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Wife has me on a strict budget but found a nice looking used 270 win for a graduation gift which I have not fired. In checking seating depth I found that the bullets we use for our coues deer, Barnes 110 and 130, have only ~.140 contact with the neck when seated at the lands and some old Nosler BT 140 gr we no longer use ~.190. The rifle and bolt face don't show a lot of rounds but I don't know the history.
I like to see a caliber bullet depth for reasons of concentricity as our shots can be long and the boy can shoot my 223 very well. He is pretty slim so does not need the recoil of a heavier bullet but I could look for some 150 flat base.
He reloads with me for the 223 but is still I would say a novice. Expect he will remain in the West but could be far from here and I sure don't want to hand him a problem rifle. Have a couple weeks to relax about this or make another move. I have a 243 that I could swap with this rifle.
Am I being overly cautious or even ridiculous?
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Try loading them with some jump to the lands and see what kind of accuracy you get with the rifle.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Barnes bullets like a lot of jump, so if I read this right the bullet is touching the lands with .140 of the bullet in the case? Most guys are seating the Barnes tsx bullets anywhere from .050 to .100 off the lands.
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Having to seat a bullet near the lands for accuracy is a myth. Load them up and see what happens. I have a couple guns with long throats that are exceptional shooters.
The only hard part about loading the rounds is figuring out a starting point. On both of mine I simply start with the heel of the bullet flush with the bottom of the neck.
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I think I'd shoot the rifle before I came to any conclusions about it. A longish throat does not mean a rifle won't shoot.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I think I'd shoot the rifle before I came to any conclusions about it. A longish throat does not mean a rifle won't shoot. This. I had a Model 70 in .300 WinMag that the best I could do was .125 or so to the lands, or load it as a single shot. That rifle was very accurate. I just loaded to the maximum the mag-box would allow.
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