finding the lands

[JFrank]

Just takes a little practice to get a feel for it.. but I did find it good to check my numbers with the Wheeler method.

I'm going to look into it are Savage bolts hard to strip ?

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Stripped bolt method would be a good name for it. I did not come up with it, just made the video. One thing I wish I would have mentioned is it should be done with a straight round. Spin it on a concentricity gauge. If theres runout in the round the bullet will drag in the freebore and you will never get rid of the last little bit of faint click. I recommend watching the rifling marks at the same time. If the marks go away at the same time as the click you know your there!

 

[cptjack]

what is a shooter do when in a 700 rem ,the lands are so far forward that about 1/3 bullet dia is in case

 

[Tim Singleton]

Just have to shoot it with 1/3 of the bullet in the case. Until time for a new barrel. It may shoot great

 

[KenOath]

what is a shooter do when in a 700 rem ,the lands are so far forward that about 1/3 bullet dia is in case

Use a longer heavier bullet...

 

[searcher]

what is a shooter do when in a 700 rem ,the lands are so far forward that about 1/3 bullet dia is in case

That is a situation where jambing the bullet with a soft seat or deeper often works very well. The further out a bullet sits inside the neck - the harder it usually is to attain great concentricity. Jambing helps to center the bullet in the bore. You don't run into doughnuts as a rule, either. Still - seated way out can still be VERY accurate even when off the lands. I have a Sako 6ppc that likes a discontinued 62 grain bullet that sits close to half way out the neck. Tack driver. The problem comes up when you are chasing the lands with such a bullet. Eventually you have to jamb the bullet or face having not enough neck to properly support the bullet in a concentric position otherwise.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Use a longer heavier bullet...

The Sierra #2150 pro hunter is a good example of this in .308 bullets.