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Hornady L-N-L OAL guage -- what am I screwing up?
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<blockquote data-quote="quigley257" data-source="post: 2005677" data-attributes="member: 84442"><p>Sounds like you may have a tight freebore in your rifle. Coat one of the bullets with sharpie marker and go through the seating/measuring motion. If you see rub marks or marker removed all around the diameter of the bullet, you have a tight freebore which will lead to inconsistent readings. I had a Savage 223 Rem that was almost exactly .224" in the freebore making it nearly impossible to get an accurate measurement using the LnL OAL tool. I ended up using a T-handle to touch up the chamber with a finishing reamer which took care of the problem entirely. The only place the reamer cut during touch-up was in the freebore. That rifle shoots amazing now and the bullets seat cleanly against the lands when using the LnL tool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quigley257, post: 2005677, member: 84442"] Sounds like you may have a tight freebore in your rifle. Coat one of the bullets with sharpie marker and go through the seating/measuring motion. If you see rub marks or marker removed all around the diameter of the bullet, you have a tight freebore which will lead to inconsistent readings. I had a Savage 223 Rem that was almost exactly .224" in the freebore making it nearly impossible to get an accurate measurement using the LnL OAL tool. I ended up using a T-handle to touch up the chamber with a finishing reamer which took care of the problem entirely. The only place the reamer cut during touch-up was in the freebore. That rifle shoots amazing now and the bullets seat cleanly against the lands when using the LnL tool. [/QUOTE]
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