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OAL gauge

mike992mike992 Member Posts: 62 ✭✭
edited February 2009 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I was thinking of buying a Hornady OAL gauge and bullet comparator. Does anybody out their use one ,and do you think it's helpful.
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  • mrbrucemrbruce Member Posts: 3,374
    edited November -1
    It's just as easy and cheaper to boot if you open up the neck on your cartridge just barely enough for a bullet to be slipped in with a bit of pressure. Leave it long and chamber it, when it's ejected you'll have a the exact length to seat to the lands each and every time......
    Measure off the ogive, not the tip......
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  • skyfishskyfish Member Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use one and like it. I've never had trouble breaking the threads off either. You have to realize it is not a pry-bar.
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  • swillswill Member Posts: 469 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You will definitely need the comparator to measure off the ogive. This is a very good tool.

    I have used different OAL gauges from different manufacturers and find the measurements I obtain from the Hornady (formerly Stony Point tool) to be the most accurate and consistent.

    Well worth the money for both.
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