Thread: Using comparator tool when seating projectiles.

Originally Posted by dannyb

I'll bet the projectile is getting stuck in the lands and giving a false measurement.
Lookup ultimate reloader on youtube measuring the lands he shows a good method without having to use the hornady tool just with a fired case and some loktite.
I had similar issues with the hornady tool and have used the loktite method ever since.

I also recommend the Loctite method , simple and effective.
It’s the very first thing I do when working with a new rifle/projectile combination.
In my experience there are very few factory rifles that when a round is loaded to maximum magazine length the projectile is anywhere near the lands .
After I have determined that I’m not dealing with one of those unicorns ( the Loctite method) I just load a selection of 5x powder charges at maximum magazine length .
When I am happy with my chosen powder charge I then load a selection of 5x rounds in decreasing seating depths to see if I can find a depth that shows promise .
When that is found I load up at least 20x rounds to confirm that depth wasn’t a false flag and that it is consistent.