Double Alpha Case Gauge
Any competitor serious about competitive shooting is aware of the importance of gauge testing their ammunition before a match. Since most malfunctions are ammunition related, and most of those relate to deformed, bulging or otherwise defective cases. Testing your ammunition in a gauge is an effective way to reduce the chance of a costly malfunction during a competition.
The holes in the gauge are dimensionally sized to find any oversized cases that would leads to a malfunction if they were used in your pistol A great deal of thought went into the dimensions of the block. The bullet pockets were positioned as close together as possible; to allow dropping two or three bullets in at a time, in the same way you would fill your ammunition boxes. The height is purposely cut shorter, so that the tip of the bullet will stick out. If an oversized case sticks, which is what you are trying to find, you can simply push it back out from below by using your finger, without having to resort to a tool. During my own tests I was able to check a box of 50 rounds just within one minute, which cuts down by half the amount of time take by using a conventional single cartridge gauge. Double Alpha Golden Multi Gauge In addition to the Golden 20 Pocket Gauge, DAA also offer a four calibre gauge. This compact four pocket gauge offers you all four popular calibres in one piece – 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. The gauge is machined from aluminium and anodized in gold color. The gauge pockets are finished using Clymer chamber finishing reamers, to ensure the correct dimensions. The DAA Golden Multi Gauge can check 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W and .45 ACP calibre ammunition. Here the gauge has found an oversized .40 S&W calibre case, while the 9mm, .38 Super and .45 ACP calibre cases are dimensionally OK The Multi Gauge measures only 16 x 52 x 32mm and is small enough to fit into any range bag or range tool box. The height is purposely cut short, so that the tip of the bullet sticks out. If an out of specification case becomes stuck ( which is what you are trying to find ), you can simply push it loose from below with your finger, without having to resort to a tool. For Further InformationThe Golden 20 Pocket Gauge
The problem has always been that it takes time to accomplish, which is why some people avoid doing it and then their pistol locks up solid in the middle of a stage. Currently it takes about two minutes to check one box of 50 rounds, which works out at 20 minutes at least, to test the amount of ammunition that you would bring to a competition by using a single cartridge gauge or by using your barrel. Well this has now changed!
It includes a small eyelet which allows you to hang it on a key chain. This can be classed as a must have item for your range bag.
