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Wasn't trying to bicker. My apologies fellas. Just felt sorry for the op.
I think you were leading in a some what constructive answer to the op question I enjoy trying to get to the root of the problem that most posters put on here but I am not good expressing on computer I have been fitting barrels for about 30 years plus these comparotors different vendors sell is fine but I make my own I thought you did a pretty good job on trying to help the op. PS everyone here has opinions that's why its called a forum we do our best to help.
 
Machinery's Handbook: by Erick Oberg and F. D. Jones. I have the eighteenth edition that was published in 1971, there is no mention of anything but 'gage', all 2293 pages including the index.. The first book has a Copyright of 1914

And then there is 'The Starrett DATA book for Machinist' Copyright 1920, and the Starrett Book for Student Machinist. Starrett used gage in all descriptions with a Copyright of 1941. I have no clue who decides what term, but for me I will take Starrett and the Machinery's handbook as the bible for gages.

With 1,760,000 total issues I wonder how anyone doing research could find any other spelling for a gage, I also have Starrett catalogs that go back .

I do have another book that is a more modern book on head space by John L. Hinnant. The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Precision Rifle Barrel Fitting: In one of his illustrations he drew 'go-gauge' and then signed the book "God Bless Texas"

F. Guffey
What's a gage?
 
In reference to fguffy's spelling of 'gage' by Starrett. In their current publication it is spelled both ways: gauge & gage. Seemingly indiscriminately.
In a couple of dictionary's, no. The dictionary's seem to stick with gauge.
 
Wasn't trying to bicker. My apologies fellas
Kevin, I was not refering to you when I posted my comment. Hell, I loved your response to Fguffey in post #78 and so far I'm the only one in this dog-fight who has hit the like button for that post. Your response is one of the most well meaning and thoughtful posts I have ever seen on this forum. No I'm not blowing smoke, I mean it. Fguffey is incomprhensible most of the time and I think he is a snob (as you appear to) who will never be able to communicate on this forum as well as you do. Take that to the BANK! dedogs (also a Kevin);)
 
Kev, thanks for the kind words my friend. If you knew me, you would know that I would never try to make someone feel stupid when they are trying to learn something we are all very compassionate about. (Even the guffman!) At the same time, I am a really funny dude!
Hell, I call feeler gauges "guffy gauges". I say that to folks that don't even know who guffy is! He coined the term in my mind. He should feel flattered.
Perhaps he is not as good with communication as he is with the trade and sport. That's ok. However, when asked for clarification it is usually best to try to respond and in doing so, try to respond without belittling the inquirer. Sometimes it seems to come across as :
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance - baffle them with bullshit. I doubt he enjoys coming across that way. He does seem to be very intelligent.
The op asked a very good question. We don't always know the experience of the member asking the question. It is helpful, when looking for answers, to provide all the clues. Folks that are new to this are not always as aware of the clues that we are looking for. Be patient. As we ask the questions we give answers along the way. Sometimes it's not the answer, but the process that's educates those seeking knowledge that is most benificial.
I wish you guys a Merry Christmas. Hope I didn't hinder more then I helped.

Kevin
 
In reference to fguffy's spelling of 'gage' by Starrett. In their current publication it is spelled both ways: gauge & gage. Seemingly indiscriminately.
In a couple of dictionary's, no. The dictionary's seem to stick with gauge.

From Merriam-Webster:

" ... the vast majority of uses for gage [vs gauge] are from specialized and technical industries, such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and electronics, and that these uses of gage are global, not limited to the U.S."
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This is his trademark here and at other forums.

Obfuscation
is the obscuring of intended meaning in communication, making the message confusing, willfully ambiguous, or harder to understand. It may be intentional or unintentional (although the former is usually connoted) and may result from circumlocution (yielding wordiness) or from use of jargon or even argot (yielding economy of words but excluding outsiders from the communicative value).
He seems to want to enforce certain semantics on learners without offering any answer to the OPs question.

Why is it that whenever Fguffey gets deeply involved in a thread it always degenerates into a pissing match about SEMANTICS?:mad:
 
Obfuscation is the obscuring of intended meaning in communication, making the message confusing, willfully ambiguous, or harder to understand. It may be intentional or unintentional (although the former is usually connoted) and may result from circumlocution (yielding wordiness) or from use of jargon or even argot (yielding economy of words but excluding outsiders from the communicative value). Unintended obfuscation in expository writing is usually a natural trait of early drafts in the writing process, when the composition is not yet advanced, and it can be improved with critical thinking and revising, either by the writer or by another person with sufficient reading comprehension and editing skills.
Yup, that sounds like Guffey.:eek::)
 
The common theme in his posts is that handloaders are confused and too stupid to comprehend his way of thinking.
Unfortunately his way of thinking includes needling people over semantics. He infers that he alone has all the answers and he is not going to share.

I disagree (respectfully). I think he has a great deal of knowledge... he just REFUSES to share. I think the only reason he comes here is to massage his ego. At least that's the way I see it. dedogs
 
This is his trademark here and at other forums.

Obfuscation
is the obscuring of intended meaning in communication, making the message confusing, willfully ambiguous, or harder to understand. It may be intentional or unintentional (although the former is usually connoted) and may result from circumlocution (yielding wordiness) or from use of jargon or even argot (yielding economy of words but excluding outsiders from the communicative value).
He seems to want to enforce certain semantics on learners without offering any answer to the OPs question.

Yes, except for the intentional part. In short, blather.
 
I think he like to test,to see if any one gets that moving the shoulder is backwards and to massage his ego
edit due to spelling
 
Hi I recently purchased a set of competition shellholders to control the bumping of the shoulder,the thing is they recommend 1-2 thou for proper headspace,I measured a fired brass to unfired brass and it was 10 thou stretch,so I put the shellholder that would bump it the least and I still ended up with a 5thou difference....Any suggestions?
Thanx..
7Saum
After trying to keep up on all the "information" passed out on the many replies to your problem, I have a suggestion.
Try to find another shooter/reloader in your area that understands your problem and how to correct it.
Get him to spend about 20 minutes with you in your reloading room, and get him to show you the process of correcting your problem. This is one of those things that if you see it being done one time, you will better understand just how simple it is to get the fired case to be the length you want it, after being resized.
As a side note, you don't need the special shell holders to make this happen.
 

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