Inaccurate measurements from Stoney Point OAL Guage

[Brians356]

I have the Stoney Point and it works fine and provides repeatable results, but it's the straight one, with a solid pushrod. The curved version (for lever actions?) with a flexible bullet pusher would seem to possibly have some inherent slop in it, but I have never tried using one. I use the aluminum comparator barrel w/ different diameter inserts, which I believe came with the Stoney Point, that attaches to a dial caliper.

One thing I did was take the time to make a dummy case for each rifle from fire-formed brass, which required drilling and tapping the cases for attachment to the Stoney Point tool. Probably overkill, that.

Brian

 

[stool]

not over kill at all..and the curved version with the wire(speedo cable) pusher works just fine...for many years...

I have the Stoney Point and it works fine and provides repeatable results, but it's the straight one, with a solid pushrod. The curved version (for lever actions?) with a flexible bullet pusher would seem to possibly have some inherent slop in it, but I have never tried using one. I use the aluminum comparator barrel w/ different diameter inserts, which I believe came with the Stoney Point, that attaches to a dial caliper.

One thing I did was take the time to make a dummy case for each rifle from fire-formed brass, which required drilling and tapping the cases for attachment to the Stoney Point tool. Probably overkill, that.

Brian

 

[bozo699]

not over kill at all..and the curved version with the wire(speedo cable) pusher works just fine...for many years...

I have the Stoney Point and it works fine and provides repeatable results, but it's the straight one, with a solid pushrod. The curved version (for lever actions?) with a flexible bullet pusher would seem to possibly have some inherent slop in it, but I have never tried using one. I use the aluminum comparator barrel w/ different diameter inserts, which I believe came with the Stoney Point, that attaches to a dial caliper.

One thing I did was take the time to make a dummy case for each rifle from fire-formed brass, which required drilling and tapping the cases for attachment to the Stoney Point tool. Probably overkill, that.

Brian

Agreed.