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Thread: would this be a to big of a méplat

  1. 07-27-2021, 08:53 AM #21
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    Good Thread, Lots of good input. Hearing personal experiences of "actual & factual" experiences is great! The rest are just stories. Truth Nut
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  2. 07-27-2021, 10:12 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelR View Post
    The rule of thumb is, meplat can not be bigger than 70% of the bullet diameter or you will experience stability problems at longer ranges.
    when you say at longer yards is it over 100 200 or more
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  3. 07-27-2021, 10:31 AM #23
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    What size is your bore? Do you have really deep groves? Those driving bands took pretty big compared to the .303 diameter of the boolit.
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  4. 07-27-2021, 10:36 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by GregLaROCHE View Post
    What size is your bore? Do you have really deep groves? Those driving bands took pretty big compared to the .303 diameter of the boolit.
    exactly .300 lots of lube and big bands for good grip
    on my Saeco mold same thing and I am able to push them past 2200 fps with good accuracy
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  5. 07-27-2021, 10:37 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by canuck4570 View Post
    exactly .300 lots of lube and big bands for good grip
    on my Saeco mold same thing and I am able to push them past 2200 fps with good accuracy
    That’s interesting.
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  6. 07-28-2021, 02:36 PM #26
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    I would say no--but wont know till you try
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