willhunt4coues Report post Posted May 30, 2015 WHFC I always did the lipstick on my bullet and kept seating it deeper and deeper till the bullet did not touch the lands..... never knew what that measurement was called or how to properly measure for it....hahaha That is fine the way you are doing it if you are getting a consistent reading. There are many ways of doing it. Just the hornady lock n load oal gauge is the simplest to use. You will get a consistent reading from it. They don't cost much either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bubbacoues Report post Posted May 31, 2015 I did it for the first time last year and it was pretty simple after having all the parts I had a "custom" rifle in a weekend. Bedded,floted,New trigger and barrel installed,head spaced. Like stomp442 said after your first you'll keep doing them. I just picked up another donor rifle a month ago not sure what caliber I'm going with next? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanhornsky Report post Posted June 5, 2015 A nice hardwood block and a bench vise work very well. Measure the diameter of the barrel drill or cut a hole in the middle of the wood block same size as barrel. Then cut the block in half Take block but it in a bench vise put on nut wrench then put barrel in block in vise crank down tight remove nut. Pretty easy and lets you hold the barrel tight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanhornsky Report post Posted June 5, 2015 A nice hardwood block and a bench vise work very well. Measure the diameter of the barrel drill or cut a hole in the middle of the wood block same size as barrel. Then cut the block in half Take block but it in a bench vise put on nut wrench then put barrel in block in vise crank down tight remove nut. Pretty easy and lets you hold the barrel tight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
