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What caliper do use?
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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 684658" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>"China"</p><p> </p><p>Yep. Every one I've seen with a loading tool label glued on appears to have come from the same Chinese shop, from Midway to RCBS. Of course the prices vary quite a lot!</p><p> </p><p>I have one pro-grade B&S 6" caliper. Also have two Harbor Freight 6" and one 12" dial caliper plus one 6" digital; all are within a half thou with my Jo blocks and that's fine for any brand of caliper. Anyone wanting better accuracy than 1 thou needs to be reaching for a micrometer, not a caliper.</p><p> </p><p>Given that Harbor Freight sells both dial and digital calipers for $10-12 when on sale, as they frequently are, it seems silly to pay more for a brand name stuck on the same instrument! And given that I can but a dozen or twenty H.F.s for the price of ONE pro-grade caliper and that I won't cry so bad if I drop a cheepy and that I reload and do home shop work so I don't have any justification for spending big bucks on a tool I'll never see any advantage from .... I won't buy another costly one as long as I live! I mean expensive stuff is really nice but i do't squirrel hunt with a Cooper .22 either; we gotta inject some sanity into our buying decisions somewhere!</p><p></p><p>I check all my caliper jaws for square by closing them lightly and looking for a sliver of light shinning through anywhere along the joint. So far, so good. I know how to adjust the jaws if they ever do get out of square but that's not very likely anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 684658, member: 9215"] "China" Yep. Every one I've seen with a loading tool label glued on appears to have come from the same Chinese shop, from Midway to RCBS. Of course the prices vary quite a lot! I have one pro-grade B&S 6" caliper. Also have two Harbor Freight 6" and one 12" dial caliper plus one 6" digital; all are within a half thou with my Jo blocks and that's fine for any brand of caliper. Anyone wanting better accuracy than 1 thou needs to be reaching for a micrometer, not a caliper. Given that Harbor Freight sells both dial and digital calipers for $10-12 when on sale, as they frequently are, it seems silly to pay more for a brand name stuck on the same instrument! And given that I can but a dozen or twenty H.F.s for the price of ONE pro-grade caliper and that I won't cry so bad if I drop a cheepy and that I reload and do home shop work so I don't have any justification for spending big bucks on a tool I'll never see any advantage from .... I won't buy another costly one as long as I live! I mean expensive stuff is really nice but i do't squirrel hunt with a Cooper .22 either; we gotta inject some sanity into our buying decisions somewhere! I check all my caliper jaws for square by closing them lightly and looking for a sliver of light shinning through anywhere along the joint. So far, so good. I know how to adjust the jaws if they ever do get out of square but that's not very likely anyway. [/QUOTE]
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