Are case gauges usless?

[megastink]

This is a noobie question I'm sure, and I look forward to the education on this: but are case gauges, like the LE Wilson, useless? Perhaps redundant is a better word. You can measure the trimmed length of a case with a caliper, and you can chamber the prepped case in your rifle and check for resistance when closing the bolt. Does the case gauge provide a benefit that I'm missing?

 

[just_jon]

I love LE Wilson gear, but my case gages are gathering dust on a shelf. At $40 per, there are more cost effective ways of performing the same tasks. I would however recommend a headspace comparator set for measuring shoulder bump.

 

[243winxb]

LE Wilson, useless

Yes. Does not check body diameters.

I checked the headspace on my M16A1 before selling it.

This is a one piece, non-adjustable gage for checking fired and resized cartridge cases for head to datum and over-all
case length. Our Gage are NOT made with chambering reamers, but with special cut reamers giving extra clearance both
infront of and behind the shoulder so as to eliminate any possibility of contact except at the gaging point.

 

[megastink]

I love LE Wilson gear, but my case gages are gathering dust on a shelf. At $40 per, there are more cost effective ways of performing the same tasks. I would however recommend a headspace comparator set for measuring shoulder bump.

Yes, I do have that.