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Yup this is exactly what I planned to do.
A smith called me.....
He called to ask me where I would start so I gave him enough information to get lost.....
It was not long before he called me to explain he was more confused that when he started.
F. Guffey
And why would you? He admittedly led the fella astray, thats just plain ornery.Exactly our sentiments.
Man that sounds like a world class gunsmith!
If one were to seek your advice where would they go? I know I need help every once in a while but nobody in the precision shooting world I live in has ever known you?
I understand how difficult it is for reloaders
F. Guffey
Exactly our sentiments.
Man that sounds like a world class gunsmith!
If one were to seek your advice where would they go? I know I need help every once in a while but nobody in the precision shooting world I live in has ever known you?
Wait, what?A smith called to explain to me he had built 4 magnificent rifles, he did all of the work, he made the 7MMM Wildcat reamer, he had help making the dies from a genius of a gunsmith.
One of the rifles shot like a shotgun as in patterns and the other three shot one hold groups. He gave ever smith he knew a chance to help him; mothing.
He called to ask me where I would start so I gave him enough information to get lost because he went straight the to the reloading forums. Someone sold him on the ideal I was talking about the stick and drawing/scribing lines. It was not long before he called me to explain he was more confused that when he started.
He brought the rifle to me without the reamer, he claimed he broke it. I used a simpler method that requires less time. After preparing his cases I used the heavies/longest 7MM bullets I had, the bullets weighted 200 grains.
During the test I pushed the bullet out of the case and into the throat, the bullet traveled down the throat and finally hit the rifling. I have 64 chamber reamers, I have access to 240 more. I could not find a reamer long enough to clean up his chamber meaning he had to move the barrel back or start with another barrel.
I understand how difficult it is for reloaders to keep up but there was no way I could make a transfer. When he returned home he said he could not find the tools we used on the Internet. I explained to him we made the tools before we tested the length of his chamber from the rifling at the end of the throat to the bolt face.
F. Guffey
Not if you use dedicated bullets which you know the base to ogive and base to tip, which I do. Many ways to skin a cat.
Watch Alex Wheeler's video and you never have a problem again.
just to follow up I got some dowel today and used this method and it worked a treat, thanks again yall
Make sure you run a patch through before firing. One never knows when a splinter may fall off and remain in your barrel. I wish I had posted as you did. I ruined a perfectly good Dewey rod pushing the bullet back into the chamber.
I have the LTL Tool and it is very precise and quick saves a bunch of time.Here is another option.
I have added some more illustrations of the LTL Gauge to help answer the question "how does this thing work?". People also ask "why is this better than the Hornady gauge or the stripped bolt method?" Here are some of the reasons;
As always more information can be found on the Dead Center Sports website.
- The brass is mechanically locked in the chamber instead of held by hand.
- The bullet stops against the lands by means of an adjustable clutch mechanism not by "feel" such as pushing on a rod or closing the bolt.
- Measurements are taken identically to your loaded ammo with the calipers centered and square to the case head.
- No bolt disassembly/reassembly or extractor modifications required.
- No need to repeatedly move the case from the rifle to the seating die.
- Consistency. Repeatability. Adjustability. Accuracy.
Thanks for your interest,
Mike
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