Case gauges?

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So while Stoeger is running a deal on hundos I feel I should probably pick one up. Specially since a couple bad rounds have shoved me back some in the standings lately. I know I could plunk, but that ain't too likely.

To my concern, do they choke on fat bullets? Loading .356/7 cast in 9mm. Thanks.
 
Aren’t they cut to max chamber specs? If so, wouldn’t you want them to choke on an oversized bullet? Can’t imagine that .356 would be a problem, they drop fine into a 9mm Wilson case gauge, but not sure that I’ve tried .357.
 
I have a hundo in 9mm. Before that I used a Wilson gauge. I had read somewhere that the Hundo was a little tighter, so when I got it I checked and it did appear to be a little tighter, but only at the head of the gauge. Had some range brass with "Glock bulge" that it showed better than the Wilson gauges.
 
Not sure what spec they're cut too, thought it was the smaller end of SAAMI, I would expect it to catch way oversized bullet, but in 9mm that might be .359"+ I don't load anything that large, some do. Just trying to get a feel for whether it's a waste for a shooter of cast/coated.

I know a gauge would've caught one failure from last weekend if the bullet didn't skew it, big bulge midway down the case painfully obvious after the chamber wall shined it up, haven't really investigated the other eyeballing it and checking OAL reveals nothing.
 
Hundo is the way of the future man. A must have for any respectable uspsa baller.

Every round I load goes thru the gage, run my finger over the top for high primers, then run a sharpie over as a proof mark. Way easier and faster when doing 500 rds at a time.

Any failures go to a “practice pile”, which seem to be fine also expect for the very few that are to fat at the base.
 
Mike Overlay said:
Hundo is the way of the future man. A must have for any respectable uspsa baller.

Every round I load goes thru the gage, run my finger over the top for high primers, then run a sharpie over as a proof mark. Way easier and faster when doing 500 rds at a time.

Any failures go to a “practice pile”, which seem to be fine also expect for the very few that are to fat at the base.
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This in a nutshell
 
Beef15 said:
Not sure what spec they're cut too, thought it was the smaller end of SAAMI
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Actually, that makes a lot more sense.
 
OK, so I just measured mine. It is anodized, and I don't know if it measures different from the natural aluminum. The head end runs about .3930-.3935 and the bullet end runs about .3600. so it should handle .356/7 provided you taper crimp it enough. May have to adjust crimping. but you can measure one of your reloads and see if it is close. Error between calipers and all.

By the way, I averaged 5 holes each end, but it is still subject to human error (or sub-human in my case).
 
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Got it, gauged about 700, now sitting on about 450 match ready and pitched the balance in the practice bucket. The ratio was such that I didn't bother determining the failure and probably won't.

Had about 3 that failed bad, and maybe a dozen that stopped with the extractor groove completely out of the block. Guessing the Glock will actually eat all but the three worst, I set most of the worst aside to pull apart and/or investigate further, one was obviously bulged at the head.

CBC and PPU brass will probably be getting culled if I happen to catch it prior to loading.
 
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