44-77 brass

[Nuclearcricket]

Well since I don't have a rifle chambered and barreled yet, and since it will be a roller, checking them the way you did would be a real pain in the behind. I checked mine with a dial indicator, indicator stand and a piece of aluminum squared and bored to fit the case. I also made a brass plate to set on top of the case head to give me a flat to drop the indicator point onto. I had this set up all ready made up because a while back I had set up to thin the rims on some 45-70 brass for guys to convert to 45-60 for some early Uberti's that were made with shallow head space.
I figured if need be I could set up the 44 brass and thin them the same way but I really was hoping I wouldn't have to since it is a slow process to thin the underside of the rims.
I guess if you take a look at the full picture, set the nominal at .076 you end up with a tolerance of +/- .0015. That really isn't all that bad at all.
When I take things in to get the barrel installed and chambered I will check the cases again and pick out a couple that are on the + side and have it head spaced those cases, that way I feel assured that all cases will work without problems.
Sam