A friend of mine has been trying get me to measure the throat depth of my rifles for a more precise reloading measurement. I originally did not use this method due to lack of confidence in the measuring technique used. For example. With the Hornady tool, my .308 Winchester and and AMAX bullet the OAL come out to 2.9555. The reloading books have that round at a max C.O.L. of 2.800. A similar scenario occurred with my 77grn SMK for my AR so I stopped and packed up the tool. Is this normal to have larger throat measurements? Lastly, is it safe to reload and fire those rounds?
Thanks!
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