Ian
Notorious member
Browsing through one of my albums, I came across this picture. The two bullets on the right were pounded partway into the throat of one of my bolt rifles with a brass rod and back out again from the muzzle end. Note the bullet second from right where the ring of displaced metal actually sheared off....and the front bearing surface wasn't even fully past the throat entrance. These are about .3125" as they come out of the mould cast from water-quenched 50/50 alloy, and the throat entrance is around .310".
Some people get away with larger-than-throat diameter bullets, but I don't know how they do it without getting lead in the bore from the sheared metal. I'd kind of like to know, actually. Throat reamer?
Some people get away with larger-than-throat diameter bullets, but I don't know how they do it without getting lead in the bore from the sheared metal. I'd kind of like to know, actually. Throat reamer?