If you are trying to use the comparator to determine overall lenght, do you have to have a factory cartridge of the same grain to find your oa length? Since the bullets have a lead tip which can get deformed from repeated measuring where can I get an overall length from, since the comparator uses the ogive and not the tip. Is the ogive the same no matter what bullet weight or design?
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Hornady Lock N load Bullet comparator
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Re: Hornady Lock N load Bullet comparator
search youtube about this and watch the vids. Visualizing this process seems to pull out the mystery.
search youtube about this and watch the vids. Visualizing this process seems to pull out the mystery.
Re: Hornady Lock N load Bullet comparator
Not exactly sure what you're wanting here.
The LNL comparator does use the ogive for providing measurement but it does not measure COAL. Its purpose is to, when used in conjunction with the LNL OAL Gauge (misnamed IMHO), is to determine the relationship of how far the ogive is from the lands in your barrel. This would, in most cases, allow you to tailor loads for improved accuracy.
Granted, you will wind up with a COAL. It just may not be what you are looking for, especially if you're trying to feed from a magazine box.
In reality, unles you want to single load rounds, your COAL will be determined by your magazine length, as many factory barrels have long throats and you can't get close enough to the lands.
Not exactly sure what you're wanting here.
The LNL comparator does use the ogive for providing measurement but it does not measure COAL. Its purpose is to, when used in conjunction with the LNL OAL Gauge (misnamed IMHO), is to determine the relationship of how far the ogive is from the lands in your barrel. This would, in most cases, allow you to tailor loads for improved accuracy.
Granted, you will wind up with a COAL. It just may not be what you are looking for, especially if you're trying to feed from a magazine box.
In reality, unles you want to single load rounds, your COAL will be determined by your magazine length, as many factory barrels have long throats and you can't get close enough to the lands.
Re: Hornady Lock N load Bullet comparator
As long as it fits in the magazine I'm not to worried about COAL. Just make sure you have enough bullet seated in the case mouth. I will use the comparator tool from Hornady to measure how far off the lands I'm seating the bullet. But how accurate is it I'm not sure.
As long as it fits in the magazine I'm not to worried about COAL. Just make sure you have enough bullet seated in the case mouth. I will use the comparator tool from Hornady to measure how far off the lands I'm seating the bullet. But how accurate is it I'm not sure.
Re: Hornady Lock N load Bullet comparator
You can use the comparator to measure to the length to the ogive for a given bullet at a given seating depth. This will different for each bullet. If you use a tool like Hornady's LNL OAL Gauge with the bullet you are using, you can then measure that setup to the ogive.
I hope that helps. This all makes a lot more sense when you watch the videos and/or have the stuff in front of you.
You can use the comparator to measure to the length to the ogive for a given bullet at a given seating depth. This will different for each bullet. If you use a tool like Hornady's LNL OAL Gauge with the bullet you are using, you can then measure that setup to the ogive.
I hope that helps. This all makes a lot more sense when you watch the videos and/or have the stuff in front of you.
