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Wyoredman · March 23, 2012, 10:00 AM

All right guys, Another snag in the process.

Last night, I was making up some rounds for this test. About half way through I opened a new box of Sierra bullets and after seating the first one, realized that the points on the bullets from this new box are not as "long" as the old box. (Both boxes are the same type and product #.) Now I have a problem measuring COAL!

The new box bullets seem to be 0.02" shorter than the "old" box bullets!

Is there a way to figure COAL from the ogive without the comaparator? I ordered one today, but I wanted to shoot this test this weekend. Damn the luck?

March 23, 2012, 10:00 AM	#17
Wyoredman Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,352	All right guys, Another snag in the process. Last night, I was making up some rounds for this test. About half way through I opened a new box of Sierra bullets and after seating the first one, realized that the points on the bullets from this new box are not as "long" as the old box. (Both boxes are the same type and product #.) Now I have a problem measuring COAL! The new box bullets seem to be 0.02" shorter than the "old" box bullets! Is there a way to figure COAL from the ogive without the comaparator? I ordered one today, but I wanted to shoot this test this weekend. Damn the luck? __________________ Go Pokes! Go Rams! Last edited by Wyoredman; March 23, 2012 at 10:06 AM.