I have a barrel with LongRifles, Inc. and need a bit of education on freebore before I discuss where this build is going with Chad.
My goal is to shoot the Barnes 212 gr bore rider in a 300 Norma Mag.
So no one needs to look this up, what is unique about the bore rider is the bullet is designed long and slender for a bc around .700 and a base about equal to the distance between the shoulder and to top of the neck which is the only part of the bullet that contacts the lands.
I had an earlier barrel chambered for the 300 Norma Mag by LRI using their "bore rider" reamer. Silly me. I thought the bore rider reamer had something to do with the bore rider bullet. Evidently not.
The bore rider reamer works just fine with other Barnes bullets even with the 0.50 jump they seem to like for a COAL of around 3.466 with the 200 gr LRX in 300 Norma Mag. Shoots great.
With the 212 gr bore rider and the usual .050 jump the base of the bore rider bullet that contacts the lands is just about below the shoulder of the case.
The bore rider bullet seems to need way more freebore than provided by the LRI freebore reamer.
What am I not understanding so I don't waste Chad's time.
Thank you for the education.
My goal is to shoot the Barnes 212 gr bore rider in a 300 Norma Mag.
So no one needs to look this up, what is unique about the bore rider is the bullet is designed long and slender for a bc around .700 and a base about equal to the distance between the shoulder and to top of the neck which is the only part of the bullet that contacts the lands.
I had an earlier barrel chambered for the 300 Norma Mag by LRI using their "bore rider" reamer. Silly me. I thought the bore rider reamer had something to do with the bore rider bullet. Evidently not.
The bore rider reamer works just fine with other Barnes bullets even with the 0.50 jump they seem to like for a COAL of around 3.466 with the 200 gr LRX in 300 Norma Mag. Shoots great.
With the 212 gr bore rider and the usual .050 jump the base of the bore rider bullet that contacts the lands is just about below the shoulder of the case.
The bore rider bullet seems to need way more freebore than provided by the LRI freebore reamer.
What am I not understanding so I don't waste Chad's time.
Thank you for the education.
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