Hornady Aol Gauge

kenfa03 · February 21, 2009, 04:49 PM

Just got mine in mail and tried it on two different 7mm08's. Both times the bullets were very close to being almost all the way out of case. Am I doing something wrong? I checked the length on these rifles with a case that I split the neck on before I started reloading. The measurement I'm getting with the Oal gauge is like .300" over max length.

hardhit · February 21, 2009, 05:54 PM

Are you using light bullets for that caliber?
Lighter or smaller bullets will give you less room to seat into the lands while trying to get enough purchase on the bullet to hold it securely in the case mouth.
Also the boattail makes this even harder with light bullets, the longer or heavier the bullet you use the easer it will be to get a purchase on the bullet and seat into the lands at the same time hope this helps.

kenfa03 · February 22, 2009, 05:50 AM

I figured it out. I wasn't putting enough pressure on the tool to push the case all the way in the chamber. Now the measurements are matching what I was getting with my homemade split neck cases.

February 21, 2009, 04:49 PM	#1
kenfa03 Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Posts: 71	Hornady Aol Gauge Just got mine in mail and tried it on two different 7mm08's. Both times the bullets were very close to being almost all the way out of case. Am I doing something wrong? I checked the length on these rifles with a case that I split the neck on before I started reloading. The measurement I'm getting with the Oal gauge is like .300" over max length.

February 21, 2009, 05:54 PM	#2
hardhit Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2008 Posts: 343	Are you using light bullets for that caliber? Lighter or smaller bullets will give you less room to seat into the lands while trying to get enough purchase on the bullet to hold it securely in the case mouth. Also the boattail makes this even harder with light bullets, the longer or heavier the bullet you use the easer it will be to get a purchase on the bullet and seat into the lands at the same time hope this helps.

February 22, 2009, 05:50 AM	#3
kenfa03 Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Posts: 71	I figured it out. I wasn't putting enough pressure on the tool to push the case all the way in the chamber. Now the measurements are matching what I was getting with my homemade split neck cases.