bullet seating frustration

[Dom]

Welcome to the wonderful world of reloading Feathermax. Using the Stoney Point comparator, measuring off the ogive, is the only way to get a consistent point of reference for measurement. I dunno, but that's just the way it is. And I also can't set my die, forget it, and get all the same exact measurements. I use the Forster Comp die, and turn the dial off a couple clicks and seat the bullet there first, then fine tune it down. I can generally leave it set and get a few where I want them seated, but invariably one will come up long or short and I gotta tune it again. Aggravating, but I can only say that's my experience. The markings on the die may be that each mark is .001 or ..002 or .003, I think it depends on manufacturer. Hang in there. I don't sweat the small stuff like .001 or .002, but do get concerned when they're showing more than that, Waidmannsheil, Dom.