Author Topic: Stoney Point OAL Guage (Read 350 times)

Camel 23 · « **on:** August 08, 2003, 06:33:04 PM »

How well do these guages work with Contenders?

rpseven · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2003, 05:37:50 PM »

I have used it on my Encore. I just got done talking with Fred at bullberry yesterday (Friday) about the barrel he made me which is excellent. He said that you can really get a wrong reading off of the stoney point oal gauge. He told me the best way to get your seating depth with these encores and others like it is to do this. First take the barrel off and then take the extractor out( don't loose the tension spring that is under the extracter it is flat with a slight curve and very small)and make sure your chamber is very, very clean. Seat a bullet and then turn the barrel toward the floor and put the bullet you just seated in the chamber and gravity will let it fall into the lands keep seating the bullet until you can put it in the chamber and then turn the barrel over until the bullet falls out without any problem, where you don't have to tap on the barrel or use a rod to push it out. It has to be able to fall out on its own with no help. Do this he said and thenyou will have the right seating depth. I hope this didn't confuse you. If it did send me a private message and I will try to explain it better.

PJ · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2003, 06:15:51 PM »

Thats what I do...... rpseven is right :lol:

Ladobe · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2003, 07:21:56 PM »

Another opinion, since thats what you are asking for.

Fred and I are long time friends. I spent a lot of time with him and in his shop during the 8 years I lived in Utah's Dixie - still see him when we can work it out as we are still only a little over 2 hours apart. He knows his Contenders without question, and we have 'hashed-over' many of the fine points on them over the years. We don't agree on everything, but do respect each others opinion.

I do mount my barrels, sans forend, in some very solid desktop blocks I made for them for load work and sight installation operations. Striping the extractor does take away some of the variables, but I don't find it necessary. I have great success using the Stoney Point products in all my Bullberry, SSK and BP wildcat barrels for the Contenders (and for the Encores before I dumped them all). My 'cases' for the Stoney are made from brass shot in the individual barrels, and for most loads I choose to use a light jam fit. You do need to use the tool correctly though and acquire a 'feel' for it, but it works great for me (if it aint broke, don't fix it).

Ladobe