I own two Savage rifles in .308 Win. and have noticed a difference of 0.200" in throat lengths between them.
The first rifle, a Model 14 Classic, was purchased new from Gander Mountain in 2006 and has been fired less than 300 times. The second rifle, a Model 10TR, was purchased new this year and has been fired less than 100 times.
I recently began hand loading and noticed the difference in throat lengths while using a Hornady OAL gauge and Sierra 150 gr. RN nose bullets.
Not an expert on SAAMI specs, but would be surprised if that much variance in throat lengths is normal - or that there would be that much throat erosion in a barrel that had been used so little.
Any thoughts?
The first rifle, a Model 14 Classic, was purchased new from Gander Mountain in 2006 and has been fired less than 300 times. The second rifle, a Model 10TR, was purchased new this year and has been fired less than 100 times.
I recently began hand loading and noticed the difference in throat lengths while using a Hornady OAL gauge and Sierra 150 gr. RN nose bullets.
Not an expert on SAAMI specs, but would be surprised if that much variance in throat lengths is normal - or that there would be that much throat erosion in a barrel that had been used so little.
Any thoughts?
