Upgrade! - Hornady G3-1500 Digital Reloading Scale
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- In this video we take a look at the New Hornady G3-1500 Digital Reloading Scale and test its accuracy, go through all its features, perform a calibration, and show how well it works for trickling.
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0:00 - Intro
0:38 - What it comes with
0:50 - G3 size Comparison
1:14 - Menu and Calibration
2:59 - Accuracy Check
5:50 - Speed of Response
6:08 - Trickling performance
9:52 - Other Scales for Consideration
EXCELLENT video sir! I bought the Hornady G3 scale recently, it has been 100% flawless. And the G3 is far better than any of their previous models in this size platform with no doubt. The added features of the G3 over the older ones was the biggest selling point. I always hated how the older ones would power down seconds later. The G3, does not, if you set it to full on. Really love the backlit screen, especially for my aging eyes. As far as i`m concerned, the G3 is the best bang for the dollar, and i have tried MANY. And just a heads up, stay away from the LYMAN scales. After the 3rd one quit shortly after buying them, i went back to the Hornady brand scale. No regrets, and i`m very happy with it! It doesn`t take up any room on your bench either! Love how compact it is. I`am not worried that its a tad slow to react. When it comes to reloading, i`m not into reloading scale racing, so there`s that. For $60 bucks, the G3 is a heck of a damn good scale.
Thanks for the content. Especially the humidity test it really helped with my comp/hunting loads
Maybe the best reloading video out there. Every possible question was answered. Thank you sir.
the comparison was what made my decision along with the features , pan , and weight. thanks BAR
They've come a long way in the last year. I just bought a Neoweigh milligram scale on Amazon for $17.95 that does .02 gn increments, has no auto-off, and comes with 2 non-stick meal powder pans!
Great upload, more info than another channel who did a review of two Hornady scales today 😉
Great video, just ordered one, hope it lives up!
I just bought one, and watched this video, because the instructions do not tell you how to change settings. They are very vague. But, the scale itself is excellent, for the price, and it is very easy to be accurate on my muzzle loader loads. I watched all of the video, and you did a great job, and thank you!
Thanks for the video !
Thanks for the information you help me with Scale
Thanks for the review and video. For the price seems to be a good one.
Pretty accurate scale. Floats a little from time to time but it keeps charges right within +/- 0.05 accuracy
I appreciate your honest videos.
They have helped me with a lot of purchases, and thus far I have not been dissatisfied.
I know that making as much UA-cam content as you do is not easy and you wouldn't do it if you really didn't believe it was helping people and we do appreciate that.
I bought the TrueWeight after I saw that video. I don't use any small digital scales for powder, but it works great for brass and bullet sorting.
Just found your video while watching videos about reloading, something I’m just starting out at (.308,45GAP, and .223). I just bought the G3, before watching this video, to complement my RCBS ChargeMaster Supreme Digital Power Scale and Dispenser be use it as a check against the RCBS scale. Apparently I made the correct choice w/o knowing it!
Without question, it's doing better than the $17 scale I have, but it just wasn't in the budget at the time. Thanks for the great video.
Thanks for the review. Surprised how accurate it was. Looks to be pretty repeatable as well.
So far I am honestly impressed. I was expecting a 10 dollar price hike on a repacked same old scale, but the more I played with it it just seemed to work. The G2 was constantly needing to be zeroed and was high by a .1gr at 10gr. This one so far is rock solid. I have to say it seems like they finally decided to make a scales that did everything right.
Weights should always be placed in the middle of the tray. Love the channel!
Great video. Place an order based on your review. Price is up to around $60 but it looks to be much better than the scale I am currently using. Thank you!
Excellent video, covered all possible questions. For the money the G3 seems to be a good option, for the folks that don't know, the precision scale he used for comparison cost hundreds of dollars.
I'm glad they are marketing a good scale now.
From what I have seen their G2 was garbage
Solid review, thank you.
I recently purchased the Lyman pocket scale and it’s terrible. Clearly there’s no sense in another cheapie. This looks like a good step up.
As long as the scale is consistent and repeatable, it's fine
I may try it ,my old one took a dive lol ,been beams for me latly.primers are getting hard to find still it may never end men.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Picked up a Hornady G3 scale from Midway USA after watching your video. Unfortunately, I received a dud. Mine would shift tare/zero after a few minutes. Also I couldn't get it to trickle charge consistently.
I had to return it and ordered a the M2 scale in it's place. Hopefully I have better luck with the M2.
That's really too bad. I have had really good luck with mine so far
@@BoltActionReloading I really wanted to like it. Midway USA shipped it in a bubble envelope and the retail box was kind of beat up. That might of caused mine to be a dud. I also blame my extremely bad luck.
I’ve been using the G2 for a few years now. As long as you keep things like mobile phones/devices away from it, it’s adequate for loading my hunting ammo. But, this G3 looks the go. May have to put an order in...
2 Clicks Up How far away do mobile phones have to be to not interfere?
@@POOKIE5592 if I take mine into the shed with me, it’s way away, like at least 10 metres. I try not to even take the phone over with me.
Got this with my kit and used it to make my first loads. It is quite good but it did wander off by .3 grains twice during the loading. I noticed it because the thrower is quite good.
Other than that I feel it did well, I guess I will see in SD when I shoot them
For the price range of this scale I am not sure there are many options that are better. I hope it works well for you.
@@BoltActionReloading It does but I had to recheck my max loads (half of what the VV app says, but still)
Have you seen the tare drift on this scale? That’s the only annoyance I’ve had with the truweigh marksman, it bounces between -169.9gr and -170gr when the pan is off the scale.
Can I ask what is the maximum weight in grams that it can weigh? thanks.
My RCBS scale when at 0 , goes to -2 then 0 . Sometimes it bounces to +2 then back to 0 ? When loading low grainage for pistols I'm beginning not to trust it ?
I experienced a lot of drift with that scale. To the point I went and bought a different kind.
I just got one of these to replace my failing-sometimes working cheap digital scales (one FA and one WAOAW) and this is a great upgrade. As a side note I'd say skip the WAOAW as while it works (6 months) its great for the price, but they all seem to get the 'jitters' after some time and the way to correct it - is to replace it. This new G3 is dead on accurate with my Ohaus calibration weight set. Whther its 3,4,5,10,20 or 40 grain weights it is DEAD ON. Will it last and stay accurate over time? Who knows at this point, but so far so good. I keep a Lyman Ohaus D5 and Ohaus 10-05 beam scales as backup , but the dead on accuracy and speed at this price is hard to argue with
I have a Redding match long range powder measure and beam scale. Would this be a worthwhile upgrade or is it unnecessary to weigh every charge?
Must weigh every charge. One tenth more can bust the load into the next node if the load is in the upper part of the node.
Very nice, now where can we get primers?
Ain't that the truth...
Put yourself on the notification lists for places like Midway, sportsmans warehouse, palmetto state armory, and whatever other websites you like. It worked for me. Also try and find local gun forums with trading post sections.
where did you get those check weights...ty great 👍 job
Hi Terry if you check the description box above I have links to the ones I used and a slightly more budget option as well.
BAR
How long does the battery last?
I have the smaller cheaper scale (1500l my biggest problems with it are, setting it down too firmly can mess the zero, low battery and electronics near it make the scale read 20 different numbers quickly and alternating. And lastly, I have difficulties getting. 1 grain increment trickles on it it always goes from 42.4 when I'm going for 42.5 to 42.6 even if I barely add any powder to it
Thanks for your comment. I'm getting zero drift on the scale while weighing bullets, but maybe that qualifies as "too firmly." I'll try adding the bullets to the powder pan then gently placing it on the scale. I had the pan on the scale, then added bullets to the pan, dropping them from maybe an inch above the pan.
how about testing it over a period of 60m. how much drift from zero does it get over time?? this is the problem i find with the cheaper scales, including the one in the chargemaster lite.
The video took me 45 minutes to film. The only zero I did was to tare the pan after the weight check. It's much more consistent than the g2.
I have been reluctant to buy any Hornady digital scales just based on how disappointed I was with my G2
I won't make any promises but the G3 has been much better than my G2 (or G1 for that matter)
I'm not a fan of the marksman unfortunately I have sent it back 2 times still cannot get it to agree with its self now I use it to measure shot
Hate my G2. New reloader, it made me work so much harder to verify my weights.
Constantly drifting and always have to zero out. Time to move on.
I was not fond of the g2 either. The g3 has been much more solid for me.
Amen! It's worth the price just to have it not go back to effing sleep!
I don't need the lid for protecting the scale, I need it to protect from breeze from the HVAC.
I have the G2 and find it looses zero all the time. Can't tell if my charges are accurate or not, so annoying. I will take a look at the G3.
My results are preliminary (I plan to do more testing), but I get zero drift with this scale. EDIT: from reading comments, zero drift may have been due to how the weight was added to the scale. More testing is in order.
As a follow up I've been using the G3 for a little bit now. I find it much more reliable than the G2. Not sure if that is simply some trickery in the programming, but it holds zero and I haven't yet been able to fault it. I don't have an expensive set of scales to compare it to, so this is just from my observations.
My G2 was fine but died last night, so here I am :(
How does the cheapo franklin armory scale perform in a test like this?
I don't own one
I do, not a fan-ymmv
I Do 2,,, do not waste your money. This scale would be your best choice in that price range.
My Frankford Arsenal scale skips digits in the tenths of grains even while trickling slowly and carefully up, to the point where I don't trust it for pistol loads. I might trust it alone in the field if I were using Lee scoops in a rifle cartridge with an unfamiliar powder, and wanted to check that I was at least a couple of whole grains away from maximum. What I saw from the G3 here tells me it could be trusted to carry the day if I had Lee Loaders or a Lee hand press-based kit out at the range with me.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu I get the same results with my FA scale. Don't trust it at all. I've used it to confirm my beam scale. I've used it to grossly sort mixed bullet weights. The FA platen is also position sensitive and you will get different results based on where you place the object on the scale.
I’d like to toss my G2 in the garbage.
My g3 has been much better
The scale looks pretty slow. Kind of a bummer.
Its really not too bad, but you guys be the judge.
I have a GS-1500 that came in a Hornady reloading kit. What a useless piece of junk. Hornady lost a lot of credibility with me and caused me to step back and consider other brands when making subsequent reloading tool purchases. It indeed hurt their sales as other than dies, I've not purchased any Hornady tools in many years. This scale appears to be a legitimate option for once.
Humor us. Show us how much .02 gr is. LOL
I bought one of these, but the scale adds .1 grains after every use. If I zero the scale, and measure out 40 gn, and remeasure the same load by lifting if and placing it back on the scale, the weight goes up by .1. Do it five times to the same load, and it will measure 40.5
I have to rezero the scale after every measurement! Garbage. My cheap chinese scale is faster and more consistent.