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Is it possible that factory Savage 10T 308 WIN has an max OAL (bottom of brass to tip of bullet) 2.700 inches? Do Savages usually have short throat like that?
I used the Hornady OAL gauge, 308 modified shell and the 308 insert to test my rifle with 175 gr SMK bullet. The tool allows using a rod to push bullet so that ogive touchs the lands, then I measured both the distance from ogive to bottom of brass and from tip of bullet to the bottom of brass.
I always find the 168 gr SMK is easier to chamber than the 175 gr SMK. Maybe the ogive for 175 SMK is further out to the tip of the bullet than the 168 SMK.
Is it safe to seat bullet according to what the measurement says? I thought 2.800 inches is the min OAL for safe pressure. Thanks in advance.
Is it possible that factory Savage 10T 308 WIN has an max OAL (bottom of brass to tip of bullet) 2.700 inches? Do Savages usually have short throat like that?
I used the Hornady OAL gauge, 308 modified shell and the 308 insert to test my rifle with 175 gr SMK bullet. The tool allows using a rod to push bullet so that ogive touchs the lands, then I measured both the distance from ogive to bottom of brass and from tip of bullet to the bottom of brass.
I always find the 168 gr SMK is easier to chamber than the 175 gr SMK. Maybe the ogive for 175 SMK is further out to the tip of the bullet than the 168 SMK.
Is it safe to seat bullet according to what the measurement says? I thought 2.800 inches is the min OAL for safe pressure. Thanks in advance.
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