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iGaging: accurate measuring without the premium price

For a long time, buying measuring tools meant choosing between two extremes. Cheap calipers that drift after a few uses, or top brands that cost a small fortune. iGaging set out to fill the gap in between: measuring tools you can rely on, at a price that works for hobbyists and reloaders too.

At the reloading bench, that difference shows. You reach for a caliper or micrometer at almost every step, from checking case length to measuring neck wall thickness. You want readings that are right and repeatable, without spending a fortune.

A brief history

• iGaging is the consumer brand of International Precision Instrument Corporation (IPIC)

• Since 2009 the brand has been bringing measuring tools to market for the workshop, woodworking, machining and engineering

• The company is headquartered in San Clemente, California

• The tools are made in China to iGaging's specifications and checked in California before they ship

• The range grew from digital calipers to micrometers, indicators, depth gauges, bore gauges and digital angle gauges

What iGaging stands for

The iGaging motto is "Enjoy Accuracy". Precise measuring should be a pleasure, not a source of doubt. According to iGaging, its calipers follow the German DIN 862 standard and the company works with ISO 9001 quality control.

A few features keep coming back across the range:

• Absolute encoding: the caliper remembers its zero, even after switching off and moving the jaw

• Three readouts: millimetres, decimal inches and fractions down to 1/128"

• IP54 protection against dust and splashing water on many of the digital tools

• Data output to send readings to your computer, by cable or wireless

• CR2032 batteries, for stable voltage and long battery life

iGaging at the reloading bench

Precision reloading is all about repeatability. A good caliper measures your case length before trimming and your cartridge length after seating. Paired with a comparator, it also gives you base-to-ogive and shoulder bump. For neck wall thickness you need a tube micrometer, which reads to the thousandth of a millimetre and shows whether neck turning is needed.

iGaging tools are also handy when working on your rifle. Think of measuring depths with a depth gauge, or checking the clearance along a free floated barrel with a feeler gauge.

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The OriginCal Absolute caliper remembers its zero and has a data output, ideal if you measure a lot and want to log your readings. If a large, easy to read display matters most, go for the EZ-Cal caliper with XL display. For neck wall thickness, the EZ Data tube micrometer is the right tool. In the workshop you measure depths and steps with the EZ-Indi depth gauge set, and gaps and clearances with the 32 blade feeler gauge.

Get the most out of your caliper with our article on setting up and maintaining your caliper. Not sure which measuring tool you need? Get in touch with us, we reload ourselves and are happy to think along.