Can you accurately shoot hunting bullets in a VLD throat?

[Doom2]

Remington 308 chambers have a freebore that basically will leave a 168 SMK bullet with only the boattail in the case when seated to the lands. Same philosophy as the Weatherbys. They shoot well. Pick a bullet with tangent ogive and you should be fine.

 

[lancetkenyon]

OP, what twist is your bbl, you did not say . If you're 1-9 to 9.5 you should be golden . If you went faster twist then your bullet choice might suffer. Good advice given I'm following this !, Cheers

Yeah? Why do you say that?

Faster twist allows more stabilization of bullets. Heavies and monos require more stabilization/faster twist rates. And yet, you can still shoot lighter bullets very well.

 

[jjmp]

LK, I said what I did based on his choice of two different 160 grain bullets . Without more info am I supposed to guess or ask .

 

[Varmint Hunter]

It will probably shoot fine the way it is but I don't see why a good gunsmith can't turn the barrel in a thread (or two) and rechamber to a shorter throat. The original reamer could probably be sent back for a modification.

 

[jjmp]

OP, just read your answer, thks for that . And I think you made a good choice about your bbls twist , for the record I've got nothing against fast twist bbls . Your project caught my eye and it interests me . And I think you should post more . Cheers and keep us posted.