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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    I cast a heap of 38 cal 300 grain bullets during the week to make up this dummy round to try on a dummy chamber I cut
    Wanted to make sure my chamber reamer was on spec for the bullets I want to run in it

    It's a Stevens 44 1/2 re barrel in 38-55
    These bullets are a bore rider type
    Very nice mate I'm running the same style in 500gr in my 45-70 the first driving band is engaging the rifling upon chambering.
    it is very consistent and accurate they are subsonic but still it seems unless I hit bone they will run the length of a deer and just split a boulder behind it.

 

 

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