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    Question about OAL



    For all of you measuring off the "ogive" can you please give me a p;ace for gathering info on how it is done? I have always just used COAL for my measurement, getting that by loosely setting bullet in case and then carefully chambering the round and subtracting varying amounts until I found what the rifle liked the most.
    Any books or web sites?
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    Re: Question about OAL

    Here is a nice article by Larry Willis: http://www.larrywillis.com/OAL.html

    And here is one from 6mmbr showing the tool I use, the Hornady LNL gauge: http://www.6mmbr.com/catalog/item/1433308/977259.htm


    It is easy to use and I get great results. Measuring by the ogive is the way to go for best results and really knowing where the bullet is to the lands (where the rifling begins).
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    Re: Question about OAL

    I bought 1 of those and gave it to Teele1 for his 50th birthday. It works so well I'll have to get 1. It is an A #1 product. It will replace shoulder bump gauges and oal gauges for almost every caliber. Quick, fast, and accurate, it also stores measurmemts.

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    Re: Question about OAL


    ThorBird thanks for the links looks like I need to do some more research about this.
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    Re: Question about OAL

    i love the hornady lnl use one for my bolts and my pumps/levers also have the heads space set

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    Re: Question about OAL

    The Hornady tool is great even though I'm on my third one. I keep breaking them. Here's a link to a homemade one.http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubb...70#Post1705470

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