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How do you determine "at the lands" by your method?
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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 33686" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p>JustC, </p><p></p><p>I wonder if there is really a way to answer your question because in order to do so there would need to be a "standard" method that allows you to define when the bullet is on the lands. See what I mean? This person has one method, that person has another...the different methods are probably within a few thousandths. Without being able to visualize the bullet on the lands with some degree of certainty, for instance, or having a standard method that exerts X amount of force to the bullet to seat it on the lands, IMHO it seems a difficult question to answer. I use the Sinclair tool and the appropriate cleaning rod guide and just drop the bullet down the cleaning rod guide. Where the bullet stops, I say it's against the lands. For me, this has been my way to have a "standard measurement" from bullet to bullet and/or chamber to chamber. Not sure if it's the best way, but if a guy doesn't do things exactly the same way while taking this measurement every time, the measurement becomes less valid. For me, using the cleaning rod guide seems to take some measure of human error out of the equation that might be there othewise. Anyway, that's what I like to think. But you have a very valid question and I'd be very interested in other folks opinion on this one as well. </p><p></p><p>Thank you,</p><p></p><p>Jon Denham</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 33686, member: 1742"] JustC, I wonder if there is really a way to answer your question because in order to do so there would need to be a "standard" method that allows you to define when the bullet is on the lands. See what I mean? This person has one method, that person has another...the different methods are probably within a few thousandths. Without being able to visualize the bullet on the lands with some degree of certainty, for instance, or having a standard method that exerts X amount of force to the bullet to seat it on the lands, IMHO it seems a difficult question to answer. I use the Sinclair tool and the appropriate cleaning rod guide and just drop the bullet down the cleaning rod guide. Where the bullet stops, I say it's against the lands. For me, this has been my way to have a "standard measurement" from bullet to bullet and/or chamber to chamber. Not sure if it's the best way, but if a guy doesn't do things exactly the same way while taking this measurement every time, the measurement becomes less valid. For me, using the cleaning rod guide seems to take some measure of human error out of the equation that might be there othewise. Anyway, that's what I like to think. But you have a very valid question and I'd be very interested in other folks opinion on this one as well. Thank you, Jon Denham [/QUOTE]
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