Accurate Gauge
Tested with a go/no go gauge. Reading is dead on at 0 and 6.
Higher learning started with this tool.
If you have a caliber you shoot, and multiple rifles you shoot it in, this tool is great because it gives you an ANSI reference of zero. I have never used the bullet seating depth tool function. It is a great tool for new reloader's who want to learn to set the shoulders back a certain amount when setting up your sizing die. This lengthens brass life and ensures proper chambering.
Easy to use, a MUST for the precision sh
I dabble in Long Range target shooting. I love to know what my bullet is going to do when I pull the trigger! This gauge insures the casing fits correctly in the bbl.
Excellent tool
The neck gauge for proper head space is easy to use and is the finest I have found. Now the complaint, I wish they carried it in 25-06.
Took some fiddling
The freebore tool would not work on my Savage Model 12 until I polished the extractor ramp and the back bevel on the rim of the tool itself to get rid of the oxide coating and sharp edges. Once the extractor would engage without collapsing the tool first it was spot on. So you could argue that it helped me to improve my rifle :). The micrometers are great, and I find them much easier to use than calipers and gage bushings.
Headspace mic
I only want this for headspace. If I could buy this tool for that function alone I would. I do OAL measurements with my Hornady OAL Gauge/Comparator but this RCBS mic does the headspace measurement and I'm giving it 5 stars just for that function.
great product
I've reloaded handgun ammo for many years, but, just started rifle rounds a few years ago. I'm trying to be a precise as possible and follow all the good practices. I have one 204, and all my reloaded cases are ones that I have fired in that one rifle, so, that makes things much simpler. But, I have many .223's and bumping brass to fit a variety of my guns was a challenge. I have tried to measure headspace with several products but it was even hard for me to understand what I was actually trying to measure. I have several other measurement tools like go/no-go guages, and they have their place, but nothing actually gives you the measurements you need and especially this easy. You can measure, accurately and easily, factory ammo, and then once fired brass from each rifle, and then easily set your dies for a case for a specific rifle, or, cases that will fit any of your rifles. I've not used the bullet seating depth gauge but the headspace part is wonderful.
Almost perfect
Once I figured out how to use this tool, it has become indispensable. I do have a bit of a problem getting tool set properly to measure the distance to the lands...there seems to be a fine line between tightening the set screw enough that the extractor will grab it and tightening it too much so it is really jammed into the lands. It's necessarily small size makes it hard to grip when tightening the screw. But once its set and you are getting repeatable measurements you have a reference point for the touching-the-lands seating depth for a particular bullet. Every cartridge I load goes into this tool to check the seating depth. And every case that goes into my FL sizing die goes into this tool to double check my shoulder bump. I would not be without it!
well made cartridge gauge
With a cartridge in the gauge, the micrometer is at the bottom of the scale. It would be better if the zero were in the middle of the scale.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
It Gets a 5 and a 2
I'm using it to check both my head to ogive length and the headspace against SAAMI specs. For those two purposes this is a great tool. Easy to use, reliably repeatable measurements. Then there's the contraption to measure how long your chamber is in your rifle. I fiddled with that thing for an hour and couldn't get it to work. All it did was infuriate me. Bottom line is that the gage part is great and I recommend it for quick measurements. Just save yourself the blood pressure spike and throw away the stupid cartridge thing as soon as you get it.
