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Post by whiterabbit on Oct 31, 2015 23:20:40 GMT -5
dumb question, Does that mean the throat is such a small diameter that a cast bullet won't fit through with gentle pressure? Because this sounds to me like a case of restrictive throats.
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Paden
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Post by Paden on Nov 1, 2015 0:48:52 GMT -5
I have a Reeder custom 500 linebaugh, the cylinder is cut in a way that I can't use WFN bullets. I'm curious will it cause problems if I open the throats to accept a wide range of bullets like the WFN? Has anyone with a 500 linebaugh have experience or can recommend who can work on the cylinder? Likely an issue of chamber length/depth rather than throat diameter. Why not return it to Reeder and ask him to lengthen them a bit? |
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Post by steve on Nov 1, 2015 1:26:13 GMT -5
Paden is correct, also send some "dummy" rounds with the cylinder. It should be an easy fix, I had the same problem with my first Clements 500. I called David, he knew exactly what the problem was and it was fixed within a week and a half.
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Post by AxeHandle on Nov 1, 2015 7:26:09 GMT -5
I think Gary advertises that he cuts tight throats that do not readily accommodate the WFN style bullets. FWIW I've owned Bowen 500L guns that would not chamber stuff that my Reeder guns would.
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Post by Paden on Nov 1, 2015 22:16:12 GMT -5
Chambers of my current Linebaugh are a couple thou shorter than my previous one. It won't happily chamber the bullet I designed around the first gun. I think that comes with the territory. If I was hell-bent to shoot a particular bullet, I'd send it back to John with a few dummy rounds and ask him to lengthen the chambers a bit. As it is, I'm happy to accept the gun for the individual work of art that it is and find a bullet and load it likes.
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Post by Snyd on Nov 4, 2015 18:02:46 GMT -5
Chambers of my current Linebaugh are a couple thou shorter than my previous one. It won't happily chamber the bullet I designed around the first gun. I think that comes with the territory. If I was hell-bent to shoot a particular bullet, I'd send it back to John with a few dummy rounds and ask him to lengthen the chambers a bit. As it is, I'm happy to accept the gun for the individual work of art that it is and find a bullet and load it likes. I plan on hooking you up with some of these 450gr LFN's from my Ballisticast mould when we meet. I've got em sitting with the N110 waiting for you. I'll be back in town next week. Here are the two boolits side by side.  |
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Post by cas on Nov 16, 2015 18:21:07 GMT -5
I have a quirky issue with my Clements gun and my bullet. My rounds drop right in, no problem. But they won't come out without a fight. If I'm hunting and the rounds have been in the gun for many hours, I'll have to bang on the ejector rod to get them loose.  People ask me about the small grease grooves. When I had this mold made I was trying to shoot them fairly slow. The longer commercially available 525's wouldn't stabilize out past 40 yards or so. I so I made the mold to be as short as possible, but still be 500grs. No problems with leading even when I push them into the 12's. I usually don't. Mid 11's with this bullet is the sweet spot for me. Powerful, but I can not shoot it for a year, pick it up and still be able to hit with it and not be punished by recoil. My original "old days" hunting load was a 465 in the mid 13's. With that load I had to be at the top of my game, constantly practicing to be able to use it. |
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