Mitutoyo500-172-30 Advanced Onsite Sensor Absolute Scale Digital Caliper, 0-8" Range

I want to thank the handful of reviewers who published tips on spotting the knock-offs that several people have had the unfortunate experience receiving. Armed with this info I decided to roll the dice - and I won this time. It is truly disgusting that Amazon has allowed the knock-offs to perpetuate for so long and I am NOT saying it is safe now. Just keep in mind - Buyer Beware! Do your homework on the other reviews that are posted here. I am posting a compilation picture of things other folks found comparing the knock-off to the real deal. As os this date it will cost you ~$200 to buy this from the most competitive authorized distributors.

You can't beat Mitutoyo. This is a great price for this product

Very pleased with this caliper, works well when using it for case length or case to ogive comparator as you may set or relocate the new zero or “Increments” (INC).So much faster and easier to read compare to the traditional dial caliper. Plus, imperial to metric or vice versa with just one push of a button.Upon receiving precision tools such as this product, I put it through rigorous test if it can pass what it was made to do. To measure. In this case I used a known accurate made feeler gauge set and read every single blades right on the dot!I already own couple Mitutoyo Micrometers prior to this purchase, and this is the craftsmanship I expected.

You can find a bunch of $20-30 digital calipers around Amazon, and they work fairly well for the price, but this is truly a giant step up for accuracy and repeatable measurements compared to my old one. When comparing the 2, the old one would differ by .001-0.02 between measurements of something, while this one always is bang on the same every time, with a nice low +/- accuracy rating that I trust from a professional company.

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