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Guys

What are your opinions as to which gauge is easier and more accurate to use.

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H&H

Is galazan making them again? The last I inquired the were long out of stock.

I've seen the Hosford in action. It is robust which means that you'll get accurate measurements, i.e. no flex in the beams. I must confess I am not familiar with the Galazan gauge but I can't imagine that there would be any gauge of the type that would be easier to use.

For those unfamiliar with the Hosford Gauge. I have them here with a YOUTUBE instructional video. I will take care of Dave should any sell through this posting.

http://www.sportingcollectibles.net/gun-misc.htm

I do not want to hijack this thread, but I must say, that is a very nice website you have Dennis. I had not been there before. Your girls are mighty fine looking too!

Philbert,

What kind of rod does he use that has "no flex in the beams" It must be made of unobtainium. I't a nice looking gauge but there's going to be flex.

Dick

Dick,

You're correct, of course. However, it is quite rigid and if used as recommended in the video referred to above, I believe it will provide quite accurate and repeatable measurments.

Phil

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H&H

Well-fabricated and I like the large dia. tube for the external rod. The clamp and chamber spud support is also interesting altho not reversible because of choke dimensions and thinwall at muzzles which leads to the cantilever from table kludge. That looks good enuf also except no easy rotational axis of barrel manipulation.

I do have one little gravitational quibble with the setup. Calibrate indy plunger and anvil horizontal; that's fine as both rods experience deflection. However, put the rig in use and the barrel wall intervenes between the anvil (inside) and the indy rod outside. I'm not certain of the magnitude of effect on the readout of the relatively-rigid large dia "tubing" (barrel) intervening normal to the operation of gravity but there is some effect. I'll stick to Clymer or Manson suspended vertically and barrels manipulated by hand but the design features and care taken to build this modified Manson are impressive.

jack

Sorry, but I see no significant difference in this gauge as opposed to countless others. Steel rods this long are as boingy (technical term for modulus of elasticity) as anyone else's steel rods.

I looked into making some better wall gauges and concluded that the inner rod should be high modulus material like boron or tungsten carbide. The other outter indicator support rod should be a high modulus, low weight structure like a builtup carbon trestle beam and the indicator should be of the lowest weight possible. Then the thing should be used vertically.

Just my 2 cents.