Howdy guys,
how do you best determine the oal of your reloads,as we arn't constrained by magazine length, the only contraint being throat depth ie where the lands start, I have in the past (bolt actions) got a unprimed sized case,partially seated the bullet, put it into the chamber and gently closed the action several times,measure the oal and then seat the bullet in the reloads 2000" deeper in the case, in theory the bullet seated just off the lands with as little jump to the rifling as possible.will this work with Handi rifles? do Handi rifles have short, standard or long throats in your experience? Suppose I will find out when mine arrives tomorrow.
Thanks Howard
how do you best determine the oal of your reloads,as we arn't constrained by magazine length, the only contraint being throat depth ie where the lands start, I have in the past (bolt actions) got a unprimed sized case,partially seated the bullet, put it into the chamber and gently closed the action several times,measure the oal and then seat the bullet in the reloads 2000" deeper in the case, in theory the bullet seated just off the lands with as little jump to the rifling as possible.will this work with Handi rifles? do Handi rifles have short, standard or long throats in your experience? Suppose I will find out when mine arrives tomorrow.
Thanks Howard