble justifying the V3 right now.

    I see from your photo you have a rotary dispenser (Redding?) so you are already part set up to dispense into an AnD.

  14. #14
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    2,456
    I used the toy feature on the camera to obscure the crap on the shelves, so with the 300i basically all I would do is upgrade from a beam scale to an electronic one, unless I went with the other add ons.
    I think I will look out for an intelli still, I might put an add up in the WTB section.

  15. #15
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    BOP
    Posts
    20,760
    Quote Originally Posted by johnd View Post
    I used the toy feature on the camera to obscure the crap on the shelves, so with the 300i basically all I would do is upgrade from a beam scale to an electronic one, unless I went with the other add ons.
    I think I will look out for an intelli still, I might put an add up in the WTB section.
    Hey numb fcuk
    You can borrow this if you want to play, I don’t think your vagina plants want to root? You got a male tree?Name:  B581D2D7-4027-44B0-9AA5-9DBF1C276BDF.jpeg
Views: 221
Size:  2.50 MB
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Electronic scales
    By jakewire in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: 16-07-2018, 10:55 PM
  2. electronic vs beam scales
    By PerazziSC3 in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: 07-08-2013, 10:34 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!