The Garmin (and Athlon Rangecraft) are definitely make life easier. It was worth it for me to spend full price for the Garmin that I bought. Not one moment of buyer's remorse.
I found that some the very high B.C. bullets have a very long boat tail. By the time you get the full diameter of the shank into the neck of the cartridge, the C.O.A.L. isn't necessarily that long. Look at the 6.5 mm bullets in the photo below.
Compare the Nosler 140 BT to the 142 Sierra...
At the end of last deer season, Sportsman's Warehouse had these quadpods on sale. https://millennium-outdoors.com/product/12-fortress-deluxe-quad-pod-with-enclosure-ot-703/
When I saw the price, I knew it was a deal I would never see again. So, I bought one and stored in away in the barn...
I lucked out yesterday and avoided jamming an oversized bullet in my Redding Competition Seating Die.
The Redding Competition Seating Die is a precision seating die that allows easy seating depth changes, seating depth control, and bullet concentricity. Here is a link to the manufacturers...