Quick Tip - Measuring Shoulder Bump

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[@UnCoolDad]

Or just deprime before measuring?

[@hank3152]

I never looked at depriming as an extra step since I remove it before wet tumbling and annealing anyway. But still a good idea for those who don’t

[@toddb930]

Someone taught me another approach to dealing with fired primer protrusion. Use a primer seating tool to seat the primer deeper into the primer pocket.

[@raynovanderwalt]

Such an easy fix to endless frustration, the result of just thinking outside of the box 💪🎯💨

[@corrioliseffect]

I’ve been using an RCBS Precision Micrometer for this job. Seems to work well, and I’ve been trusting it. It has a circular cutout to accommodate backed out or cratered primers.

[@jamesarvin9539]

I could never figure out why Hornady never had a hollow spot on their comparator base…

[@Berube1984]

This is pretty great tbh, I guess you could get similar results with decapping first but that means pulling it back outta the line during a prep cycle

[@DLT704]

Hahaha it’s never bothered me much I usually deprime before I check if but as always your full of slick ideas. Thanks

[@mickroberts5166]

Or you can just pop primers out so that the crud does not accumulate around your press shaft and wear it out.

[@Korruptor]

Another tool for the toolbox.

[@emmettdibble8404]

Thank you for sharing, I bet a lot of people never thought about it.

[@lawtonsegler1923]

That is a good tip. I purchased one of those anvils and carefully drilled out the center so the primer wouldn’t be touching. The only problem is that the anvil surface isn’t perpendicular to the comparator. I gave up and started using my hand decapper.

[@nathanbailey9153]

This is a super awesome "pro-tip". Thank you for making this video.

[@MrGatiepie]

Love these short tips&Tricks! Keep it up, great work

[@willo7734]

Ahhh. great tip! That is an awesome way to get a more precise headspace measurement. I’ve definitely run into variance with those measurements that I couldn’t explain.

[@ewathoughts8476]

And you can measure shoulder bump using two bullet inserts sometimes. A .40 cal. bullet insert will work instead of a .400 case insert if there is no bullet in the case. Same goes for .375"and others. Works well if you are working with a long cartridge.

[@Sharberboy]

This is a neat idea. I use the short action customs comparators with a primer base, which has a hole in the base specifically for this issue.

[@schuberthunt2]

Sweet tip, Thank you for all the information you share with us.

[@rickeldridge8227]

Genius idea. Thanks

[@annahonorata990]

This is amazing advice.