Dubbo said:looking for feedback/thoughts on the Larry Willis digital headspace gauge before I buy one.
Question
Why spend $100.00 when your can buy the Hornady headspace gauge for $37.00 and the digital vernier caliper can be used to measure other things.
You do need to trim .050" off the neck of the Hornady (or your homebrew) modified case to accommodate the thickness of the rim of the rimfire case. (Sinclair's slugs require removing 0.100" from the dummy case.)
With standup units (height gauging), such as Larry Willis', is not dependent or influenced on "squeeze" or the amount of squeeze, like is caliper methods. Alignment is only influenced to 1 point verses 2 points. These things make it a faster method (time saver) with less error factor.
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With standup units (height gauging), such as Larry Willis', is not dependent or influenced on "squeeze" or the amount of squeeze, like is caliper methods. Alignment is only influenced to 1 point verses 2 points. These things make it a faster method (time saver) with less error factor.
I have been using one for years. Yes there are tools you can buy for around 40 bucks but what if you load several caliber? Lets say you load for 223, 6mm, 6.5, 30 calibers. At 40 bucks apiece you've already spent more than Larrys tool. As stated this tool takes the "squeeze" out of the equation. It's well made and Larry is a great guy to work with. I think it's more than worth the money.looking for feedback/thoughts on the Larry Willis digital headspace gauge before I buy one.