I have Webster rwc scale from 60s I still use..

Question you have screw on bottom of our scales I take bubble level and turn the screw until bubble shows level on my table .
then i adjust all other reading so pointer is at zero with FLAT washer on top ....

is this right way to do this using that screw or is screw for another purpose?
My instructions never said what that screw was for I assumed to level scale below doing the measurement things to zero..
Thanks..

I am not familiar with that particular scale and most scales I have worked with use the screw to set everything to zero. I would have to say that levelling your scale would be a sound procedure.
Jim White
Prescott, AZ

Yes! Always re-level your scale. Do it every session. Even if you are on the same surface. Check the level set the zero!

Thanks ,So I take screw on bottom that all scales have and turn it until my bubble level shows scale is level THEN use the flat weight on top to bring scale pointer to ZERO..That is way I have been doing it for 55 years BUT some said that adjustment screw is for bringing the pointer to zero ...

My instructions never mentioned that screw so I guessed it was for making sure your scale was level THEN use flat washer on top to bring pointer to zero....

The only way to know if you've set your scales correctly is to check them with check weights. It's the cheapest reloading insurance there is. A set of Lyman check weights can be bought from $25 to $40 bucks according to what set you buy. I'm always amazed at people that will spend thousands of dollars on guns and reloading equipment but won't spend a penny on check weights. How do you know the scales are not screwed up or you've set them incorrectly if you don't check them??

Every time I start reloading I check my scales whether it's my electronic or beam scales. When I change loads for another round I check my scales to make sure I've not made a mistake setting them to the correct weight.

If I'm going to be loading 22 grains of powder for a load and I've got 22 grains of check weight in my scale pan and my scales are showing something different then it's as plain as the nose on my face that SOMETHING is not right. Either the scales are screwed up or I've set the beam scales wrong. If my electronic scales show something different then they need to be recalibrated again or they're screwed up. It only takes a minute to check.

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Originally posted by Rook49:
The only way to know if you've set your scales correctly is to check them with check weights. . . .

Yup. Every time I change a weight setting on my beam scale I use check weights to verify I'm weighing the weight I want to weigh.

I also use check weights occasionally when I haven't changed anything just to reassure myself that things are what I want them to be.

UPDATE: My first scale ever was a Pacific beam scale. It had only one beam and it was threaded. There were two large treaded knurled aluminum nuts on the beam, and the beam was dampened by a paddle affixed to the pan end of it that extended into a small reservoir that you put oil in.

There was only one mark on the scale frame for the beam to point at, and there were no numbers whatsoever on any part of the scale.

You simply determined what weight you wanted your charge to be, put check weights totaling that weight in the pan and adjusted the two aluminum knobs such that the beams pointer aligned with the single line on the frame.

Foolproof.

Is there another way to check scales?32 dollars is hard on us we are cutting everything now do to our bills etc..

Can you get just like 1 weight that may weight say 10 grains and use that?Or is there another homemade weight that can be used or can you buy something locally that would work /

just sayin..

I have grams weights which you can go to net and turn grams into grains BUT they never arelike 10 grains etc they are like 10 grains.0045 etc..I have those weights in grams...

are you related to Jack o,connor ?I have his books and SPEER manuals with him ..I read and read he loved the .270 win 130 gr bullet..

those were days in 60s..shoot all day and spend hardly any money.powder was 5 bucks a can now 33 dollars .speer bullets 5.95 for 100 ..

what a life we had..

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Is there another way to check scales?32 dollars is hard on us we are cutting everything now do to our bills etc..

I just use single projectiles to ckeck my Hornady scale. You could select several in different weights and keep them aside as check weights. I use 150 gn, 165 gn and 180 gn weights. Check some on your own scale to find individuals that are exactly the weights you want because most projectiles in a pack typically vary in weight by a few tenths of a grain.

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Originally posted by 30.06king:

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Is there another way to check scales?32 dollars is hard on us we are cutting everything now do to our bills etc..

I just use single projectiles to ckeck my Hornady scale. You could select several in different weights and keep them aside as check weights. I use 150 gn, 165 gn and 180 gn weights. Check some on your own scale to find individuals that are exactly the weights you want because most projectiles in a pack typically vary in weight by a few tenths of a grain.

I tried it with speer 87 gr bullet and it showed 86.5 grains ..