Attributes
- Caliber: Universal
- Delivery weight: 1.247kg
- Shipping height: 109mm
- Shipping width: 165mm
- Shipping length: 224mm
- UPC: 050806111561
Product no.: 749011469
Mfr. No.: 592000
050806111561 Sinclair Bullet Sorting Stand with Dial IndicatorBackordered, delivery time approx. 4-12 weeks from the USA warehouse.
Backordered, delivery time approx. 4-12 weeks from the USA warehouse.
Sinclair Bullet Sorting Stand with Dial Indicator
Lowered my Std Deviation 03/11/2017
This is a really nice tool that is well-built. The marble block is heavy and the tool is quick & easy to set up. I measure base to ogive & sort into groups. Bullets aren't perfect, so when you push them gently into this comparator, they will deform slightly, and you may get different readings - depending on how hard you push the bullets into the comparator. Also, (most importantly) the base of most bullets are not flat - they are usually slightly concave (dish shaped) and you will get different readings, depending there the gauge contacts the base. Neither inaccuracies are the fault of this comparator - they are just part of the inconsistencies of bullet making. Most of the bullet length variance seems to be in the nose length & shape of the meplat (tip). I try to adjust seating depth so that a consistent amount of bullet base is going into the case. I ignore the overall loaded cartridge length. I have been getting lots of sub-6fps standard deviations when doing load testing with this method. Now, if I could just get a nice bullet seater that indexes off the ogive, rather than near the tip or half-way down the nose.
Great tool for accuracy 14/03/2017
If they read and edit these hopefully this review will get published and my previous one deleted. After living with this thing for a year and using it on and off, I finally figured out how to make it work for me. I have the slug type caliber blocks but the HEX nut comparator actually works better for me. Get some sorting bins, at least 8. Number from 2 to 8 or whatever. Start gaging bullets and pay attention to just the 3rd digit after the decimal and drop into the corresponding bins. You will have bullets sorted to approximately 0.001". The gage has a stated accuracy of plus or minus same. So if you have a #5 bin full of bullets, based on the gage accuracy you should actually be between 0.XX4" and 0.XX6". That's as good as this setup will get you. Cheers!