kmonroe99 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I'm wondering how useful a case gage is, as compared to measuring every so often with dial calipers? Yes I know it's a real quick go/no-go inspection but if something fails, I'm probably going to turn around and use the dial calipers anyway... Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 A good case gauge is a confidence builder. I want good ammo in both practice and matches. When I step to the starting box I have eliminated everything I possibly can that will derail my stage. Many do not gauge practice rounds but a few failures to feed in practice will always leave a lingering doubt in the back of my mind that if that one or two out of a thousand rounds did not work properly in practice, will they work properly in a match. So I case gauge every round I make. The fastest way to check a large number of rounds is a case gauge. Nuff said. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 So I case gauge every round I make. Nuff said. Bill Same here. And since I got the new hundred rounder from shockbottle it is about as fast and painless as it can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmonroe99 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 So I case gauge every round I make. Nuff said. Bill Same here. And since I got the new hundred rounder from shockbottle it is about as fast and painless as it can get. "Hundred rounder?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 So I case gauge every round I make. Nuff said. Bill Same here. And since I got the new hundred rounder from shockbottle it is about as fast and painless as it can get. I did pick up an EGW 7 round checker but found it gauges tighter than my Dillon single round gauge. Since I've used the Dillon successfully for several years, I did not want to mess with my dies just to make the rounds fit the gauge. Maybe someday when I have lots of spare time I'll play with it, but for now I'll just stick with what works. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 http://www.sheridanengineering.com/index-4.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstagn Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Use a case gauge all the time and every couple hundred+ rounds check your specs with a caliper just in case a die came loose or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 i case gauge every rd of match ammo since even one bad rd is a distaster but not practice ammo. at 25,000 rds/yr i just don't have time to do that for practice ammo ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 i case gauge every rd of match ammo but not practice ammo. +1. Have loaded 30,000+ rounds of 9mm with range brass, and have had Very Few rounds that wouldn't work in my TruBors and BHP. Almost all of the rounds that did not allow the guns to chamber easily, fed properly in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 So I case gauge every round I make. Nuff said. Bill Same here. And since I got the new hundred rounder from shockbottle it is about as fast and painless as it can get. "Hundred rounder?" Yes indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassaholic13 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thats a really cool case gauge... Not sure it's $125+ cool, but cool none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 When you can case gauge AND box 1000 rounds in about 15 minutes, is really is THAT cool. I don't know how I used to do it with a 1 hole gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thats a really cool case gauge... Not sure it's $125+ cool, but cool none the less. It's pricey for sure but after doing all my gauging with a single Dillon for five years this thing is worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluevic443 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I case gauge every round I load. The gauge has caught high primers, upside down primers, partial case splits, full case splits, shaved jackets, rolled case mouths, non concentric seated bullets, and even burs around the rims due to extractors. I credit good reloading practices and case gauging to not having a single ammo related malfunction since I started reloading in the late 90's. The multi hole gauges do speed up the task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I used to use it, but stopped years ago, when I discovered that 99.9% of cases that did not go in the gauge, would work just fine in my guns. So it was a pointless waste of time. With random brass, shot several times in my SVI open gun, they still work just fine, 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I used to use it, but stopped years ago, when I discovered that 99.9% of cases that did not go in the gauge, would work just fine in my guns. So it was a pointless waste of time. With random brass, shot several times in my SVI open gun, they still work just fine, 100%. Same here. All those that fail still work in my Cheely Open gun just fine. But it is an easy way to check for high primers, which by the way, I have never found. Also picks up on split cases quite easily as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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