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Measuring max CASE length for your rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="RoughNeck182" data-source="post: 354568" data-attributes="member: 18191"><p>Stormrider: You are thinking of the gauge where the bullet is seated long and loose enough to slide in the neck, and it contacts the rifling to give you a measure of CARTRIDGE Over All Length for chamber. The gauge I am talking about the bullet is seated to NOT contact the rifling, and is seated tight enough not to move in the neck. The case NECK is cut about 2/3rds of the way down to make a sliding donut collar that slides on the bullet itself so that the CASE length is 'adjustable' (the length from the base of case to the top of the neck donut/collar. You can move the donut/collar out further on the bullet so the case neck is extra long and it will bump the chamber wall as you pointed out, and get slid back. This sliding piece of neck is the equivalent of the part of the sinclair tool that is the same diameter as the case as you pointed out. After you've chambered this gauge, then you know how long the case is when it will bump the chamber. Check out the "<strong>POOR MAN'S GAUGE" at <a href="http://varmintal.com/arelo.htm" target="_blank">Varmint Al's Handloading/Reloading Page</a> for a description of how I made mine.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoughNeck182, post: 354568, member: 18191"] Stormrider: You are thinking of the gauge where the bullet is seated long and loose enough to slide in the neck, and it contacts the rifling to give you a measure of CARTRIDGE Over All Length for chamber. The gauge I am talking about the bullet is seated to NOT contact the rifling, and is seated tight enough not to move in the neck. The case NECK is cut about 2/3rds of the way down to make a sliding donut collar that slides on the bullet itself so that the CASE length is 'adjustable' (the length from the base of case to the top of the neck donut/collar. You can move the donut/collar out further on the bullet so the case neck is extra long and it will bump the chamber wall as you pointed out, and get slid back. This sliding piece of neck is the equivalent of the part of the sinclair tool that is the same diameter as the case as you pointed out. After you've chambered this gauge, then you know how long the case is when it will bump the chamber. Check out the "[B]POOR MAN'S GAUGE" at [url=http://varmintal.com/arelo.htm]Varmint Al's Handloading/Reloading Page[/url] for a description of how I made mine.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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