Measurements indicate that the Federal factory brass last shot in the rifle (4 rounds worth) stretched in the body by eight or nine thousandths.
His factory Federal ammo chambers easily in my own Model Seven. I can't even begin to close the bolt of my Model Seven on an empty case which was fired in his 788.
My own handloads chamber easily in his rifle. I was thinking I might fire one, but I will ask his permission before I do so. My handloads are not particularly hot and are in fact pretty middle of the road, but if something bad happens I do not want it to be the result of my having done something without his approval. Maybe I'll get a hold of him and then pop one off out in the backyard.
