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Last edited by skeettx; 02/20/20 08:30 PM.
USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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Bought a 28 gauge version when they came back. There was a problem on the one he sent, and I contacted him by phone. He apologized profusely, and offered to next day me a replacement unit, with a discount on the price. I told him that was unnecessary, just send a new one when he got mine back.
I had a new gauge in hand the next day, and the box had a handwritten note with $20 paper clipped to it. The second gauge, a 20, 28 gauge version, was perfect. I share custody with a guy who has the 12, 16 gauge version.
Super guy to deal with.
Best,
Ted
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Glad to hear that, Ted. First hand reports mean a lot. I have had the 12/16 version for many years, and never any problem. I'll likely be contacting him for the 20/28.
Best, SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Ive had the 12/16 and 20/28 sets for quite a while and have been very happy with them. Seem to be very accurate and give boringly repeatable results which tells me that they are quality instruments. I would dearly appreciate one made for .410 barrels.
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I would dearly appreciate one made for .410 barrels. You and me, brother.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Another member here texted me yesterday mentioning that he had just ordered one.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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last year when i decided that anyone interested in these old guns needed sufficient equipment to properly measure and grok them....so i added a bore gauge to my manson's wall gauge and various inside/outside micrometers.
went back in this sites references and located an old thread re:
bore gauges. i remembered there being a source other than skeets. sure enough found the thread and it included several fellows mentioning gary bulley of montana. he part time operates as CENTER FIRE RANCH, and builds several devices of interest. he offers bore gauges in lengths up to 18", with either dial or digital clocks, and has two size ranges. one is a 28/20, the other is a 16/12.
i told him i was also interested in 10 gauge capabilities, and he responded that the 16/12 would read 10's as well. that plus the fact that he builds greater lengths than the skeets gauge (at no additional cost) helped me make up my mind. i ordered a 16" with dial gauge for $145 shipped. received it in a matter of days and am delighted with my purchase. unlike the manson's tool, the bore gauge is easy to use (i'm a bit shaky and handling the manson's is a challenge for me).
i have additionally added a depth gauge function to the shank, so that i can "map" both chamber/forcing cone profiles as well as "mapping" the depth and profiles of chokes. it is useful to be able to determine the length of the cones to understand whether they have been altered.
best regards,
tom
"it's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards."
lewis carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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If cost is no object: https://www.hosfordco.com/tools-measuring-1/bore-gaugeI doubt I own any guns good enough for a gauge like that. A Skeets tells me what I need to know. Best, Ted
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This Gary Bulley's website The unloader. Ken
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I have a gauge set similar to the Hosford, but I think mine is the 100 Straight set as sold by Brownell's. Mine is in a fitted wood case and, as I recall, included setting rings for .410 through 10 gauge, including 28 and 16. Took a while, but I found mine on eBay at a very good price. I think the list when I found mine years ago was about $550. Whatever mine is, it is the same as the set my choke and barrel guy uses. https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools...t-prod6808.aspx
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