+Jim Goodel You're welcome Jim! To be honest, I made the same errors until I sat down and did the math one day. It was one of those moments of epiphany for me. Thanks for watching!

+cjmcnaulty That's great! I love hearing that my videos are helping out! And welcome to the brotherhood of reloaders. It's a great hobby and I hope you come to enjoy it as much as I do.

+Anthony Howard Thanks Anthony! I'm working on my next video right now and there's lots more to come so stay tuned!

+Steven Peters You're welcome Steven! That's exactly why I did this particular video. I also watched several videos of people using the OAL gauge and just had to shake my head in wonder at how so many people didn't understand the underlying concepts. Thanks for watching!

+Anthony Owen Thanks Anthony. You're absolutely right, I've been bitten by that particular malady myself more than a few times. After watching some of the other videos on this device, I figured I'd better do my own video and get the word out. Thanks again, lot's more to come so stay tuned!

0321 jarhead Thanks Jarhead! I appreciate that! I try to be as in-depth as possible and to include info that doesn't seem to be mentioned on other videos.

+shoot2survive Thanks! I don't have the right tools to tap and drill the heads of my cases so I send mine out to Hornady to do it. Someday I'll get some decent tools in the shop. lol. Thanks for watching!

+salr362 Thanks! Glad to help and thanks for watching!

Doug Brown Thanks Doug! I'm kinda proud of this one. I'm not much of an artist but I couldn't think of any way to really illustrate how these devices work without putting together a PowerPoint animation. I'm happy you liked it! Hornady Loader

Fluffy O'Bannon Thanks Fluffy! I'm kinda proud of this one!

aracp Thanks! I just started doing these videos in February because I watched a few reloading videos and was appalled at the lack of information and/or general misinformation that many of them contained. There are some good channels out there, but I most fail to mention some of the pitfalls and downright dangerous situations that can occur during the reloading process. Something as simple as a sticky balance beam scale or getting the OAL of a cartridge wrong can seriously injure or kill someone. Thanks again! Lots more to come! Hornady Loader

aracp Oh, I also wanted to mention...for $15.00 (includes return shipping), Hornady will take two of YOUR fire formed cases and do the modifications on them so you'll have a modified case that matches YOUR firearm and can be used with the OAL gauge. Hornady Loader

Yep that's what I'm gonna do. Thanks again!

Also...What I'd like to see is the head stock close up on the concentricity gage.....thinking of making my own

mickycricket Thanks Mickey! I was surprised that no one else seems to mention the variance between the modified cases and the cases that you actually use to reload. I've also noticed the same variance you have in the bullets themselves...even within the same lot. Some manufacturers are better than others, but you have to keep a close eye on tolerances regardless. Good luck with your competition! I've been competing for years...wish I was a better shot, lol. It seems my son Cody is the marksman in this family. Hornady Loader

HornadyLoader Thanks mate ,i hope cody goes far in the competion world(he has a great head start with you as his mentor)i am building a 6.5 creedmore at the moment with a peirce action with fluted bolt,a pacnor shute (fluted)custom barrel tuner,macmillan tasmanian black wood thumb hole stock,14x42x56 nf scope(davies trigger 2 stage)made in australia ,took out the single stage(timmney)should have someting shooting (great)i'm an ozzie....i will subsribe right now......GOOD LUCK CODY....MAKE EVERY SHOT AN........ X

mojo jojo Hi mojo jojo, I know what you mean. When I first started loading, all I had was a press, some dies, a powder measure and a caliper. As I learned more and more about reloading, I upgraded my equipment and now I feel the same as you...if you want to print clovers on paper, you need to go the extra mile. Thanks for watching!

+alin s That's great! Nothing better than hearing one of my videos helped someone out! Thanks for watching!

+Gman yahman Thanks Gman, it's actually one of my most popular videos. Thanks for watching! There's lots more in the queue so stay tuned!

+robert austin Hi Robert, I'll put that on the queue. I have 4 videos that I'm working on right now but doing a pistol load would be a good idea. I've been concentrating on rifle loads and pistol would be a nice change of pace. Pistol loads are done slightly different as well so it would be a good topic to cover. Thanks!

torkroll Yup, that's the best way to do it.

Dave the overall length gauge is much more accurate on a fire formed piece of brass because it comes from your particular rifle chamber. Hornady simply takes your to once fired cases that have not been resized or touched and they drill out the primer pocket and run a tap to tap the threads needed by the overall length gauge so that it will install on it. When you're using brass that has not been fire formed out of your chamber there's a little bit of Wiggle inside your chamber. Most competition shooters will neck size their fire formed brass so that there is less misalignment between the bullet and the throat into your rifling. Fire formed brass that is simply next sized 4 bullet retention usually two thousands of an inch will be more accurate then a fired piece of brass that has been bumped back on the shoulder two thousands of an inch. What you're doing is setting up for precision rifle work and the once fired brass is a duplicate of the internal diameters of your particular rifle chamber. It's just going to be more accurate overall when determining overall length to your rifling. Hope it helps, Echo.

+Earle BuBar Hi Earle, yup, I probably should have mentioned that in the video. I tend to use terminology that a novice can relate to and sometimes forget to follow up with the correct or common terms. 99% of my videos are not scripted, I usually just turn on the camera and start talking so sometimes I do forget to include some things. Thanks!

HornadyLoader Sir, thanks a lot for that educational video. Is there any disadvantage in using the generic "Modified Cases" Hornady sells for the O.A.L. gauge rather than a fire-formed case (which has been modified by Hornady)? I am half a world away, so sending a few brass cases to Hornady would be impractical.

Karamojo7mm Hi there, there's nothing wrong with using the Hornady Modified cases. Just be aware that it is probably a different length than your brass and apply the formula I use in the video and you'll be good to go. Thanks!

HornadyLoader Sir, thank you for your quick response! It's highly appreciated. I bet you're bringing Hornady some additional business through your clear demonstration of how tools and gauge are used properly. I'll order these gauges. I am sure I will revert to this video in the future.

+HornadyLoader Excellent video, especially for a newbie like myself ... I just got into the hobby about 3 years ago. I just picked up my Hornady Overall Length Gauge - Straight Model late October from one of my gun shops I go to; and I have my 4 Hornady Modified Cases (.30-06 Springfield, .303 British, .30-30 Winchester and .32 Winchester Special) on order, along with the Hornady Overall Length Gauge - Curved Model thru him. I've been looking into the L. E. Wilson's Headspace Cartridge Gauges for my above mentioned calibers to compliment this tooling. Is this a good choice; or should I invest in the Hornady Headspace Gauge instead? I would not have considered the headspace issue of the actual case (Full Sized or Neck Sized) being used. Very good point you made in this video. I wish Hornady mention this point in their Overall Length Gauge instructions. I'll be viewing this video again and again to assist in my reloading process. My other question is, what size of Hornady Bullet Comparator set should I purchase, considering what calibers I already have now? I can get the smaller set, which will work for the calibers I'm shooting now, from Bass Pro Shops in Moncton, New Brunswick. Would I be better off with the bigger set later down the road? Bare in mind, I'm trying to anticipate my needs for tooling 5 - 10 years down the road.Looking forward in seeing the rest of your videos, especially those on the Hornady L-N-L Classic Kit Press Set and other Hornady equipment.

+HornadyReloader If you could humor my on a technique I came up with(out of necessity) for my particular application. I seem to have been having issues with the OAL gage. When inserting tool and plunging the bullet for o.a.l I would get what I can only describe as run-out in the mod'ed case neck. This required me to exert a significant amount of force to push the bullet onto the lands. So I figured out that I needed to drop the bullet into the chamber.Then begin to tilt my rifle,listen as the bullet slid home. Then I'd insert the gage/mod'ed case in to the chamber to interface with the bullet. Lock the pushrod down tilt the rifle w/muzzle up to allow gage and bullet to come out. This is where the humor comes in. Can you try this technique and see if you can get consistent readings. Thank You. Mike C.

I head he has pass away. Hope he is at peace.

Hi omnis01, Yes, I do the jump settings as one of the very last steps in developing a load for a particular rifle. It's important to have a stable load before doing the jump ladder. That way any variations will be because of the jump amount and not some other issue like powder charge, primer, case setup, etc. Thanks for watching! - HL