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Digital Micrometer Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 1354647" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>I was getting pretty frustrated. My Forster Co Ax press wasn't producing consistent base of cartridge to ogive seating depths even when using the Forster Micrometer Bullet Seater Die but the reviews I read everywhere said this system is the best available and I'd been very careful in my setup.</p><p></p><p>Depths when measured after seating varied .003"-.005" and try as I might and fiddling with setup and even going back to basics got me nowhere.</p><p></p><p>So I decided to go back and re-measure every single cartridge I'd loaded and much to my surprise I found that even cases I'd loaded a few minutes before had magically changed depth... LOL</p><p></p><p>Yep... you guessed it. My digital micrometer was lying to me. sigh</p><p></p><p>Can someone recommend a serious digital micrometer that is not only accurate but consistent? By the way my eyes are getting kind of old and I don't want to have to wear reading glasses to use the old style non-digital calipers unless I'm forced to.</p><p></p><p>I watched a couple of videos in the last hour or two put out by Hornady and noticed that their techs were using non-digital calipers... I wonder if that should be my clue that digital isn't reliable? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>By the way I'm using the Hornady Bullet Comparator system to measure base to ogive and although I don't suspect that's my problem I thought I'd throw that out there in case someone opined that this could be the problem.</p><p></p><p>Also the bullets I'm loading are Berger Hunting VLD 168gr and the cartridge is 7SAUM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 1354647, member: 105"] I was getting pretty frustrated. My Forster Co Ax press wasn't producing consistent base of cartridge to ogive seating depths even when using the Forster Micrometer Bullet Seater Die but the reviews I read everywhere said this system is the best available and I'd been very careful in my setup. Depths when measured after seating varied .003"-.005" and try as I might and fiddling with setup and even going back to basics got me nowhere. So I decided to go back and re-measure every single cartridge I'd loaded and much to my surprise I found that even cases I'd loaded a few minutes before had magically changed depth... LOL Yep... you guessed it. My digital micrometer was lying to me. sigh Can someone recommend a serious digital micrometer that is not only accurate but consistent? By the way my eyes are getting kind of old and I don't want to have to wear reading glasses to use the old style non-digital calipers unless I'm forced to. I watched a couple of videos in the last hour or two put out by Hornady and noticed that their techs were using non-digital calipers... I wonder if that should be my clue that digital isn't reliable? ;) By the way I'm using the Hornady Bullet Comparator system to measure base to ogive and although I don't suspect that's my problem I thought I'd throw that out there in case someone opined that this could be the problem. Also the bullets I'm loading are Berger Hunting VLD 168gr and the cartridge is 7SAUM. [/QUOTE]
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