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Hornady OAL Guage ?
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 369356" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>I use the Hornady OAL tool and another tool called the C.O.L. E-Z Check from R-P Products 318-424-7867. Here they are shown together</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/reevestool002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The R-P is much better but your question is about the Hornady. Sometimes it is difficult to get consistant measurements and there is a learning curve. But it is pretty straghtforward. First you zero the calipers with the comparator attached</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0070.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>then seat the modified case in the chamber and push the bullet to the lands</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0525.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>lock the gray rod and retract. Measure with the comparator attached</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>or measure for OAL with no comparator</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0034.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The measurements will be different and the comparator body itself will take up 1.00" after zeroing. There will also be a slight difference because of the difference in the headspace of the modified case and the headspace on your loaded case (if any).</p><p></p><p>But I don't understand why you think that there would be an error induced in the measurement because of the angle of the caliper being different from the tool and loaded round. Both measure close to the center of the case head and there should not be any differences because of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 369356, member: 6042"] I use the Hornady OAL tool and another tool called the C.O.L. E-Z Check from R-P Products 318-424-7867. Here they are shown together [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/reevestool002.jpg[/IMG] The R-P is much better but your question is about the Hornady. Sometimes it is difficult to get consistant measurements and there is a learning curve. But it is pretty straghtforward. First you zero the calipers with the comparator attached [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN0070.jpg[/IMG] then seat the modified case in the chamber and push the bullet to the lands [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0525.jpg[/IMG] lock the gray rod and retract. Measure with the comparator attached [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0033.jpg[/IMG] or measure for OAL with no comparator [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/CASE%20PREP/DSCN0034.jpg[/IMG] The measurements will be different and the comparator body itself will take up 1.00" after zeroing. There will also be a slight difference because of the difference in the headspace of the modified case and the headspace on your loaded case (if any). But I don't understand why you think that there would be an error induced in the measurement because of the angle of the caliper being different from the tool and loaded round. Both measure close to the center of the case head and there should not be any differences because of that. [/QUOTE]
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