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Lucas K
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Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 09:37:00 PM »
I am looking a grain scales for arrow making and I have a question. If you have tried both do you prefer the convenience of the digital scale to the accuracy of the balance beam? Also what kind of life expectancy would I get out of the digital scale?
Thanks in advance
Lucas
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Lucas Kent
magnus
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Posts: 3550
Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 09:46:00 PM »
Lucas. I have both and prefer the digital for it's ease of use. Used the beam for years though. It was finicky but accurate. Same reading as my digital. If you like I would give you a deal on the beam. Hows free sound? Pm me if interested.
Keeping the Faith!
Magnus
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Brad Arnett
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Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 09:49:00 PM »
I use both for reloading....but I grab the digital every time when doing arrows.
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Bjorn
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Posts: 8789
Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 10:05:00 PM »
Don't even know where my balance beam is anymore.
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BOWMARKS
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Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 10:05:00 PM »
I will go with the digital every time , like said above it is much easyer and gives me a very accurate reading!! The only problem I had at first was the arrows wanted to roll. To fix that I took two strips of fletch tape about 1/8" apart taped to the center of the face plate then put two strips of serving stuck to this. The arrows or any other round oblect stays in place.
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Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 11:27:00 PM »
I use a digital for arrows for ease and quickness and a balance beam for reloading.
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Cottonwood
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 394
Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 11:44:00 PM »
Digital for sure, like the others can't find the RCBS balance beam scale either.
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bretto
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Posts: 1736
Re: Grain scale
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November 28, 2010, 11:50:00 PM »
You can get a digital scale a lot cheaper. I think I paid around 25.00 for mine at Cabella's. It will read up to 1000 grns. My RCBS beam scale only goes to 550 with the added weight.
bretto
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hawk4570
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Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 12:16:00 AM »
digital from lost nations
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Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 07:03:00 AM »
digital over analog any day!!!!
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Night Wing
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Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 08:28:00 AM »
I'm the odd man out here. I prefer the balance beam grain scale from Lyman. Mine is the Lyman Pro Archer's Scale. It can weigh up to 1005 grains.
http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/scales-measures/archer-scale.php
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Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37
BobCo 1965
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Posts: 1364
Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 09:11:00 AM »
Digital here also. I got one from 3 rivers years ago for about $25. Still works great and I use it a lot.
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Grey Taylor
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Posts: 1546
Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 01:59:00 PM »
Digital. I got a Dillon D-Terminator back when I reloaded and it's invaluable for arrow making. I can't imagine weighing hundreds of shafts on my old RCBS balance beam scale.
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Earl Jeff
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Re: Grain scale
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November 29, 2010, 02:08:00 PM »
Digital
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