A runout gauge is a great learning tool like many others. It will teach you what you need to do In your loading procedure to produce straight ammo. I will diagnose where you are inducing runout and let you know when you have solved the issue.
After you have what works for you down that is when the tool will begin to gather dust.
There are many steps like this during the incremental learning process for loading precision ammo.
Runout is no game changer. I can only think of one time when I could see the difference.on target. Bench gun, turned necks, custom sizer with mandrel sizing after,, sorted by seating force with a 21st century hydropress, sorted by 0 runout with the 21st century concentricity gauge, charged with autotrickler well everything I tried when I went down the rabbit hole. Gun averaged high 1's low 2's. Sorted ammo had a tighter range and maybe 2 or 3 hundreds lower average. Was it worth it?
Anyway through all those different techniques I tried I found what works for me and have simplified my process a bunch. I learned a lot. But you can only absorb so much at a time. It is a learning experience that builds step by step. Enjoy the journey.
After you have what works for you down that is when the tool will begin to gather dust.
There are many steps like this during the incremental learning process for loading precision ammo.
Runout is no game changer. I can only think of one time when I could see the difference.on target. Bench gun, turned necks, custom sizer with mandrel sizing after,, sorted by seating force with a 21st century hydropress, sorted by 0 runout with the 21st century concentricity gauge, charged with autotrickler well everything I tried when I went down the rabbit hole. Gun averaged high 1's low 2's. Sorted ammo had a tighter range and maybe 2 or 3 hundreds lower average. Was it worth it?
Anyway through all those different techniques I tried I found what works for me and have simplified my process a bunch. I learned a lot. But you can only absorb so much at a time. It is a learning experience that builds step by step. Enjoy the journey.