calipers

Venus Pax · #1

Is this caliper good?
It's the least expensive one, but if it's junk, I'd like to know.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.e ... mid=119623

JLaw · #2

It's the exact one I have. Yes it's cheap but it is good and more than adequate for what it's intended for. I will admit that I have retired this one for a digital caliper, but only because the digital was a gift from a reloading friend. You picked a winner.

JLaw

Texasdoc · #3

its the same one that I just sold with all the reloading stuff I had , I used it for over 7 years and its right on the money everytime.

Doc

Venus Pax · #4

Thanks guys. I'll go with that one.

longtooth · #5

ditto here. Reloading Calipers do not need to be near the quality as for machine work.

MoJo · #6

Check out Harbor Freight Tools they sell a similar caliper to that one that you can get on sale for about 12-15 bucks. I have one it works fine and is quite accurate.

Venus Pax · #7

MoJo wrote:Check out Harbor Freight Tools they sell a similar caliper to that one that you can get on sale for about 12-15 bucks. I have one it works fine and is quite accurate.

I already ordered the caliper & bullet puller this morning.

KRM45 · #8

Venus Pax wrote:
MoJo wrote:Check out Harbor Freight Tools they sell a similar caliper to that one that you can get on sale for about 12-15 bucks. I have one it works fine and is quite accurate.
I already ordered the caliper & bullet puller this morning.

You did good. Both of them will work well for you.

HankB · #9

Whatever you do, don't even think of using calipers in place of a wrench!

I've seen it done by alleged "engineers" at work . . . and one individual actually was in the habit of using micrometers as C-clamps!

(They don't work here any more . . .

)

dozerboy · #10

But the look just like a wrench so it has to be a wrench too...