lyle2231
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I've had good luck with the rcbs. P-mic.I looked at the Hornady Measurement Station on Midway and it show's discontinued.
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I've had good luck with the rcbs. P-mic.I looked at the Hornady Measurement Station on Midway and it show's discontinued.
I doubt aligning the screw with a mark on your brass would be as accurate and repeatable as using the Hornady bushings or as fast to change the setup. But if that's close enough for you, go for it. The Hornady tool also has other uses like measuring concentricity of bullets in the loaded brass, etc. Don't know the price difference between the 2 tools, but these are some things to consider.Have you tried making a calibration case with a mark for the screw? I have a once-fired case "set" for each caliber I shoot for just that purpose. And I also use a Sinclair bushing set to double check the Hornady.
Midway seems to label things in that way when they don't have a restock date.I looked at the Hornady Measurement Station on Midway and it show's discontinued.
I would agree, except they insist on only offering the inserts in aluminum. Sinclair's were steel and IMO a better quality, if not actually any more precise at least more consistent.IMO the Hornady system is more repeatable due to the various headspace bushings
Love mine.Does anyone use the digital headspace gauge from Innovative Technologies (Larry Willis)? Your thoughts please.
Headspace measurement is mechanical; the only thing digital is the indicator. Larry makes excellent products, and they work.
There are a few methods to accomplish this. It boils down to personal preference. Good luck!
After following this thread with interest, I will offer my opinion. I really like the term "comparator". While I do use "dummy cases" for baselines in some scenarios, different bullets seating depths and such within the same caliber. With this gauge, and in my humblest opinion, the fired case IS your dummy case, and this tool will help you determine the measurement of shoulder bump you have or intend to use. The ultimate in KISS systems for this application, not to say other comparators can't provide the same data. Load different brand brass with the same load and check brass bounce back. Confirm lot number brass differences in once fired scenarios. It is a very good tool and not caliber specific. I get that it may not be repeatable historically, like did I set it in the exact same position as the last time I measured, probably not, but not going there.Regarding The Larry Willis, IT Headspace Gauge:
Dedicate one case for each caliber as your "standard"... your "standard" for each caliber is sized exactly as you would have sized all other brass for that caliber... mark, put standards away safe where they won't be consumed... when you want to check reloads done prior for a certain caliber, or size more brass for future reloads, measure your standard, zero the unit on it, then measure your reload... doesn't matter where the adjustment screw was, ever, just as long as you measure standard and cases in question the same... IT Headspace gauge is not a "Headspace Gauge" as it's a "Comparator"... The number it provides you is only relevant to comparisons... The Hornady unit does the exact same thing, except, reloaders think the number it proivides is an empirical measurement.... It is not... Both are "Comparators".. I use the Larry Willis device... Works very well and very fast... Just elevate it near eye level as your neck will quickly become sore looking at it, if you don't.....