Very nice set up, I just pulled the trigger on my Dandy trickler. All I need to do now is order a A&D scale. Who is the best retailer to purchase from?
I bought mine through Ingenuity Precision but I’ve there are a bunch of folks that purchase from Amazon.
Has anyone purchased from CE Products? Are they a reputable company and customer service friendly. Looking to purchase the A&D FX-120i from them. They have the best price I’ve seen so far.
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I’ve bought from CE. In fact I believe they programmed it as well. It’s the best purchase I’ve made. I put mine on top of a granite slab and I haven’t looked back.
I’m currently using the T3 dropper and ingenuity precision trickler and electronics. It’s faster than I can load.
I just tried attaching a short video from my IPhone but I guess it’s not compatible.
I think if memory serves I bought my A&D from CE. It was the lowest price I could find for that model.
I pulled the trigger on the scale this morning but I haven’t been able to talk to anyone there about the programming of the scale.
RCBS Chargemaster Lite to trickle and A&D FX120i from CE for final weigh in. I’m not a volume loader so no need for me to get elaborate when trickling powder.
I load for my rifle and have been using the same beam scale (RCBS) that came in my very first reloading kit. I assumed it wasn’t accurate enough for my loading needs and so I went through several electronic scales. None of then lasted very long and would not hold zero. I went back to the beam scale and have checked the accuracy with a very expensive scale at one of my friends work place. It is consistently within a couple tenths of a grain accurate. To date the scale has measured close to 14,000 rounds without missing a beat. I keep it clean and covered and check it with weights. Expensive is not always better.
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I started out with the RCBS Charge Master and a Dandy Trickler . Had very good results but slow . I loaded 1 tenth under and trickled up . I had to wait to the count of 5 when I was getting close to target weight for the scale to register or it would over throw . But it was producing good ES,SDs . Then I went to a V4 Auto trickler with A&D FX 120i scale . Much faster if you set up properly . I did check my Charge master dandy set up with this scale , 10 out of 10 loads were dead on ? really couldn’t believe it . But I sold the CM/Dandy and stayed with the V4 . The V4 is a 2 tube set up and can be tricky to set up so it doesn’t overthrow . My suggestion is if you shooting short range where ES/SD doesn’t matter as much as long range , Charge Master will be fine . Shooting more precision longe range , opt for a scale that measures to .02 and picks up and drops one grain of powder at a time like the ingenuity precision . It will be super fast , precise , and easier to set up . Buy once cry once . If you are wealthy , The Prometheus is one top of line that world champions use . It’s quite the set up and uses a beam scale which a lot of people swear is better than electronics due to Temp/ humidity/and other interference ? I load 1500 rounds a year and I’m in the single digits ES/SDs with my set up . I shoot and hunt long range .
I bought a V3 auto trickler and the A&D FX120I scale and have never looked back, I load .223, 243, 6.5CM, 7mm Rem Mag, and 300 Norma and apart from not liking the large Kernels of Viht 570 it hasn’t missed a beat and is very easy to use via the app, I wouldn’t consider loading without one, mainly because of the time saving, incredible accuracy and repeatability
I still use my 50 year old Ohaus 10-10 scale to double check my 20 year old RCBS Chargemaster.
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Use the same and highly recommend the A&D FX-120i with the Auto Trickler v4. I shoot F-Class and Hunter matches. ES / SD matters. Consistent load and accuracy imperative in these competitions. Agreed, not inexpensive, but purpose driven.
Today must be Xmas, my 120i will be here today. Plus it snowed yesterday
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Well guys, it finally arrived. Can someone tell me if there are any little tricks I should know about before I start using it.
The video explains how to calibrate the FX120i. I calibrate mine often, it’s never been off by much.
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Tolly thanks for the video, it really helped.
I’m glad it was helpful!
I started reloading a little over a year ago and at that time I started with the Rcbs link then about five months ago I upgraded to the match master. It’s a lot faster but I’m wanting something that’s even more precise but yet easy to use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I purchased from CE, cheaper price
Patrick, cry a little harder and get the A&D 120i, don’t mess with TRX 925
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