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    .308 & 7.62 NATO handloading headspace: compass check

    Bigedp51, do you mean the "Hornady Lock N Load Headspace Gauge Kit" with the five gauges? And you just use the one that fits whichever caliber you use? I would also need a Colt field gauge for the .308. I don't really need much of an excuse to buy reloading tools, I see that Hornady gauge kit...
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    .308 & 7.62 NATO handloading headspace: compass check

    These are an array of the instruments I'm using; Redding Instant Indicator, and the RCBS Precision MIC. You can see the large Dial Indicator, Redding supplies the brass insert so you can set your dial to zero in terms of where you compare your own, fired cases to. It does not "Fix"...
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    .308 & 7.62 NATO handloading headspace: compass check

    dmike, the "brass set up" gauge comes with the Redding Instant Indicator / Case Comparator. It is a brass mock cartridge case that just extends to the shoulder, so the datum line (as per SAAMI specs) can used to zero out the dial gauge.. What I noticed is that the brass insert from Redding...
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    AR-10 build finally finished

    That's an Awesome rifle. I see that aluminum gas block on there, it looks exactly like one that I got from Fulton Armory. Unfortunately, I did not have a dimple on the bottom of my barrel, so soon into me shooting it, the gas block moved forward of the pressure bleed hole / vent. I had to...
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    .308 & 7.62 NATO handloading headspace: compass check

    RCBS Precision MIC as compared to the Reddding Instant Indicator / Case Comparator This thread is of particular interest to me, as it touches on just exactly what I was searching for on the google. What really sparked my interest is the comment about someone putting their "Go Gauge" in the...