---
product_id: 101188667
title: "Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge Straight"
brand: "hornady"
price: "€ 122.98"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Hornady"
url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/101188667-lock-n-load-oal-gauge-straight
store_origin: FR
region: France
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# Precision seating depth control Aluminum red housing for durability Compatible with Modified Case for custom fit Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge Straight

**Brand:** hornady
**Price:** € 122.98
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎯 Lock in precision, unlock your shooting potential!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge Straight by hornady
- **How much does it cost?** € 122.98 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/101188667-lock-n-load-oal-gauge-straight)

## Best For

- hornady enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted hornady brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Trusted by Pros:** Highly rated with 4.6 stars from over 1,300 users who demand consistent results.
- • **Compact & Portable:** Lightweight and easy to carry, perfect for on-the-go reloaders.
- • **Master Your Accuracy:** Regulates bullet seating depth to eliminate guesswork and boost precision.
- • **Custom Fit Compatibility:** Works seamlessly with Modified Cases (sold separately) for tailored firearm chamber fit.
- • **Engineered for Durability:** Robust aluminum housing ensures long-lasting, reliable performance.

## Overview

The Hornady Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge Straight is a compact, aluminum-bodied tool designed to precisely regulate bullet seating depth, crucial for enhancing firearm accuracy. Compatible with Modified Cases for custom chamber fitting, it’s a must-have for bolt-action and single-shot firearms, trusted by over 1,300 users for consistent, professional-grade reloading.

## Description

One of the best kept secrets in accurate reloading is precise bullet seating depth. Regulating seating depth and the resulting "jump" to the rifling is widely regarded as fundamental to improved accuracy. A few thousandths of an inch change between the bullet and the rifling can make the difference between average accuracy and real tack-driver performance. For all bolt-action and single-shot firearms, or any firearm with straight-line access to the chamber.

Review: must have - A must have for reloading, easy to use a good named product, takes all guess work out of sizing.
Review: Brilliant all round - Brilliant all round delivery was very quick and was kept up to date as to where it was.

## Features

- Regulates seating depth and the resulting "jump" to the rifling
- Increases accuracy
- Red housing tube is made of aluminum
- You will need a Modified Case (sold separately) to fit your firearm's chamber and thread it onto the gauge

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000PD01SI |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Colour | Metal |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,313) |
| Date First Available | 6 Aug. 2012 |
| Included Components | OAL Gauge |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 0.28 g |
| Item model number | C1000 |
| Manufacturer | Hornady |
| Material | Aluminium |
| Number of Pieces | 5 |
| Part Number | C1000 |
| Plug profile | Portable |
| Product Dimensions | 43.18 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm; 0.28 g |
| Size | compact |
| Special Features | Portable |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Hornady
- **Colour:** Metal
- **Included components:** OAL Gauge
- **Item weight:** 0.01 Ounces
- **Lock type:** Biometric
- **Material:** Aluminium
- **Mounting type:** Portable
- **Product dimensions:** 1270D x 25W x 25H millimetres
- **Special feature:** Portable
- **Water resistance level:** Not Water Resistant

## Images

![Lock-N-Load OAL Gauge Straight - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511J7eimnwL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What is the thread size on the end. I want to use brass fired in my chamber to make my own modified brass**
A: The tap is UNS 5/16 - 36.  I bought the tap and tried several times.  Then I sent in two brass cases (fired in my chamber) of each caliber to Hornady and they made ones that worked.  Unless you are a skilled machinist with a lathe or tools to drill the case out perfectly straight, you are wasting your money on a tap.  I  did not have the proper tools and failed.  Hornady charges $35 a case and was quick to get them back to me.

**Q: How do you know the bullet is in the same position in the case after you pull it out that it was in while chambered?**
A: Once you are comfortable the ogive is making contact with the lands, tighten the thumbscrew on the shaft. The bullet seldom comes out with the case, so locking the shaft allows you to place the bullet back in the case to get your measurement.  I hope this helps.

**Q: will this work on a Marlin Guide Gun?**
A: You have to be able to take the bolt out and get straight access to the chamber so I don't believe it would work on lever guns. However, not sure on your model of lever, if you can get the bolt out then it would work.

**Q: Can I tap a piece of brass I have with the hornady “stuck vase removal tap”?   Will the tap allow case to attach to this tool?**
A: I don't have a Hornady stuck case removal tool so I have no idea if the diameter and pitch of the tap is compatible with the lock and load tool threads. But I wanted a couple of different caliber tapped cases for my lock and load and took those caliber brass and the tool to a local machine shop and they made perfectly compatible cases fr me cheaply.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ must have
*by M***K on 30 March 2025*

A must have for reloading, easy to use a good named product, takes all guess work out of sizing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant all round
*by M***E on 19 January 2022*

Brilliant all round delivery was very quick and was kept up to date as to where it was.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality tool must have in re loading
*by P***S on 30 October 2019*

Read the instructions simple to use

## Frequently Bought Together

- Hornady C1000 Lock-N-Load OAL Length Gauge (Straight),Metal
- Hornady Lock-N-Load Comparator Body
- Hornady A65C Lock-N-Load 6.5 Creedmoor Modified Case

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*Store origin: FR*
*Last updated: 2026-03-07*