Patching a .35Rem Remington Model 81 Autoloader

[Old Coot]

McFred; You might want to do a chamber cast or a pound cast. I'm guessing that the chamber on that 35 Rem might just be a little generous. Yes a couple of thou over the groove size is what "usually" works best, but my Mini Mauser in 7.62 x 39 mm has an exceedingly large throat and so far it works best with bullets sized to .309 and patched to .319 or .320 just small enough to push into a fired unsized case. Using what works is always best. Brodie

[McFred]

Thanks, Coot.

The groove is real close to .357" and bore is .3495" on the Model 8. Nobade's cast projectiles run a couple thou over bore and I patch up to about .359. The PP bullets are a snug slip fit into an unsized, fire formed case from the Model 8's chamber. The Model 8 has almost no throat. The case mouth pretty much ends where the rifling starts and the lands have a short little 45˚ chamfer on them for leade.

Interestingly, the Autoloader's chamber is tighter than the Contender's as I can easily chamber a fired M8 case in the TC. Also the TC had more lands than groove down the bore.