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Is it possible NOT to get accuracy from A-max 162?
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1157579" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>To save your sanity, in case there really might be a barrel / chamber / throat problem, I suggest the following:</p><p></p><p>The Hornady bullet you reference is a "boat tail" bullet. If the throat diameter (area directly in front of the chamber) were to have been cut slightly too large in diameter, it could be impossible to shoot any boat tail bullet accurately from that barrel.</p><p></p><p>The easiest way to confirm the throat, is to find the heaviest flat base bullet you can find, and load up some of those. The Hornady 175gr Interlock is one of those. The BC is of course lower, but buy a box of 100 of those bullets or a 20rd box of factory ammo. If those bullets shoot well from your rifle, you can be fairly sure that it is the throat of the barrel.</p><p></p><p>The next thing then may be to make a cast of the chamber and throat, or you may then want to discuss your situation with the barrel maker. With 1000 rounds down the pipe, I can't see any way they will give you a new barrel, but perhaps a discount on a replacement and this time you may want to provide the barrel maker with sample cartridges the way you want to load them, since they will pay more attention to the throat diameter and depth if they know what specifically you are intending to shoot beforehand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1157579, member: 35183"] To save your sanity, in case there really might be a barrel / chamber / throat problem, I suggest the following: The Hornady bullet you reference is a "boat tail" bullet. If the throat diameter (area directly in front of the chamber) were to have been cut slightly too large in diameter, it could be impossible to shoot any boat tail bullet accurately from that barrel. The easiest way to confirm the throat, is to find the heaviest flat base bullet you can find, and load up some of those. The Hornady 175gr Interlock is one of those. The BC is of course lower, but buy a box of 100 of those bullets or a 20rd box of factory ammo. If those bullets shoot well from your rifle, you can be fairly sure that it is the throat of the barrel. The next thing then may be to make a cast of the chamber and throat, or you may then want to discuss your situation with the barrel maker. With 1000 rounds down the pipe, I can't see any way they will give you a new barrel, but perhaps a discount on a replacement and this time you may want to provide the barrel maker with sample cartridges the way you want to load them, since they will pay more attention to the throat diameter and depth if they know what specifically you are intending to shoot beforehand. [/QUOTE]
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