Quote Originally Posted by 1066 View Post
Although the Lee scale works well enough, being both sensitive and accurate, it's certainly not the easiest to read and adjust and as Kenny says, the damping leaves something to be desired. It's been around, unchanged, since the 1970's and was engineered as an entry level scale. (£12 then)

A good used scales would be better quality than new but it's obviously a bit of a chance. The RCBS/Ohaus 502, 505, 5-10, 10/10, the Redding No 2, Lyman M5 and the old Hornady "M" type are all obsolete but would be good choices.
For what it's worth I made the change (after a few years) from the Lee beam scales to the RCBS 5-0-5 (bought second-hand) and my reloading was made far easier, more consistent and quicker as a result. The other benefit of the RCBS (and, presumably, other similar beam scales) is that they work superbly with the Targetmaster trickler (whereas the Lee will not).