Winter reloading?

[270man]

Rocky,

Out here in the Arizona desert, we don't have cold & gloomy days very much. I reload all year round but try to avoid the hot summer months as much as possible.

Speaking of reloading, I have some questions especially for Rocky but also for others. Forgive me for not starting a new post.

I recently dropped my old reliable Ohaus scale (over 30-years-old) and don't trust it anymore. I could save bucks and buy a similar type with the balance beam and magnetic damping. However, I've also been thinking about one of the new electronic scales. Friend of mine has one of the new electronic "powder throwing systems" that throws accurate charges at the push of a button. I could get one of those or just buy the scale alone.

There are lots of combinations and choices of equipment. My RCBS powder thrower is very accurate with ball powders and not too bad with small log powders either. Howver, I've heard that the Quick-Measure throws very accurate charges and doesn't cut powder logs.

With an acceptably accurate powder thrower, I could tolerate using a low cost mechanical scale since I wouldn't be measuring every single load.

Any thoughts or recommendations on all this?

270man