So I just got some Hornday OAL gauges and the Hornady bullet comparator and measured both my POF 308 with a 20" barrel and my Savage Precision Carbine in 308.
I used 168gr SMK for both measurements (its all I have right now) and I got
POF - 2.309
Savage - 2.223
Does the POF seem really long??? I checked out some of my reloads I had been loading to 2.805 (by just measuring from the bottom of the case to the bullet tip) and they were shorter than 2.223 to the ogive.
So does this mean the Savage has been loaded with the round touching the rifling? This is not good correct? With this setup the Savage is shooting sub 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards so I am not really sure what I am seeing here...????
Any input is greatly appreciated!
I used 168gr SMK for both measurements (its all I have right now) and I got
POF - 2.309
Savage - 2.223
Does the POF seem really long??? I checked out some of my reloads I had been loading to 2.805 (by just measuring from the bottom of the case to the bullet tip) and they were shorter than 2.223 to the ogive.
So does this mean the Savage has been loaded with the round touching the rifling? This is not good correct? With this setup the Savage is shooting sub 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards so I am not really sure what I am seeing here...????
Any input is greatly appreciated!