My Method to Find the ‘Lands’

[ridgeway]

I've definitely learned a few complex ways to do it with this thread.

Haha....ain't that the truth. Haha

 

[ArtinNC]

One more thing , if you don't tighten the set screw on the seating stem you will never get the same reading from your seating die .

 

[AlNyhus]

Not really germane to this discussion.

There are several references in this thread about barrels being off the action. In that situation, the Ezell tool works very well. So do other methods.

 

[AA Ron]

Not really germane to this discussion.

"The god damned germans got nuthin to do with it!!"
~Smokey and the Bandit

Sorry, had to do it.
Aaron

 

[dellet]

. The “Alex” way is a way that you and your buddy can compare apples to apples from one side of the country to another. It takes a little time and doesn’t work well with some bolt designs but is consistent.

Probably one of the most important things if you’re sharing load data, with any measurement.

There would be a certain amount of entertainment value at a large gathering to have a rifle, bullet, case and measuring device, then every one gets to use “their method” to find touch using their tools. The measurement spread would be interesting.

It’s hard enough to get 10 people to have the same numbers just checking base to ogive or base to shoulder.

 

[coldboreshot]

Lookin' like another popcorn thread

 

[LRPV]

Probably one of the most important things if you’re sharing load data, with any measurement.

There would be a certain amount of entertainment value at a large gathering to have a rifle, bullet, case and measuring device, then every one gets to use “their method” to find touch using their tools. The measurement spread would be interesting.

It’s hard enough to get 10 people to have the same numbers just checking base to ogive or base to shoulder.

Might be an interesting game to play at the next Rendezvous. Lol

 

[DanSavage]

It seems to me the most precise way would be using the bolt face . ,,,, lands at one end and bolt face at the other end. Methods that use the case shoulder are not precise, finding touch is important to make load testing more efficient

 

[Downhill]

I just use the method Tony Boyer describes in The Book of Rifle Accuracy. Precise and near fool proof.

 

[Killick]

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[jelenko]

One more thing , if you don't tighten the set screw on the seating stem you will never get the same reading from your seating die .

Ah! Torque spec needed for tightening the screw.

 

[ArtinNC]

Ah! Torque spec needed for tightening the screw.

Ah! Torque spec needed for tightening the screw.

Tighten really tight and damage the threads and the micro top will not turn very easy. You would have to ask L.E.Wilson does NOT say . Except snug it down with light pressure to prevent it from moving .