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Anyone deal w/700 Rem w/long throat? New gun, not shot out. Rem do this on purpose?
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<blockquote data-quote="idaho elk hunter" data-source="post: 845597" data-attributes="member: 68226"><p><strong>Re: Anyone deal w/700 Rem w/long throat? New gun, not shot out. Rem do this on purpo</strong></p><p></p><p>Its called freebore. It will lower pressures in factory ammo and allow reloaders to get more velocity by working their loads higher. Most think it degrades accuracy. If you know how to load for it its great! Use 4350 or 4831 and a 215 or win mag primer. Use very hard bullets, I typically use Barnes, any thin skinned bullet typically will not shoot worth a darn. Try 140 through the 160ish gr bullets and see which work best with your barrel/twist rate. Make sure the barrel is perfectly clean before switching to these bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="idaho elk hunter, post: 845597, member: 68226"] [b]Re: Anyone deal w/700 Rem w/long throat? New gun, not shot out. Rem do this on purpo[/b] Its called freebore. It will lower pressures in factory ammo and allow reloaders to get more velocity by working their loads higher. Most think it degrades accuracy. If you know how to load for it its great! Use 4350 or 4831 and a 215 or win mag primer. Use very hard bullets, I typically use Barnes, any thin skinned bullet typically will not shoot worth a darn. Try 140 through the 160ish gr bullets and see which work best with your barrel/twist rate. Make sure the barrel is perfectly clean before switching to these bullets. [/QUOTE]
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