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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 344221" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>Freebore is still used as it allows a given case a little more room for the bullet to move out of the case before peak pressure hits. This allows larger charges safely. Freebore is not some uncontrolled free jump to the rifling where it is so loose it can get all crossed up before it smashes into the bore and forces the bullet to conform and grind down the bore all crooked. Freebore in the case of a Weatherby throat is a snug fit to the bullet that accuratly guides the bullet into the rifling where it engraves the bullet and starts the rotation of the bullet in a controlled manner. I think it also gives the rifling a slight relief from the hottest part of the combustion process and helps extend the life of the lead edge of the rifling. I have had great luck with Weatherby rifles with free bored chambers. Much more likly to be a shooter than most any other non custom production rifle. I ended up putting 25 power scopes on all mine as being so accurate I find myself shooting them at much smaller targets that require large magnification to see. Once I get tuned into shooting squirrels and birds at 400 yards, deer and elk seem so much easier to hit. </p><p></p><p>The highest regarded gunsmiths on this board frequently build rifles to seat very long custom made VLD type bullets way out of the case to optimise case capacity, frequently report their long throated rifles still shoot very well with much shorter production bullets.</p><p></p><p>I do not fear freebore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 344221, member: 1290"] Freebore is still used as it allows a given case a little more room for the bullet to move out of the case before peak pressure hits. This allows larger charges safely. Freebore is not some uncontrolled free jump to the rifling where it is so loose it can get all crossed up before it smashes into the bore and forces the bullet to conform and grind down the bore all crooked. Freebore in the case of a Weatherby throat is a snug fit to the bullet that accuratly guides the bullet into the rifling where it engraves the bullet and starts the rotation of the bullet in a controlled manner. I think it also gives the rifling a slight relief from the hottest part of the combustion process and helps extend the life of the lead edge of the rifling. I have had great luck with Weatherby rifles with free bored chambers. Much more likly to be a shooter than most any other non custom production rifle. I ended up putting 25 power scopes on all mine as being so accurate I find myself shooting them at much smaller targets that require large magnification to see. Once I get tuned into shooting squirrels and birds at 400 yards, deer and elk seem so much easier to hit. The highest regarded gunsmiths on this board frequently build rifles to seat very long custom made VLD type bullets way out of the case to optimise case capacity, frequently report their long throated rifles still shoot very well with much shorter production bullets. I do not fear freebore. [/QUOTE]
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