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Hornady Modified Case/OAL Gauge Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="HEAL" data-source="post: 1723202" data-attributes="member: 93613"><p>MY COMMENT IS BASED ON USING A HORNADY'S LOCK & LOAD COMPARATOR TOOL WHERE THE PROVIDED CASE (260 REM) HAS A SOMEWHAT LOOSE NECK DIA THAT CAUSES BULLET TO LEAN DOWN IF MEASURING HORIZONTALLY. AS BULLET IS PULLED DOWN BY THE TOOL IT SHARPLY GRABS SOLID TO LANDS AND APPEARS A RIGHT MEASURMENT. AFTER A COLLECTION OF MEASUREMENTS IT CAN BE OBSERVED A NUMBER OF SIMILAR OR EQUAL READINGS, BUT BY SUDDEN, A DRASTIC DIFFERENT READING IS SHOWN, AS IF BULLET ENTERED MORE (0.030" OR SO DIFFERENCE). MY COOPER MODEL 22 260 REM RIFLE HAS GIVEN 2.225" CBTO READINGS WITH BERGER 135 CLASSIC BULLETS. NOW THAT I CLEANED IT GIVES ME ALL SORTS OF READINGS (I AM NOT SAYING IT CAUSES IT. LIKE 1.555", 1.980" VERY REPEATEDELY) AND THEN RETURNS TO 2.225" ON SEVERAL SIMILAR READINGS. I HAVE BEEN LEARNING TO TAKE THE LONGEST READING AS THE CORRECT ONE PROVIDED THAT THE CARTRIDGES MADE FREELY FEED CHAMBER. ANY COMMENT WILL BE VERY MUCH WELCOMED.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HEAL, post: 1723202, member: 93613"] MY COMMENT IS BASED ON USING A HORNADY'S LOCK & LOAD COMPARATOR TOOL WHERE THE PROVIDED CASE (260 REM) HAS A SOMEWHAT LOOSE NECK DIA THAT CAUSES BULLET TO LEAN DOWN IF MEASURING HORIZONTALLY. AS BULLET IS PULLED DOWN BY THE TOOL IT SHARPLY GRABS SOLID TO LANDS AND APPEARS A RIGHT MEASURMENT. AFTER A COLLECTION OF MEASUREMENTS IT CAN BE OBSERVED A NUMBER OF SIMILAR OR EQUAL READINGS, BUT BY SUDDEN, A DRASTIC DIFFERENT READING IS SHOWN, AS IF BULLET ENTERED MORE (0.030" OR SO DIFFERENCE). MY COOPER MODEL 22 260 REM RIFLE HAS GIVEN 2.225" CBTO READINGS WITH BERGER 135 CLASSIC BULLETS. NOW THAT I CLEANED IT GIVES ME ALL SORTS OF READINGS (I AM NOT SAYING IT CAUSES IT. LIKE 1.555", 1.980" VERY REPEATEDELY) AND THEN RETURNS TO 2.225" ON SEVERAL SIMILAR READINGS. I HAVE BEEN LEARNING TO TAKE THE LONGEST READING AS THE CORRECT ONE PROVIDED THAT THE CARTRIDGES MADE FREELY FEED CHAMBER. ANY COMMENT WILL BE VERY MUCH WELCOMED. [/QUOTE]
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