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RCBS M500 Mechanical Scale, Left/Right Handed +/-0.1-Grain Accuracy Powder Scale

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Over 75 Years of Reloading history

RCBS is a leading U.S. manufacturer of precision reloading equipment. Ever since 1943, when Fred T Huntington founded the company in the back of his father’s Oroville, California, laundry and dry-cleaning plant, the company and its employees have gone to extreme lengths to provide customers the highest-quality reloading tools and accessories.

Everything you need to Reload

RCBS offers precision engineered reloading products. Our most iconic being the Rock Chucker Press.

We pride ourselves in building the highest quality products that last for decades of reloading.

We offer a full line of single stage and progressive presses, as well as dies, powder dispensers, and everything you need to create your perfect reloading bench.

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RCBS is proud that its products are made in the USA by Americans.

Our most popular items include our Chargemaster Combo and Chargemaster Lite powder dispensers and our Rock Chucker Press and Rock Chucker Kits.

If you're new to reloading, consider one of the many RCBS Kits to get you started. From there you can add Case Prep products and upgrade individual products to speed up the process or hone the accuracy of your special load.

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The RCBS M500 Mechanical Scale 98915 provides right- or left-handed operation and a wealth of big-time features at an affordable price. Featuring a proven two-poise design that lets you weigh up to 505 grains with +/-0.1-grain accuracy, the RCBS M500 Sale also offers RCBS' magnetic damping system for fast readings, and maintenance-free movement. The tip-proof metal pan makes loading easier, and a rugged die cast aluminum base even features a grain-to-gram conversion table to aid in calculations and recipe conversions. For a great way to make sure you are reloading your used bullet casings with some of the best equipment the industry has to offer, choose the RCBS Mechanical M500 Scale.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the quality, accuracy, and ease of use of the sporting goods. For example, they mention it's the best scale they've ever had, it consistently measures accurately, and it'll last for years. That said, some complain about the balance.

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48 customers mention40 positive8 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the reloading scale. They mention that it is the best scale they have ever had, it is user friendly, and accurate. Some say that the scale is well thought out and made.

"Very accurate and easy to use scales. Well made." Read more

"Husband loves it. Good price and very reliable." Read more

"...The scale works reliably out of the box but I am one of those people who is always looking for improvement...." Read more

"...a couple of times now and find it extreemely reliable, acurate, and consistant.I would buy this item again, and recommend this purchase." Read more

32 customers mention30 positive2 negative

Customers are satisfied with the accuracy of the product. They mention that it is extremely accurate, consistent, and good enough for reloading. They also say that it's more precise than an electric scale and excellent for powder measuring. Customers also say it'd be great for weighing powder to check for loader weight of powder.

"Very accurate and easy to use scales. Well made." Read more

"...I would definitely recommend this M500 scale as it is very sensitive, accurate, repeatable and the magnetic damping settles it down quickly." Read more

"Really like the scale, it is accurate and much easier for me to use than my lee beam scale was...." Read more

"...When zeroed to no weight, check weights read correct at all other weights!..." Read more

19 customers mention15 positive4 negative

Customers find the product easy to use, setup, and calibrate. They also mention that the scales are accurate and easy to set up.

"Very accurate and easy to use scales. Well made." Read more

"...I recommend this if you want a simple easy to use and easy to view beam type scale for reloading." Read more

"...It is very easy to use and to set up. Great for weighing powder to check for loader weight of powder." Read more

"...Thw adjustment foot seems loose/easy to turn.. almost too easy. Going to have to check it frequently when using." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the balance scale. They say it's a great product that should last for years.

"Husband loves it. Good price and very reliable." Read more

"...this unit but it consistently measures accurately and is a great value for the money." Read more

"Good cheap balance scale." Read more

"Well made, excellent price, great shipping...." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers find the product repeatable and effortless to return to zero.

"...recommend this M500 scale as it is very sensitive, accurate, repeatable and the magnetic damping settles it down quickly." Read more

"...Repeatability is effortless now to return to zero. I haven't touched the leveling foot in quite awhile...." Read more

"Good product, accurate, repeatable." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the balance of the sporting goods. They mention that it takes time to set up and is too slow to be efficient.

"Too slow to make efficient" Read more

"Very accurate but a bit slow. But then I guess all beam scales would be a bit slow." Read more

"Takes time to set up the balance..." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers find the readability of the scale difficult to understand. They also mention that the scale is impossible to read with any accuracy or confidence unless the scale has been calibrated.

"...One thing I noticed is discrepancy in showing absolute zero when the pan was placed in any other manner than from when it was removed...." Read more

"...It is also difficult to read because the arrow on the beam weight that aligns with the grain reading is off center and you must count out increments..." Read more

"It is impossible to read the balance with any accuracy or confidence unless the scale is set at eye level. I expected better from RCBS...." Read more

Seems accurate. Adjustment foot rotates very easily
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Seems accurate. Adjustment foot rotates very easily
Tested out of the box.. set up, leveled per instructions, tested against known gram mass set. Seems spot on.Thw adjustment foot seems loose/easy to turn.. almost too easy. Going to have to check it frequently when using.
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C. J. Bowmar
5.0 out of 5 stars Reloading scales
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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Very accurate and easy to use scales. Well made.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Use for reloading
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Husband loves it. Good price and very reliable.
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Steve T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive, Repeatable accuracy, easy of use, no tapping to get the beam moving
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
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It was time to replace an old Bonanza "D" scale and wanted one with magnetic damping. I first purchased a modern made Redding #2 scale but was unhappy with it, loved the 1/10 graduation marks but the scale had repeatability issues weighing the same charge 5 times (removing pan and replacing) would give one reading where the scale would read different between 0.1 to .15gr. Also whenever removing the pan or setting the weight of the charge you want to weigh (the beam hits bottom as expected) after adding powder to the pan I would always have to tap the desk the scale was sitting on to get the beam moving. Frustrated, I purchased this scale and could not be happier. I do not need to tap the desk to get the beam moving after powder to get it started to read this scale is very free swinging. I also have a set of checkweights and the scale was dead on at 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 300gr. I stopped after 300gr as thats about the limit of what I would ever need to weigh. I would remove and replace the check weighted pan several times to check repeatable measurement and the scale is spot on. Also although there are no 1/10gr graduation marks on the zero indicator as it uses 3 metal triangles to indicate 0, and .4gr above/ below. You use the base of base of the zero triangle to indicate +-0.1gr, the space between triangles as a +- .02gr ref and the inside base of the next triangle to indicate +- 0.3gr. I wanted to support US made products even though higher cost but the non repeatable measurement issue was a deal breaker. The redding scale issues may be due the fact that the bearing is steel vs agate for the RCBS M500, or the fact that the pivot of the Redding scale is cut very shallow and binds the beam on the pivot I know the older scales had deeper steel grooves and etched beams but every manufacturer now seems to be using the applied tape. I would definitely recommend this M500 scale as it is very sensitive, accurate, repeatable and the magnetic damping settles it down quickly.
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Clay Shooter
5.0 out of 5 stars Seems accurate. Adjustment foot rotates very easily
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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Tested out of the box.. set up, leveled per instructions, tested against known gram mass set. Seems spot on.

Thw adjustment foot seems loose/easy to turn.. almost too easy. Going to have to check it frequently when using.
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Clay Shooter
5.0 out of 5 stars Seems accurate. Adjustment foot rotates very easily
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
Tested out of the box.. set up, leveled per instructions, tested against known gram mass set. Seems spot on.

Thw adjustment foot seems loose/easy to turn.. almost too easy. Going to have to check it frequently when using.
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kassi lewis
4.0 out of 5 stars Really good scale....with a little refinement.
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021
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This scale works really well out of the box but isn't 100% perfect. First thing I noticed is the beam balances slope toward the pointer from the factory. This was easily remedied by placing the scale on a perfectly level surface, adding weight to the pan and measuring from that level surface to the bottom of the balance beam until both ends read the same(level) then adding that weight to the pan support. Next up was the leveling foot. The threads have a fair amount of slop which gives the scale a slight ability to rock. So I added a spring over the shaft of the foot so it keeps tension between the base and top of the foot to "takeup" that thread slop to a degree. The knife edges are sharp from the get go but I honed them a little farther to produce a razors edge. Under the agate are "pillows" that the bearing ride on. They are painted with the same hammered texture as the frame itself(thus adding a fair amount of friction to the bushings bottom surface) I carefully scraped away the paint and polished these "pillows" to a mirror shine to allow the agate to move and center a frictionless as possible. Lastly I added a small strip of felt inside the frame just under the dampening plate to aid in less vibration when the pan is removed and the beam rests. I know it sounds like a ton of work but it really wasn't bad. The scale works reliably out of the box but I am one of those people who is always looking for improvement. Now my scale sits in a custom built wind box ,where it has been fitted to the base, with a micro camera to eliminate parallax, and a trickler capable of being turned while the unit is fully enclosed. Now it is capable of showing obvious deflection with a single kernel of Varget, and repeatability to return to zero within 1/8th of the pointer line width 15 consecutive times.

3 months after use. Shortly after stating the above modifications I made a few more to aid in repeatability. One thing I noticed is discrepancy in showing absolute zero when the pan was placed in any other manner than from when it was removed. It literally had to be placed EXACTLY the same way every time. I lightly bent the pan support on four side to cradle and center the pan and added a witness mark on the hanger and pan itself. Repeatability is effortless now to return to zero. I haven't touched the leveling foot in quite awhile. If it doesn't read dead zero from the get go a simple wiggling of the main poise settles it back in 9/10 times. BUT, on the other hand this scale does in fact have some linearity issues from 5-40 grains or so. Nothing outstanding but after spending a good amount of time really digging into it, this scale does in fact have warts in that department. But it is what it is. If you are looking for a good scale out of the box for handloading. This is a good one. If you are looking for a GREAT scale for precision loads, I highly recommend buying an older American made rcbs(ohaus), lyman(ohaus), redding or ohaus brand scale. They really don't make them like they use to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for reloading
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023
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My husband uses this for reloading and he says it’s great. He had a different model that he didn’t like so we bought this scale. He has reloaded a couple different charges and looked it a lot so far.
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David
3.0 out of 5 stars RCBS Seems to have let the quality slip (quite a lot) while keeping the price high.
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022
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The box it came in seems like it weighed more than the item. What was in the box was kind of dissapointing. RCBS was once a top of the line scale maker. What happened? This thing is legally a scale but not what RCBS used to be. Has the whole world became infected with the sickness of greed and chose profit over quality at the expence of thier customers? I won't be looking toward the manufacture if I need any more reloading supplies. I would not endorse this product.
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Cheryl Nuciforo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022
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I've used this a couple of times now and find it extreemely reliable, acurate, and consistant.
I would buy this item again, and recommend this purchase.
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Timothy
5.0 out of 5 stars Came quickly and works as expected
Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2024
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Item came quickly and works as expected! This beats essentially every electronic scale on the market.
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Kunde von Amazing
5.0 out of 5 stars Ist hyper Genau
Reviewed in Germany on April 24, 2024
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… und dafür habe ich sie gekauft… & als
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Renée
5.0 out of 5 stars Zeer korrecte weegschaal
Reviewed in Belgium on March 29, 2024
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Deze weegschaal meet exact de juiste waarde. Is eenvoudig te bedienen.
Zeer tevreden!
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Fidel Garnica Peralta.
5.0 out of 5 stars Báscula RSBS
Reviewed in Mexico on January 4, 2021
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Muy buena calidad , lo recomiendo, buena marca .
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Fernando Jose Segarra García
5.0 out of 5 stars Producto fiable como todo lo de la marca
Reviewed in Spain on November 16, 2022
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Las fotografías del manual deberían de tener más calidad.
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