I don't know what happened to the original thread, but it got hosed somehow.
If the Administrator gets it back, maybe he can add this post to the end of it, and delete this 'replacement thread'.
I just looked (again) at the Clymer site. All of the 45's have throats (called 'freebore' on that site) of .04 to .10 inches. That 'long one' is on the .45-90 Winchester reamer.Originally Posted by GregP42
The .45-70 Government is shown as .05"
Now, I have read 'a million' posts on the Shiloh site (and others) about long range ammo and bullets, and many of those guys use 'factory designs' such as the Lyman Postell (and others).
Those that do don't seem to have any trouble packing sufficient powder under 525+ grain bullets...and you have to figure their throats are .025 shorter than yours.
Are you using a drop tube and a powder compression die?
How deep are your bullets seated?
I don't have enough first-hand information to answer that completely.I had not thought about Shaver, does he do good work?
I first contacted him looking for Pedersoli-specific information because I wanted to know the dimensions of a Pedersoli chamber. He is THE Pedersoli gunsmith in this country. During our conversations, he said he had converted many .45-70's to .45-90 when I asked about that aspect.
But, he thinks the Pedersoli chamber is not all it could be...and does not stock a reamer which can duplicate it. That was rather disappointing to me, since I was interested in using the new PGT bullet. But, as a novice who had not yet even bought a gun, I decided to trust in his experience.
He has a widespread, and very good, reputation as a gunsmith...especially on BPCR-type guns...as well as being an accomplished shooter.
The (used) rifle I decided on was being offered by a gunshop in Missouri, and Shaver resides in that state. So, I had it sent to him for the modification...and he sent it on to me in Montana.
Does he do good work?
Well, the gun was reassembled with no sign that it had ever been dismantled. That's a one good indication. The barrel is unmarked, and the flats are perfectly aligned with the receiver.
As to the quality of the new chamber...I can't say.
I have not fired it enough to pass judgement on whether it will shoot accurately...but I plan to start working on that in earnest very soon.
Now you know all I know about Lee Shaver.
On another front...
I was just reading a thread on the (actual) BPCR site that you might be interested in. http://groups.msn.com/BPCR/general.m...68977372879739
(If you can't get to that link, let me know. I will copy it and email it to you.)
They are talking about a bullet that might be just what you are looking for.
CM