When You SHOULD Neck Size

[Patriot007]

The tool’s own calibration certificate has a greater margin of error than you’re claiming. This standard machinist knowledge. You don’t use a caliper for anything under +/-.002” expectation of accuracy.

Agreed 100%. The 4th 0 is just a high low indicator on the calibers. The digital mics with 0.00000 is a real over kill for reloading and that measurement want mount up to a hill of beans in reloading. It's like having a scale with the Resolution of 0.000 in grains. You will only complicate matters worse, weighing in that Resolution.
But,,, I still trust my Mitutoyos over Frankfort Arsenal. Just me. With the margin of error factor, you get what you pay for.

 

[milboltnut]

since when do you need to measure anything more than .000? For handloading? Unless you have your rifle in a permanent fixture when you shoot it, then you wouldn't need to measure .0000 or .00000. My 300 Weatherby Vangaurd with major recoil off a front sandbag rest and rear sandbag will out shoot any sporter or built rifle WITHOUT any tight tolerances you mention ! oh I forgot to mention Sako, same hole group with FACTORY ammo. A guy I know said he can feed it anything and it is crazy accurate.

I weigh bullets that vary .5 a grain or maybe .10th of a grain and that's it.... I don't believe manufactures use those cheap scales, but damn, if my little pocket scale staying calibrated weighs to that factory spec. then I guess we're ok without the bank breakin' equipment !

 

[bozo699]

since when do you need to measure anything more than .000? For handloading? Unless you have your rifle in a permanent fixture when you shoot it, then you wouldn't need to measure .0000 or .00000. My 300 Weatherby Vangaurd with major recoil off a front sandbag rest and rear sandbag will out shoot any sporter or built rifle WITHOUT any tight tolerances you mention ! oh I forgot to mention Sako, same hole group with FACTORY ammo. A guy I know said he can feed it anything and it is crazy accurate.

I weigh bullets that vary .5 a grain or maybe .10th of a grain and that's it.... I don't believe manufactures use those cheap scales, but damn, if my little pocket scale staying calibrated weighs to that factory spec. then I guess we're ok without the bank breakin' equipment !

I guess I need to buy a Sako!.....or a vangaurd
Wayne

 

[milboltnut]

I have a Vanguard, I guess you missed "My" and I'm sure the Patriot James Bond will chime in shortly !

 

[CharlieNC]

The tool’s own calibration certificate has a greater margin of error than you’re claiming. This standard machinist knowledge. You don’t use a caliper for anything under +/-.002” expectation of accuracy.

It may not be accurate, but it is precise (reproducible).

 

[bozo699]

I have a Vanguard, I guess you missed "My" and I'm sure the Patriot James Bond will chime in shortly !

No I clearly saw the “MY”. Lol
Wayne

 

[Patriot007]

I have a Vanguard, I guess you missed "My" and I'm sure the Patriot James Bond will chime in shortly !

lol, I have one of them too in Stainless Steel. I know, I should of bought the blued one. But I like Shiney bling bling. Lol..Kind of goes along with being a Bond fan.
I can see for a stormy Saturday afternoon that you are as bored as I am. I'm all loaded up and can't even hit my private range to set the freedom seeds free.
I was hoping some one with more of a juicer problem would chime in other than us bashing our measuring sticks. I don't care if your is bigger. My wife's quite satisfied with mine. All I care about is when I stretch it out is,, it's precise and it doesn't come up short. Lol.

 

[Tokay444]

It may not be accurate, but it is precise (reproducible).

You can believe that if you want. A setup which takes user error will give you a better understanding of how unrepeatable it actually is.

 

[milboltnut]

It may not be accurate, but it is precise (reproducible).

IDK... not all my brass has to be trimmed. So what does that tell ya ? That molecules don't behave the same all the time.

 

[Homerange]

Right with CharlieNC on this subject and with many100"s of 223 reloads with only Hornady brass, no annealing and using a LCD with a light cam over never in some 10 years of popping varmints with a medium load behind Nosler 50gr BT's never have we had chambering issues.
NS only with LCD's can work and it does for us.
YMMV