[Doctari]

I agree, stoney point gauge, used in conjunction with your calipers should measure from cartridge base to ogive. NOT cartridge base to tip of bullet which is a relatively meaningless measurement except as to whether your reload will fit in the magazine.

In my previous post I refer to OAL a lot but in general i mean base to ogive not base to tip. I havent yet seen an abbreviation yet for base to ogive. Sorry if I added to the confusion.....

Frank, forget about the 2.250" that is nominal OAL. You are trying to take a measurement of your rifles chamber. The stoney point gauge should give you that measurement with dial calipers, for your particular bullet. Once you have that measurement you can then set your seating die to duplicate it. Leave your comparator on the calipers, then keep a adjusting the seating die down and checking the cartrdge in the gauge until it reads the number you want. Write the number on the side of the case with marker. Presto now you have a dummy round.

I could show you this in 2 minutes but it is taking a week to explain<g>


Mike