FreeBore

Ok, now that I am a pistol owner and I have purchased some ammunition, I am trying to verse myself as well as I can so when people are speaking I can at least follow along in the conversation.

I was on a site, one that loves guns way more than what this one does and is a bike forum, a person was talking about how dangerous reloads can be. Yes it has been mentioned here but no real detail was ever given. The guy was animated about how strongly he advised against using "reloads." One of the things that he pointed to as a potential issue was the bullet length. He had stated that a lot of times when bullets are reloaded that it they are too long which then reduces the "freebore" distance. My basic understanding thus far of freebore is that it is the distance from the chamber (throat) to the beginning of the rifling lands. The potential issue is that when a bullet has been reloaded and is longer that this could be an indicator that the bullet is loaded hotter and some times a lot hotter that what may be safe. My understanding is that the common amount of freebore is .060. One can add freebore but this doesn't seem practical in a pistol for reload useage. So what is the alternative??

No, I have not been able to get out and shoot it yet. We keep getting snowed on...:rant::rant:

+1

We do, but for me I would have to drive there which is no big deal but my schedule has changed. Finding the time is the issue more than anything.

When I was re-loading for my 30-06 one of the things you would do is to set how far the bullet was seated in the case to give you maximun lengh for you rifle(elliminating Almost all free flight form case to rifling FOR YOUR PARTICOLAR GUN. All guns are slightlt diffent.You would start by seating a bullet over lenght(in a no charge shell and gradually moving it in so as the bullet would be JUST be off resting against the rifling. Then you would eliminate free flight or free bore. So my bullets would not be good in someone elses gun. Because if my buddies gun had less free bore bulletts would jam against rifling causing higher pressure which could be catastrophic.Only re-loads that wpould be safe in that regaurd would be the same overall lengh as factory ammo. Also as metioned double charged or under,or no charged powder loads would be catastrophic also. Under charged slugs get stuck in the barrel and next shot Kaplooy.

Yes. When you re-size a case it actually "grows" in the re-sizing die. Then should be trimmed to your required length. I did a lot of shooting in the past and found that re-loading was a nice break. Good quiet alone time. Takes concentration but relaxed me. 'Didn't save any money but was able to afford (for the same or less $$)to shoot at least twice as much as my buddies. The cartrigde combinations you could make for a 30-06 are endless.

Also I wouldn't want to "carry" anything but factory ammo because of blood sucking lawyers.

Never got into casting. But did much with .44mag and 30-06. Also what was fun was going to the trap range with a 20ga and busting 'em like the 12s,'course my 20s had the same load as the 12s. Wouldn't tell the others,Ha, let 'em think I was a great shotgunner.

we went thur about 400 to 500 rounds of ammo this weekend . And now we cant seem to find any to replace it. Is it as dry every place else or just the northeast.