Bullet jump to rifleings

[357Maximum]

Originally Posted by Adam Helmer

Catfish,

One more thing, IF you jam the bullets hard into the lands, you run the very real risk of a bore obstruction when you attempt to eject an unfired round-the bullet may STAY in the lands!

I recommend you stay a few thousands OFF the lands unless you want a stuck bullet.

Adam

I also don't care for the sound of jamming anything that has to do with bullets or firearms for that matter. However: I have had exceptional shooting accuracy with very like neck tension, and seating the bullet to the lands. This method is only recommended for bench / target shooting where once you chamber the round you spend that round, otherwise you might experience a bullet being held by the lands and a load of powder being dumped into the action. (not fun) If during load development you are fortunate enough to have the sweet spot somewhere off the lands, mark that spot , make a dummy and consider yourself a happy old coot.

[Catfish]

You guy are correct about pulling bullets if you try to eject the round with out fireing it. And if your going to try that you jump presure so you need to start loading lower than recomanded starting load. And I have had to use the ramrod to tap out bullets that have pulled, but that`s all part of looking for the best accuracy you can ring out of a rifle.

[Rapier]

357,
In match shooting that all works great, unil one day you get an emergency cease fire with a clear all weapons order. Ask me how I know....

I had to walk off the line with an inoperable gun after the powder and spherical buffer dumped into the action. That was the end of the "Pope" practice with cast bullets for me.
Ed

[357Maximum]

Originally Posted by Rapier

357,
In match shooting that all works great, unil one day you get an emergency cease fire with a clear all weapons order. Ask me how I know....

I had to walk off the line with an inoperable gun after the powder and spherical buffer dumped into the action. That was the end of the "Pope" practice with cast bullets for me.
Ed

Set the rifle on its butt, barrel up with a cleaning rod down the barrel with no jag and let it rest against the bullet. Open the bolt and hold, lightly push the rod and open the bolt about 1/4", hold bolt in place, remove rod, slowly open the bolt until you can grab and remove the cartridge.
It happens.

[Rapier]

I just started setting the bullet off by .003. Which had little effect on the accuracy and allowed me to set the bullets in an MTM box rather than have them laying on their side on a towel which is a PITB anyway. It all worked out and thankfully it was at a monthly local match and not a championship match.
Ed