Derraco makes top quality reloading tools that are as good as the top U.S. reloading manufacturers reloading tools. I would love to see Derraco make sets of reloading dies.
I have this set. Picked it up on amazon. Great set. Great to have it all in one, instead of piece milling. I have a use for each piece. Saved me a lot of money over buying individually. Thanks for the review. Well done.
When you look at what a comparator set needs to do, and really does, too many companies, and people with OCD, make too big a deal out of them. Were I starting out, Derraco kit would be the way to go. As is, I have a Forster set, which is a great tool, more convenient, but, also, a lot more loot. Bought the PCPS priming tool though, it is a cadillac of priming tools, and I've tried a lot,, not cheap, but, well worth the loot.
Very nice! SAC makes some nice comparators as well, but they are way more $, and this all on one set looks great and is super reasonable. I see that in the US this is made by the same folks who do the Ugly Annealer, which is another great deal. Thanks for the first look! 👍
To actually ensure that it’s perfectly flat you would need to insert the adapter first and then set the grub screws, but that would be pretty cumbersome with the 4 screws. So you’re hoping for tight tolerances instead. M also a bit worried some some users would use too much force while screwing the adapters in and thus stressing the calipers that way .
I have a general question on the comparators and not specific to this product. I have been using Hornady bullet seating comparator for .22 cal for my 6mm, 7mm and .30 cal bullets because that's all I have, and didn't bother to get the larger caliber ones, because I thought since it's a relative value and as long as the measurement is taken at same location on the bullet curvature using the same insert, why should it matter if I use a .22 cal insert on larger calibers? I guess it's the same idea with Derraco set, no? If all I want is to measure maximum COAL then back off .020", is there a reason why I cannot use the .22 insert for this task on larger calibers? Thanks.