Bullet seating and freebore

[hunter686]

I'm about to send away a dummy round to my smith to set the freebore on my new wildcat. I just wanted to get a second opinion to make sure that heal of the bullet is avoiding the doughnut zone.

Thanks in advance

 

[sdneil]

what round and bullet are we showing here? might be helpful to know...looks like you have a long neck to work with...might slide your bullet out just a scoooche

 

[hunter686]

what round and bullet are we showing here? might be helpful to know...looks like you have a long neck to work with...might slide your bullet out just a scoooche

It's a 6.5 140 ELD. Neck on the case is 0.333 in length. My max mag length is 2.980. Currently the bullet is sitting at 2.934

 

[hunter686]

Here is the full round next to a 243

 

[tclaunch]

I would section a sized case where you can see the die marks on the neck, seat bullet no further than the sized portion. Thank me later....lol

 

[hunter686]

I would section a sized case where you can see the die marks on the neck, seat bullet no further than the sized portion. Thank me later....lol

Bottom line?

 

[tclaunch]

No, on the outside of the case.

 

[hunter686]

No, on the outside of the case.

I'll need to make another up. All the bits i have been neck turned