Hornady Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge

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Anyone have any experience or feed back on this prodcut. I have been told that these work great, and it helps greatly with accuracy to get the bullet seated properly while being a set distance away from lands.

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks
Brian
 
I used one for years, no complaints. Id take five measurememnts and take the average, I would then ubtract .003. I rarely use it anymore, I got tired of buying the shell cases so i just use the ole cut the neck with the dremel tool trick.
 
thanks. I am getting into relaoding and trying to get a tighter group with my loads for my 22-250 currently. Guy that comes into the gun shop i work at was telling me that the only true way to get the OAL is with one of these tools.
 
A forum member, RagnCajn, used to manufacture and sell an OAL measuring device. Well made, easy to use, accurate and inexpensive.

Look him up.
 
+1 on Ragncajn's gauge... I have the hornady also and never use it just cause it gives a different reading every time..
Ragns just plain works as intended..
 
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The Lock-N-Load works really well, but you need the Bullet Comparator attachment for your dial caliper to measure off of the bullet's Ogive for it to be really precise...

The Chamber guage from Ragn Cagn works really well too...I have both, one is just a little more cumbersome than the other...especially if your bench space is crowded..

I've put together a press and die set up for taking to the range, so I can work in bullet seating there... I measure all my chambers at the house and use the Comparator at the range to make adjustments...
 
I personally think you can get close with this the over all length tool. I use a fired case that was fired in that chamber then i cut slots in neck insert bullet then close bolt easly then open easly and measure with ogive tools . I dont see no need for this item. I redo this if i change bullets . I also check the ogives on my bullets in a box you will find different lengths.
 
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Well basically im trying to figure out what to trim cases too and what to set depths of bullet to. From what I've read and seen that is really important
 
Used to use the Sinclair AOL guage but never really liked it. My gnsmith told me to get the Hornady AOL guage so I did. I can tell you the Hornady is much simpler to ues and I feel it is more accurate.
Hornady gets two thumbs up from me.
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I trim mine with Lee caselength gauges and get my OAL by taking a sized case, cutting the neck, seating a bullet long and running it into the lands ten times and taking the average. Done carefully they will all be very very close. Works well from my .223 - my magnums.
 
So your taking the ten seperate peices of sized brass with bullets and putting them in chamber and closing bolt. Not same peice ten time correct? Sorry for all questions im fairly new to this.
 
No, take one piece of brass and full length size it, then cut the neck so that a bullet can be slipped in and move in and out by hand. Seat the bullet long, for my .260 I may seat it say 2.900", ease it into the chamber, close the bolt, and then ease the bolt open and the round out. Measure that with your OAL gauge and write it down, let's say 2.825". Pull the bullet long again, this will be easy to do with just your fingers, and repeat 9 more times. That that average and that is your distance to the lands.
 
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