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    Quote Originally Posted by markH View Post
    I've had a couple of cheap digital calipers and they didn't last more than about 6 months. Get a mitutoyo dial caliper, it'll last a lifetime and more.

    Dial better than digital?

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    My Mitutoyo dial didn't last too long, but perhaps mine was the exception rather than the rule as normally their stuff is pretty good.
    I still would take digital calipers in preference to dial type anyday

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    I found that my calipers (from Halfords) started to give false readings. Once I changed the battery they were back on song.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Albert View Post
    I found that my calipers (from Halfords) started to give false readings. Once I changed the battery they were back on song.
    My slip gauges show that my Chinese calipers are reading consistently 0.0005 low. Guess I can live with that....., at least for the meantime...

    But Mitutoyos are certainly on my Christmas present want list..

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDuncs View Post
    My slip gauges show that my Chinese calipers are reading consistently 0.0005 low. Guess I can live with that....., at least for the meantime...

    But Mitutoyos are certainly on my Christmas present want list..
    Hi Duncan hope you are well,
    Sorry to hi jack into this thread, see you've now joined the reloaders, just need to wean you into proper target rifles and then the heat goes up to get accurate loads! The wife and I are loading our 6 mmBR's for our 300 mt rifles and have got them shooting tons and as tight as the factory ones (or better), but a third of the price.

    Saw your other post on soft .303's, I'm currently working on soft 7.62's and as we now only shoot 300 mts ( getting old, don't do cold and wet any more! Its an indoor firing point, electronic targets) I'm working on getting those beasties to reach 300 mts accurately with as little recoil as possible, I have an indoor 100mt range locally to test on so have several soft loads to test.

    Digital verniers? Pah, I still have and use my Mitutoyo vernier and Mitutoyo micrometer I bought when I was an apprentice! They were top money then as well but they have lasted 50 years and are still accurate, a good investment!

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