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Magazine Feed Box Length vs. COAL – How to Maximize?
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<blockquote data-quote="Full Curl" data-source="post: 2622940" data-attributes="member: 47602"><p>Thanks for the replies. I've read different advice but most put it somewhere in that 0.01" to 0.06" range. I primarily only shoot tipped bullets so maybe there's less risk to tip damage than there would be in a soft lead nosed bullet?? I'm so used to shooting at the range loading 1 at a time, I sometimes forget about COAL and mag length for hunting. I'm getting pretty close to mag length in one of my rigs that has a lot of rounds down the tube with decent throat wear trying to stay 0.02 off the lands. I have extended mag boxes in a couple of my other rigs so I'm hoping those won't ever be an issue and I'll need a new barrel before worrying about COAL. I do shoot a couple short mags and to me they have always not fed as consistently and smoothly as a regular mag case. I'm thinking the longer the COAL in these, the more possible issues I may have?? I get so use to slowly cycling the bolt at the range to grab the fired case when shooting before it goes flying, that I will even sometimes do this when hunting rather than quickly dechambering and chambering in another round quickly with some force. The slower I cycle a bolt action the more risk to feeding problems I feel 'll probably have.</p><p></p><p>I think I'll fully load the magazine up in my 300rum and see what happens to the bullet tips with I touch that one off. I'm assuming it's best to have the head of the case rest against the rear face of the mag box or should they be pushed a little forward when in the magazine?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Full Curl, post: 2622940, member: 47602"] Thanks for the replies. I've read different advice but most put it somewhere in that 0.01" to 0.06" range. I primarily only shoot tipped bullets so maybe there's less risk to tip damage than there would be in a soft lead nosed bullet?? I'm so used to shooting at the range loading 1 at a time, I sometimes forget about COAL and mag length for hunting. I'm getting pretty close to mag length in one of my rigs that has a lot of rounds down the tube with decent throat wear trying to stay 0.02 off the lands. I have extended mag boxes in a couple of my other rigs so I'm hoping those won't ever be an issue and I'll need a new barrel before worrying about COAL. I do shoot a couple short mags and to me they have always not fed as consistently and smoothly as a regular mag case. I'm thinking the longer the COAL in these, the more possible issues I may have?? I get so use to slowly cycling the bolt at the range to grab the fired case when shooting before it goes flying, that I will even sometimes do this when hunting rather than quickly dechambering and chambering in another round quickly with some force. The slower I cycle a bolt action the more risk to feeding problems I feel 'll probably have. I think I'll fully load the magazine up in my 300rum and see what happens to the bullet tips with I touch that one off. I'm assuming it's best to have the head of the case rest against the rear face of the mag box or should they be pushed a little forward when in the magazine? [/QUOTE]
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