Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Calipers

Looking for recommendations on a new set of calipers. After about 5 years my harbor freight digital calipers are acting up on me and giving me some weird readouts. Would like to step up in quality and get a set that I have more confidence in.

Mitutoyo..

I've had cheap one and they work as well as the good but they don't last if you use them a lot, like daily; don't know if it's cheaper materials or what. I've been using Brown & Sharpe for quite a while now. They're better than the cheap ones and stand up to heavy daily usage. They last longer than the cheap stuff. Same for micrometers.

Is a dial much slower to read than a digital? The simplicity and not having to worry about batteries doesn’t sound too bad.

Bingo. Mine came from a pawn shop many years ago.

You get what you pay for. I've been using these for more than 20 years:


I use these just about every day too.

Have you seen how many guys here have posted wrong readings when using that type? It's much easier to f up with that style. Might as well be using a vernier caliper.. JMHO..

Moral to reloading: Keep schidt simple. Don't cut important corners..

Takes about five minutes to become accustomed to the dial type; they're not difficult to read.

The zero function of digitals is nice when using tools like headspace gauges and bullet comparators.

You can zero dials.

Please explain for measuring BTO, if I want to record actual measurement to not include length of comparator.

I was considering the +/- sample to sample.

My comparators are all 1" long...

That's great, but not all are.

Genuine Mitutoyos are very good. Many of the Mitutoyos from online sources are counterfeit. Buy from a reputable source.

Another vote for Mitutoyo calipers. Mine is 20+ years old and still a very accurate, quality tool. Worth the money imho.

Don't get electronic read out calipers next time.

Poor poor(literally) Beezer,needs a FIRST Fhuqking Clue,before she "graduates" to calipers. Hint.



Ask her how the 108's are doing in "her" Krunchenticker. Hint.

Fhuqking LAUGHING!.................

Mitutoyo, Brown&Sharpe or Starrett. The dial types lets you see your variations in reading easier IMO. Go buy a decent one and then go buy a good four place micrometer for the important stuff.

I have three. One is a Starrett and the two others are Frankford Arsenal digital. I use both the starret and the digital, but I use the Starrett more often.