Originally Posted by
sabotloader
ronlaughlin...................not every gun is built the same.......................... I think you need to be a little long (deep) vs. shallow just to get the gun closed. Yes - NO?.................................Are your primer pockets tapered? From wide at the month to more narrow as you go down the walls?............................and again I just shoot it.
That sure is true, that not every rifle is the same.
If the OAL is too long the rifle won't go into battery. If it is just a tiny bit too long the rifle will go into battery, but one can't pull the hammer all the way back. What one does then, is close the action with vigor, and get a 'crush' of the primer, which results in zero blow by.
My primer pockets are not tapered.
Shooting the rifles is the best part.