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- Thread starter Poconolg
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http://www.midwayusa.com/product/19...indicator-comparator-with-dial-308-winchester
The 22/250 should be the same price.
F. Guffey
The 22/250 should be the same price.
F. Guffey
stubbicatt
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That Redding tool looks impressive. I use the Stoney Point (now Hornady) comparator setup, as it allows me to determine shoulder setback, and ogive-to-rifling distances, when I don't soft seat my bullets. Aside from being relatively inexpensive, if I use 2 of the inserts for bullets, I can measure from the boat tail to the ogive and further refine my bullet selection. --You might be surprised how much bullets from the same box will vary in this dimension, which closely approximates a measurement of the portion of the bullet in contact with the bore.
Aside from being relatively inexpensive,
Good point, for less money he could purchase a digital head space gage that is not a head space gage, it looks like a comparator, problem: Finding someone on a reloading forum that knows the difference.
I purchased competition seating dies, but before purchasing the expensive dies I tried to determine how many parts inside the die I could change to make my money go further, I managed to purchase one die body with parts to seat bullets for three different chambers. I have no interest in doing the same with the Redding gage. I did make gages in the '70s that served the same purpose.
Then there is the trip to Low's or Home Depot. Usually starts with all you have to do is purchase a bushing, nut or sleeve etc.. Then there is the caution, just about anything purchased from a hardware store has a bevel, the bevel changes the location of the datum. Some like the bevel, the bevel is user/case friendly, not me. I like the artifact the unfriendly sharp edge leaves on the case shoulder or bullet.
F. Guffey
I purchased competition seating dies, but before purchasing the expensive dies I tried to determine how many parts inside the die I could change to make my money go further,
Nothing new, I have die bodies from the '60s and '70s. they are stamped universal, one die body and different seating bushings. Dies stamped Wheatherby were universal.
F. Guffey