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Anyone use RCBS Precision Mics
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 291259" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"the only use the RCBS would have is measuring ogive (case mic seating thimble) and checking shoulder length ... is that correct?"</p><p> </p><p>It is for me anyway. And, while I REALLY LIKE THAT case thimble PART, the current cost is too high for what little it does. The Hornady LnL tools are a bit more clumsy to me but they work and are a lot less costly, especially if you have several cartridges to work with.</p><p> </p><p>I'm fortunate in that I bought my four Mics cheap enough on eBay before foolish bid prices on used equipment begain to exceed retail. And lucky to have a great small metal lathe in my garage too; I have made steel "pads" to drop in the bottom of a 30-06 Mic to bush it for a .308/7-08/.260/.243 but the bullet seating thimble won't be usable on the other diameter bullets (so I use the LnL type tool for them). Of course the basic 30-06 model works for .270 and can be also be used on a .280. My .300 Win Mag Mic works for the 7 mag as well. My .223 Mic has pads for measureing .222 and .221. My .22-250 Mic is padded to work on my 6mm International. So, I get a lot of milage out of a few Mics.</p><p> </p><p>What I'm saying is that one Case Mic CAN serve for multipule cases when you need them to. But, the LnL tool is still the better deal by price at this time. IMHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 291259, member: 9215"] "the only use the RCBS would have is measuring ogive (case mic seating thimble) and checking shoulder length ... is that correct?" It is for me anyway. And, while I REALLY LIKE THAT case thimble PART, the current cost is too high for what little it does. The Hornady LnL tools are a bit more clumsy to me but they work and are a lot less costly, especially if you have several cartridges to work with. I'm fortunate in that I bought my four Mics cheap enough on eBay before foolish bid prices on used equipment begain to exceed retail. And lucky to have a great small metal lathe in my garage too; I have made steel "pads" to drop in the bottom of a 30-06 Mic to bush it for a .308/7-08/.260/.243 but the bullet seating thimble won't be usable on the other diameter bullets (so I use the LnL type tool for them). Of course the basic 30-06 model works for .270 and can be also be used on a .280. My .300 Win Mag Mic works for the 7 mag as well. My .223 Mic has pads for measureing .222 and .221. My .22-250 Mic is padded to work on my 6mm International. So, I get a lot of milage out of a few Mics. What I'm saying is that one Case Mic CAN serve for multipule cases when you need them to. But, the LnL tool is still the better deal by price at this time. IMHO. [/QUOTE]
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