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JeffreyDeGraff Forster Datum Dial 10-10-2020, 05:43 AM
JeffreyDeGraff Ive never had a headspace... 10-12-2020, 04:01 AM
Flyeralan Jeffery, the one thing I know... 10-12-2020, 02:32 PM
JeffreyDeGraff I don’t think I explained... 10-12-2020, 03:28 PM
Flyeralan Yep, guilty of not... 10-13-2020, 02:16 PM
JeffreyDeGraff No worries. I’m just glad... 10-14-2020, 05:56 PM
JeffreyDeGraff New discovery. I measured... 10-17-2020, 06:52 PM
JeffreyDeGraff Man I can't say enough about... 10-31-2020, 09:13 AM
Flyeralan JTD, I finally got the time... 11-01-2020, 04:09 AM
JeffreyDeGraff Ive been using the datum dial... 12-11-2020, 01:45 PM
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    Man I can't say enough about having that datum dial. Or even the Hornady one would be good. It is so eye opening to see exactly what the dies are doing to the brass. The last 3 calibers I have sized have been very different experiences. The 243 Hornady die wasn't sizing enough but the lee did, and I had to have maximum amount of cam over. 338-06 I had to have the sizing die backed off away from the shell holder or else it was sizing way too much. The 35 whelen I had to turn the die about a 16th of a turn past the shell holder for barely any cam over. I'm going to say, after using it, that it is a must have piece of equipment on the loading bench.


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    JTD, I finally got the time to really look into this tool this morning, and it looks like a great addition to a precision reloading bench. The term that was foreign to me was "datum" so I didn't quite get the function here. I have the Hornady LnL headspace comparator on my bench for many years already and I use it extensively for both headspace and cbto measurements. It has inserts for both headspace and bullet ogive diameters, so both tools do the same thing, but I do admit, if I didn't already have the LnL, the Forster one is certainly a nicer and more compact "made in USA" kit. Thank you for spurring me on to a little more knowledge in this great hobby.
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