Morning Fella's

There is no problem with seating the CBE 358250 deeper in the case in regards to allowing the case to chamber other than the gas check being below the case neck. I was concerned with the potential for gas cutting. I have no experiience with this but from what I've been told and read I thought it likely.

I had been thinking about the merits of leaving the throat of my chamber as is and simply using the 208 gr proj but I am a proponent of heavy for calibre projectiles. From my limited knowledge of ballistics I thought a longer heavier Cast bullet would be advantagous despite generally being less ballistically efficient compared to a Jacketed projectile of the same mass.

I have little knowledge of longer throats on Rifles and have been told opposite sides of the argument many times - always in the negative by folks who shoot Jacketed projectiles. I decided to get my Rifles throat lengthened based on what I'd researched, positive comment and experience from a mate with decades of experience and yesterdays discussion with Les and Allan at Pine Rivers Gunshop

The CBE 358250 projectiles are 1.031" with gas check and if seated below the crimp groove and front band would be the same overall length as a cartridge loaded with the 358315 proj seated to the crimping groove. They are .931 long with gas check. I also wonder about a shorter overall cartridge length than this not feeding through my magazine

On the subject of Gas checks, I am using Hornady's. Dear as poison too buy in Australia, 1/2 the price to buy OS. Does anyone here have any experience with the various Aftermarket Gas check making dies.

regards Jacko