Lee Q. Loader
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I'm doing a little more experimenting with my .270, I bought some 150 gr Nosler Ballistic tip bullets. These are extremely long bullets, the bullet itself is 1.350", and I decided I want to try them with a very long OAL. So I finally measured my chamber length, (something I should have done long ago).
I used the method of using a fired case and seating a bullet in it just by putting it in the chamber and closing the bolt. I was able to do it and to my surprise I got a measurement of 3.51" with that bullet. Doesn't that sound wrong, as it way too long? To be sure the measurement was right I used a sized case and seated a bullet to 3.50", chambered the dummy round and extracted with no issues.
So as I'm doing this I think to myself that there is no way this OAL will fit in my magazine, I was right but 3.47 will fit the mag.
Guess I should mention that my .270 is a late 70's model 700 BDL.
So with all this new information, I guess I'll load these at 3.47 OAL to fit the mag and see if I can find a good load using RL 26.
I'd really like to hear some comments about this and some suggestions to find the most accurate load with these components.
Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge with me.
I used the method of using a fired case and seating a bullet in it just by putting it in the chamber and closing the bolt. I was able to do it and to my surprise I got a measurement of 3.51" with that bullet. Doesn't that sound wrong, as it way too long? To be sure the measurement was right I used a sized case and seated a bullet to 3.50", chambered the dummy round and extracted with no issues.
So as I'm doing this I think to myself that there is no way this OAL will fit in my magazine, I was right but 3.47 will fit the mag.
Guess I should mention that my .270 is a late 70's model 700 BDL.
So with all this new information, I guess I'll load these at 3.47 OAL to fit the mag and see if I can find a good load using RL 26.
I'd really like to hear some comments about this and some suggestions to find the most accurate load with these components.
Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge with me.