Interesting....seems to me your load development would be much easier and fast using the OAL gauge rather than guessing....also jamming a bullet into the lands is not the best way to go about this especially with a sized case...I can push a bullet about .003 .004 into the lands with the rod on the OAL gauge so I cant imagine how far a sized case would push it in. The ogive is VERY important because that is where the bullet contacts the riffling...if your measuring off the tip you will never find a consistent load as .001 .002 is huge in a riffle especially if your shooting VLDs.