First experience with frankford - had high hopes at that price point, but... - Frankford Arsenal Reloading Tools F/a Powder Measure Digital Powder Intelli-dropper

Well, I'm not going to be rude to FA as some have been, but equipment manufacturers need honest feedback to improve their products.

Here goes...Pros: The ergonomics are good, if a bit oversized. Powder capacity is awesome, 2K gns. The keypad and electronic controls are large and easy to use. Weight and powder calibration process work well and is straight forward. Powder distribution is relatively quick and the trickle process works well.

Cons: Hang on to your hats reloaders...The leveling process is a bit of a defect in my opinion. Must keep front legs totally collapse and back legs totally extended to come close to level. I'm confident this isn't by design. The 'twist to pour' powder return nozzle is a great idea, but doesn't operate as efficiently as it could. You must be exacting, or powder spills occur. Had to use a motor oil drain pan with pour spout to consistently return powder to its container. Set the unit in the drain pan, drain the unused powder, then use the pouring spout on drain pan to return unused powder to its original container. You could elevate it and use a larger mouthed container. The drive motor whines and is noisy.

All in all, you can find a workaround that will overcome all I've listed above, but this primary deficiency makes this unit unacceptable and the unit will be returned because of it. The electronic scale that triggers and controls the process doesn't hold its calibration. It quickly drifts. After a few discharges, the scale begins to drift and must be re-calibrated. Another scale must be used to validate the results, identify the drift, and trigger you to perform another re-calibration. I don't believe this can be overcome by FA. It seems to be a flaw in the electronic scale mechanism used on this model. You could use it, IF, you wanted use the scale and distribution process to pour the bulk of your charge and use a more accurate scale and a manual powder trickler to reach your desired weight. Unless you could disable the slow trickle process, who would take to time. You purchase a powder distribution system such as this for the speed and accuracy, not speed and/or accuracy.