I was baffled with Lee instructions.... they weren't even mentioning that golden spring screw....well done video. after viewing i zeroed my scale in a snap and test a weight with a digital scale. it was spot on! Helped me a lot. thanks.
On ya for that! Seriously, thank you for an informative refresher. Super effort when folks such as yourself take the time to impart knowledge - much appreciated.
Thank you as I have just purchased the Lee Safety Scale and your info and clear instruction has helped me so much to adjust the scale exactly and this vid has been so clear and easy to understand. Very much appreciated and will let you know my results. In my opinion the best view I've seen on this subject. Geoff from Oz
Just bought one online. Will have to learn how to Zero it in the beginning (THANKS!) but this video showed how to Zero it. There is a trick to have it measure faster that I have used with other scales (using analog scales is a lost art - you showed that also!) but this is used to calibrate your dispenser so it will do just fine as far as speed.
Tried to save time by watching another, shorter video. Shouldn't have. This one is just perfect and explains every thing you need to know. Thank you so much for this great tutorial.
I just ordered the Lee Breech Lock Challenger reloading kit and it comes with one of these. Now I know exactly how to get the scale zeroes correctly and ready to use. Thanks for the great video.
@Joe Chance Absolutely. When I received it and started exploring the scale it would not hold steady. I eventually realized the air from the A/C vent right above was throwing it off. At my job we have these plastic cages with openings on the sides to put the sample on the scales. After having problems with the powder scale, I realized the cage is to keep anything like moving air from messing with the measurements. I came home that day and put the powder scale in a small Amazon box on its side and put the powder scale inside. No more wobble and I get to keep all those nice cool air currents to myself.
Great, I’ve just got one second hand and the adjuster screw is loose and I was wondering where it went , cheers and now I know how to zero it too, thank you mr Rossi from mr Uberti. 👍
Clear and concise. I like how you raised the scale to eye level. That makes a lot of sense and is something I will be doing moving forward. The painting of the tip and line was also a great idea.
Its been about 5 years since I used my Lee beam scale and had forgotten hiw to zero it. Your video had me up and running in just a coupke minuites. Thanks for the video!!
Great video. I'd been looking for a video that clearly explained how to measure the 1/10's of grains and wasn't finding anything that made it clear to me until I found this. Well done!
Thanks ever so much. I thought I knew how to use this scale but never could find the poise lock. It is actually explained in the diagram on front page of Lee directions. I wasn't pushing the lock in hard enough to lock it. Good, helpful video.
Thank you, a friend gave me a quick explanation a few weeks ago but when I received the scale the instructions provided were very unclear with no mention of zeroing with the brass nut... I appreciate you taking the time to explain it
Great video. Simple stupid easy. Lots of folks want to go with digital scales, the one I just bought gave me hits all over the place with the same load repeatedly placed over and over, no changing anything. The lee scale came with my kit and Ive found that while it is a pain in the ass, it is the most accurate. Come to find out me getting so close trying to get the .1 lines just right, me breathing was giving me erroneous readings. Thanks for the time putting this out there!
Thanks for that Harley,i too was getting different readings with digital which didn't give me confidence in my loads,i will stick with the lee scale,cheers.
Thanks for that William,yes that can be annoying,what i do is make up little weights that i can use to zero every time easily i.e. i have a little 6grain weight that i pop on before i start weighing out 6 grains of powder,makes it much easier to zero each time,cheers.
Just starting out so I bought the 50th anniversary kit. This scale really scared the crap out of me. So, I bought a used scale off eBay. I did learn how to set it up correctly with the lines on both sides and I have to say this. This scale is right on the money. I zip tied it down, so it won't move. It is so light. Not as easy to use as the balance but like I said it is balls on. Wish the powder pan was deeper and 2 piece so you can remove just the pan. If this is all you got learn how to set it up correctly and run with it.
This scale combined with RCBS check weights provides perfect half a grain measurment perfection. The Hornaday case block, Lee perfect powder measure (powder drop) and Hornaday powder trickler provide the accuracy to reload to near perfection.
Thank you, sir. I'm trying to load for an Enfield 38 S&W, 158 grain, with 2.6 grain unique. I'm a beginner with a cup half empty for extra wisdom if any wish to offer, for I'm hungry for it.
The tenths are on a vernier scale which you sent improperly. Zero on the tenths is good line on the zero, faint on the 9 and on the 1. You zeroed a tenth off.
I swear that this is how Lee says to read this scale. Solid line on zero with 1/2 line on the 1 and 9. Same for reading your weight. You want a half line on either side of your mark. Good video though and thanks for making it.
@@burkecunningham7137 ... need to read it again. "...the center mark of the 3 visible marks NOTE When reading zero or 9, the 3rd mark will be at the opposite end of the scale. See examples 2 and 3."
the funny thing about scales. I have a bunch, and the cheap LEE scale is the most accurate. I have expensive OHAUS, RCBS, balance scales, and some digital scales for weighing....but that cheap little LEE scale ($20?) is the most sensitive and accurate, and the reason Why? It balances on a razor blade. The others balance on a pin....so they have a LOT more friction and room for error in that pin. And digital are usually needing to be calibrated or watched closer than analog too.
Yep,i bought digital scales and went back to the Lee scale, was getting different readings each load weighed, if its set right a balance scale cant really lie, thanks for looking in.
And that, folks is the reason I spent just a bit more money to get me a fine, electronic DIGITAL SCALE! This little bugger will do the job, but it's way to fiddley for my taste!
The 100 grain capacity really reduces the usefulness to re loaders to powder charges only.Weighing bullets and assembled cartridges exceeds 100 grains in a great deal of loads.Nearly all my pistol reloading use bullet weights alone that exceed 100 grains.
I really hate this scale. I reloaded two boxes of 9mm using it to verify charges and never used it again. It's finicky, hard to zero, and it takes forever to stabilize when you're trying to measure powder.
This scale is designed for extreme accuracy, its probably the most accurate scale on the market, that's why it can be tricky at first to get right. Once you get your technique finely tuned, then this scale really shines.
@@BallisticGrandpa This scale is capable of accuracy up to .001 of a grain, a digital scale that can reliably produce similar results will cost at *least* $1000. I know this because I've owned a variety of scales, both high end & low end. The Lee scale is by far the most accurate consistantly, that level of sensitivity is important for those of us who shoot F Class competition. For just regular plinking ammo it's not necessary to be that precise.
Peter Griffin Ok, but I didn’t say anything about a digital scale. There are much better beam scales just as accurate as the LEE that are easier to use and certainly don’t cost $1,000.
Yep they are a bit finicky,you do have to pay attention to detail when using but they don't lie,my electronic scale can give different readings of the same powder charge i.e. weigh take it off and put it back on and its different,i guess it comes down to personal preference and the volume of reloading,cheers.
I hate this scale. The pointer is vague and innaccurat. It would have been simple to fix it. But unfortunately I already have one. I'll have to add a better gauge of somkind.