I got one of these gizmos too. I haven't used it and don't know if I will. Just didn't want you to feel alone
Try it out and report back. Good or Bad you'll help some other guys out.
"The overall concensus seems to be to prevent runout and not "fix it"."
Your concensus aside, the question is, "How well does the tool work?"
**** n, all this rain getting to ya?
I did one small test on straightened ammo vs unstraightened but I use the Bersin
that one flyer was a shot that went off the same time as a 30-378 (with muzzle brake) went off on the bench next to me. Shoulda timed it better.
Anyway my runout on the unstraightened ammo was .002" to .005" and the straightened ammo .002" or less. Not a big difference.
But I am like you in that I would rather load straight ammo to begin with and not rely on straightening it afterwards. And if I had it to do over again I would still have that money I spent on the Bersin.
I pose this question. My buddy I and sort our ammo in f-class .001 .002 together then we separate .003 and .004. We see no difference between them. I hit the x ring just as many times with .004 as I do with .001. The question, if you're seating your bullets 20 to 30 thousand in the rifling, and your chamber is cut perfect wouldn't your .004 run-out go to .000 or .001 chambered?
I pose this question. My buddy I and sort our ammo in f-class .001 .002 together then we separate .003 and .004. We see no difference between them. I hit the x ring just as many times with .004 as I do with .001. The question, if you're seating your bullets 20 to 30 thousand in the rifling, and your chamber is cut perfect wouldn't your .004 run-out go to .000 or .001 chambered?