Need help finding a simple solution.....

by JD, Western Washington, Friday, September 02, 2022, 01:13 (749 days ago) @ Gunner

What brass are you using? Winchester brass is too thick to usually allow bullets of that diameter to chamber correctly. If you have been using Winchester or other commercial brass, try using Starline brass. It is a little thinner at the case mouth and allows larger bullets like 0.379 - 0.380 diameter to chamber. If they have it, Starline will usually send you a sample case or two to try out. They also make a slightly longer traditional case at 2.125" length as opposed to the shorter 2.080" case length. For my Browning 1885 traditional hunter rifle I couldn't chamber the 0.379 diameter bullets that I needed for the bore diameter when seated in Winchester cases. I tried the Starline cases and found that the longer case fit the chamber just fine, and I could seat 0.379" diameter bullets and still chamber without a problem.

If you want, I can send you one or two of the 2.125" length Starling cases....