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Wahlaa, wahlaa ....http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mastercraft-digital-caliper-0586800p.html#srp

These are not the best but they'll get the job done. Wait for them to go on sale
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This is how I started too. Bought a couple of the Mastercraft digital calipers (because one is none...) when I spotted them on sale. While they are perfectly adequate, I did find they would occasionally drift off zero if not handled carefully.

So I ended up buying an iGaging Absolute Origin caliper from Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00INL0BTS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) based on the strength of this guy's (GadgetClass) excellent review of digital calipers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMf2_JD3aCg They are probably a little overkill but have proven to be excellent calipers and maintain excellent accuracy in practical use.

Like the Mastercraft calipers, wait until they go on sale as I got mine for $85 not the $105 they are currently listed at. I use The Camelizer plugin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-camelizer/ghnomdcacenbmilgjigehppbamfndblo?hl=en) to track Amazon price histories and give me an alert when a product hits a desired price.
 
Rctic said:
Ok I get calipers... how much am I looking at for a decent caliper? Do you have a recommendation? Thanks !!!!
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Princess Auto has some on sale right now in there current flier, two different sets, one for $18.00 and the other set for $35.00
 
Hey guys,

Finally got everything together with some hiccups, bought 0.452” bullets that didn’t work but I eventually learned I needed .458” bullet. Well I made my very first round but the bullet seems just ever so off. What I mean about off is that it doesn’t seem straight. The overall length seems fine but it makes me a bit nervous. I would try to photo but it wouldn’t show. I am assuming that I didn’t set the bullet loading correctly?

Thank you again for all the help! Really appreciate it!!!
 
Probably just needed a bit more flare on your case. The bullet should sit by itself. Once you straighten it by eye, seat the bullet.

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SamM69 said:
This is how I started too. Bought a couple of the Mastercraft digital calipers (because one is none...) when I spotted them on sale. While they are perfectly adequate, I did find they would occasionally drift off zero if not handled carefully.

So I ended up buying an iGaging Absolute Origin caliper from Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00INL0BTS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) based on the strength of this guy's (GadgetClass) excellent review of digital calipers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMf2_JD3aCg They are probably a little overkill but have proven to be excellent calipers and maintain excellent accuracy in practical use.

Like the Mastercraft calipers, wait until they go on sale as I got mine for $85 not the $105 they are currently listed at. I use The Camelizer plugin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-camelizer/ghnomdcacenbmilgjigehppbamfndblo?hl=en) to track Amazon price histories and give me an alert when a product hits a desired price.
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So true I started collecting them and had to stop at the very pricey ones..it's a tool adiction
 
yomomma said:
Probably just needed a bit more flare on your case. The bullet should sit by itself. Once you straighten it by eye, seat the bullet.

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Thank you for the help. How do I add more flare? I thought the resizing die/ primer remover was all that was needed. Does that mean I need to adjust that die? Sorry if my questions are so basic, I really have just begun to understand reloading.

Thanks again for your valuable input!!!
 
Thank you all. Is there any danger shooting the cartridge as is or do I need to discard or pull out the bullet? Thanks!!!
 
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