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Old March 20, 2005, 04:36 PM   #8
Jim Watson
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Join Date: October 25, 2001
Location: Alabama
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Kayser is extravagant.

I loaded a lot of revolver ammo without a caliper. Still do. Proper revolver bullets have crimp grooves or cannelures, if you don't get stuck with plated junk. Crimp there and OAL is automatic. I use an old plastic Sears vernier caliper for OAL of autopistol calibers. One of the Communist Chinese dial jobs will be more convenient and accurate enough for 1/4 the money. On the other hand I have a real Starrett micrometer for important measurements.

You don't need case lube capability for a straight pistol round loaded in carbide dies.

The volume of pistol ammo most of us go through, weighing all powder charges is a real drag. Apply the cost of the trickler to a measure. Get a cartridge block so you can row up 50 charged cases and shine a light in each one to see that it has one and only one powder charge before seating bullets.
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