MemphisMechanic Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 If you chamber check 100 rounds and they all spin freely when dropped into the barrel, they're loaded short enough for your chamber. Reaming it won't likely gain you much. If you're loaded too long for your barrel & bullet combination, however, and your hammer strike is driving the bullet into the rifling instead of encountering a case sitting squarely against the front of the chamber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 8 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said: If you chamber check 100 rounds and they all spin freely when dropped into the barrel, they're loaded short enough for your chamber. Reaming it won't likely gain you much. If you're loaded too long for your barrel & bullet combination, however, and your hammer strike is driving the bullet into the rifling instead of encountering a case sitting squarely against the front of the chamber... I will have to try it. I did it with a few bullets but no where close to 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) When shooting at a major match, the ultimate case gauge is your gun's chamber. For a state championship or higher-level match? Every single round I plan to shoot there gets run through the chamber. It has to spin freely and the primer has to be below flush, or it goes in the 'practice' pile for later use. Since I started doing that, I've never, ever had a malfunction at a large match. If my gun isn't acting right, that's the kind of quality control I'm going to do to the ammo I feed it. If it doesn't go bang? It has got to be insufficient firing pin force or defective primers. Edited October 23, 2016 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: When shooting at a major match, the ultimate case gauge is your gun's chamber. For a state championship or higher-level match? Every single round I plan to shoot there gets run through the chamber. It has to spin freely and the primer has to be below flush, or it goes in the 'practice' pile for later use. Since I started doing that, I've never, ever had a malfunction at a large match. If my gun isn't acting right, that's the kind of quality control I'm going to do to the ammo I feed it. If it doesn't go bang? It has got to be insufficient firing pin force or defective primers. That is outstanding! I still only shoot local matches but, that is great advice. I love to see how devoted people are to the art of shooting. There is so many variables to be considered. This is certainly something I am going to be using. Very Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Obviously you're pulling the barrel out of the gun and dropping loaded rounds into it, not stuffing them in a mag and racking them in one by one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Of course not. I just tried that test the other day for the first time, I ran about 20 rounds through it. I will do more next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 8 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said: When shooting at a major match, the ultimate case gauge is your gun's chamber. For a state championship or higher-level match? Every single round I plan to shoot there gets run through the chamber. It has to spin freely and the primer has to be below flush, or it goes in the 'practice' pile for later use. Since I started doing that, I've never, ever had a malfunction at a large match. If my gun isn't acting right, that's the kind of quality control I'm going to do to the ammo I feed it. If it doesn't go bang? It has got to be insufficient firing pin force or defective primers. This points out where many "gun failures" come from. The ammo. Slightly large diameter cases may not seat fully into the chamber and can even keep the slide from going full forward. Bullet diameter can vary and hit the rifling holding the round from full seating. Too long... same thing. High primer may waste energy being seated by the pin strike rather than popping. Etc etc. But... I've gone too deep on primers and crushed the compound in them. oops. Not enough is bad...too much is also bad! Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 10/16/2016 at 10:05 PM, johnbu said: That's exactly how I shoot ! Except.... I'm like lots slower and miss....a lot. And don't forget putting one in the no shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoviceGM Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 10/16/2016 at 8:24 PM, MemphisMechanic said: Lies. The video of Alex Gutt. This was clearly heavily edited. It's impossible to win without a Stock 2. Everyone knows that. And yet he did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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