How far do I put it in?

[Buchan]

When using a Sinclair comparator that is...how well should the bullet be seated? I'm tending to give it a slight twist until it grips to try and be consistent, but wonder if leaving it loose and taking up the slack with the micrometer is better?

I appreciate this is probably in the areas of, "doesn't matter" but my OCD is kicking in. It's reminiscent of adjusting the tappets on my MGB, it'll make no difference to the old lump of a tractor engine, but I'll know!

 

[Chasser]

I use consistent pressure on the callipers, but sometimes a twist just helps to true up the base of the cartridge/ogive, sometimes it’s just a case of being off centred

 

[Tikkat1x]

till it touches the belly button, just going off the thread title

 

[Dickie]

till it touches the belly button, just going off the thread title

I wondered how long it would take.

 

[Buchan]

I wondered how long it would take.

A full hour remarkably. thought it would be faster.

 

[HonestJohn]

Depends on how much you have to play with really