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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2420565" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>Are we talking about two different tools?</p><p></p><p>I'm referring to the Hornady Lock-n-Load Headspace Comparator. If you have one of those and put a pin gauge in your inserts (or just look at them...) you'll see they're cut rather poorly. If you find it's 0.003" or greater out of round that results in measurements that vary by 0.002" or more, you might decide as I did to find a higher quality, more accurate tool. Nothing at all against the Hornady tool (I have both full sets of comparators, they're probably not going anywhere), it's just that their tolerances aren't great. They also cost half as much as anything else similar, so if you don't want or need more precision, there's nothing to convince you of, keep using the Hornady. </p><p></p><p>I still use mine for come currently. Guys a lot more practiced in loading and shooting than me use the Hornady tool with great success. (Greg at Primal Rights for example, I think I saw him using one in his die set up video).</p><p></p><p>I changed because my Whidden die came with a new comparator, and I was getting much more consistent readings with it compared to the Hornady. Instead of rounding off to get the 0.001" repeatable, I was really getting it.</p><p></p><p>You can run a chamfering tool around them (backwards first) to try to burnishing the edge, or forwards to actually try to cut out some of the eccentricity. They're aluminum though, so be careful.</p><p></p><p>(I just ordered more pin gauges last week, at some point I'll try to actually show this in a picture)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2420565, member: 116181"] Are we talking about two different tools? I'm referring to the Hornady Lock-n-Load Headspace Comparator. If you have one of those and put a pin gauge in your inserts (or just look at them...) you'll see they're cut rather poorly. If you find it's 0.003" or greater out of round that results in measurements that vary by 0.002" or more, you might decide as I did to find a higher quality, more accurate tool. Nothing at all against the Hornady tool (I have both full sets of comparators, they're probably not going anywhere), it's just that their tolerances aren't great. They also cost half as much as anything else similar, so if you don't want or need more precision, there's nothing to convince you of, keep using the Hornady. I still use mine for come currently. Guys a lot more practiced in loading and shooting than me use the Hornady tool with great success. (Greg at Primal Rights for example, I think I saw him using one in his die set up video). I changed because my Whidden die came with a new comparator, and I was getting much more consistent readings with it compared to the Hornady. Instead of rounding off to get the 0.001" repeatable, I was really getting it. You can run a chamfering tool around them (backwards first) to try to burnishing the edge, or forwards to actually try to cut out some of the eccentricity. They're aluminum though, so be careful. (I just ordered more pin gauges last week, at some point I'll try to actually show this in a picture) [/QUOTE]
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