Dillon case guage- POS?

[bruceflinch]

I have several Dillon case gauges. The last one I got was a 9mm. Shooting buddy told me the blogs all complain about the Dillon being too big. Mine seems to be too small.

My 9mm reloads mic under spec & fall in & out of the Match barrel chamber of my Para, but they don't fit in the Dillon case guage.

Anybody else got a comment on the Dillon Case Guages?

[freakshow10mm]

If they feed and fire in your gun, don't worry about the gauge.

[anyracoon]

I have some Dillon and Midway case gauges that seem fine to use, but I use and trust my Willson case gauges more.

[ar15barrels]

I have several Dillon case gauges. The last one I got was a 9mm. Shooting buddy told me the blogs all complain about the Dillon being too big. Mine seems to be too small.

My 9mm reloads mic under spec & fall in & out of the Match barrel chamber of my Para, but they don't fit in the Dillon case guage.

Anybody else got a comment on the Dillon Case Guages?

It's probably the bullet diameter.
I think the gauge is setup for 0.355" bullets, but most of us use 0.356" lead bullets in 9mm.

I'll second the "if it works in the gun, don't worry about the gauge" comment.

[bruceflinch]

It's probably the bullet diameter.
I think the gauge is setup for 0.355" bullets, but most of us use 0.356" lead bullets in 9mm.

I'll second the "if it works in the gun, don't worry about the gauge" comment.

Yep, I'm using .356 RN.

Just kinda annoying to buy something to make life easier & then, it doesn't...

[Inkman]

I have several Dillon case gauges. The last one I got was a 9mm. Shooting buddy told me the blogs all complain about the Dillon being too big. Mine seems to be too small.

My 9mm reloads mic under spec & fall in & out of the Match barrel chamber of my Para, but they don't fit in the Dillon case guage.

Anybody else got a comment on the Dillon Case Guages?

Worried the heck outta me with my own SWC reloads. Very often they wouldn't go in at all. Then tried you-know-whos and got the same results and felt better. Now it's a paperweight.

Al

[CGT80]

I hope the dillon case gauges are good. I have them in 223, 40, 45, and 9mm. I did find that although my 40 ammo fit the case gauge and barrel, it was still possible for my taper crimp to not be tight enough, therefore my ammo was jamming in the gun. So, a case gauge can help but it is not full proof.

[grywlfbg]

I use a Dillon 9mm gauge and it works great in all three of my 9's (I've used Zero 147gr JHP's and Montana Gold 125 FMJ's). I also have a Dillon .223 gauge but switched to a JP gauge (Wylde chamber spec) since my barrels are have Wylde chambers. When I start reloading .308 I'll use a Dillon gauge for that too.

I've never had a jam from a round that case gauged properly (except for the odd high primer which that isn't the gauge's fault).