Which .308WIN reamer for Berger 155.5 Fullbore and 185 LRBT bullet?

[stgw77]

Hi all,
please help me out: I am choosing which .308WIN Match reamer to buy? I know that 155.5 Berger has short bearing surface (.239" or something like this) and 185 LRBT has longer one (0.471" bearing surface). Can you please measure how much of the bearing surface of the bullet stays in the neck, when you make 155.5 bullet to touch lands in 95 Palma reamer chamber (0.050" freebore) or in Bisley chamber (0.088" freebore)? I guess no one of those reamers are optimal for 185 Berrgers LRBT also...is there a solution as one finisher chamber reamer (whitout unithroater), or I should buy two different reamers...? WBR

 

[jsthntn247]

Hi all,
please help me out: I am choosing which .308WIN Match reamer to buy? I know that 155.5 Berger has short bearing surface (.239" or something like this) and 185 LRBT has longer one (0.471" bearing surface). Can you please measure how much of the bearing surface of the bullet stays in the neck, when you make 155.5 bullet to touch lands in 95 Palma reamer chamber (0.050" freebore) or in Bisley chamber (0.088" freebore)? I guess no one of those reamers are optimal for 185 Berrgers LRBT also...is there a solution as one finisher chamber reamer (whitout unithroater), or I should buy two different reamers...? WBR

You could probably shoot both with .110 freebore

 

[Cody Richardson]

I used both bullets. I eventually Just stayed with the 185. But I used the 2011 Palma reamer and throated it out and additional 2 tenths. My OAL to the lands was 2.940. Shot great too!