faulty RCBS 5-0-5 scale

[Harold Money jr]

I loaded 10 .44mag shells with 22gr of 2400 powder under 240gr xtp (a very familiar load to me and the gun). I had noticed my old 5-0-5 scale wasn't as free as it always had been. I even had to put a couple lead shot under the cup to get it to zero. I went to the range and shot it, man did it KICK I also had to beat out 2 or 3 of the cases and the primers showed some deformation. The accuracy was awesome but, I'm sure they were overloaded. I'm in the market for another scale as I've lost faith in that one. Could've been disastrous. What could have changed with it?

 

[nso123]

The magnet can pick up particles sometimes and that will throw it off. I would probably wipe it down real good and then use a check weight to make sure something else isn't going on.

 

[gtk]

Mine has gotten "sticky" for lack of a better term. It used to gradually even out when adding powder, but now it "jumps" all of sudden, and usually with too much powder.