subject: The Hornady Bullet Story [print this page] The Hornady Bullet Comparator makes use of the bullet's give (rounded portion between the nose and shank) to measure accuracy. You can install the Hornady Bullets Comparator body along the sliding jaw of the caliper and harden the knob by tightening it. Take the option of the insert for your caliber, and then to the body of the comparator, you will need to insert the same. Make sure that you have tightened the set screw with the help of the Allen key.
Handloading ammunition is a common pastime amongst firearms enthusiasts. The Hornady Lock-N-Load Bullet Comparator comes attached to vernier calipers and is used more as a tool. Now you can go on with opening the jaws of the vernier capilers and then rolling the bullet over the body of the jaw and then keeping it in a flat position. Now go ahead and install the caliber to the comparator body and then turn the Allen key tight. Now cease the action of the vernier caliper jaws and reset the display to 0.00 inch.
Reshuffle the vernier calipers now and then get a loaded cartridge to fit in between the stationary jaw and the jaw with the bullet comparator attached. The base or rim of the cartridge must be kept in a flat position so much so that it must be kept against the stationary jaw. The bullet must be kept in the insert in the bullet comparator body.
There comes an all rounder length gauge that can be used as a tool for firearms and also boost the the accuracy of the shooter. If you are looking for a better performance then you must know that if there is a repeated accuracy for a rifle in part on the seating depth of the bullet in the cartridge, it helps a ton. The good quality length gauge will give a scope to the shooter to optimize this depth, resulting in a better movement of the bullet from the chamber to the rifling. Hornady puts it that, "that most shooters use an optimal distance of 0.020 inches to 0.040 inches. Hornady does not recommend the use of the OAL gauge to achieve free travel distances of less than 0.020 inch."
Get hold of a modified case that will let the chamber of the firearm to be used and also fit it properly. If we are talking of these modified cases, then you should know that they are readily available from Hornady, the gauge manufacturer, in a variety of common sizes.
You can next screw the modified case straight into the threaded end of the OAL gauge and once you make sure that the case is secured, insert a bullet into the neck of the case. You can now get the bolt off the rifle and press the muzzle of the gun up gently. Then go ahead and insert the gauge into the chamber, and also making sure that the bullet does not fall out of the modified case's neck. You can find more information about shooting and gun accessories by subscribing to relevant magazines or browsing the internet.
