Bullet Jump quandry

[klausg]

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So short bullets are always going to be a pain. If I am to try different weight bullets, I need to find ones that are not hugely shorter even if lighter.

Not always... I think one of versifier's favorite phrases on this forum is "...every weapon is different..." or words to that effect, (v-please excuse any error in that quote). It all depends on how your chamber is cut. For instance I have a .222/20 ga Savage M24 with a very long throat. I get around that by seating my bullets out as far as possible, as in just enough that they don't fall out. I am WAY over the COAL as listed in any manual, I get away with it because: a) it's a single shot, and b) it is SAFE in MY WEAPON. You ask why I don't just use a longer bullet, say a 70 grain? The twist won't support that bullet length, (mine is a 1 in 14", I wouldn't even try those longer bullets in anything slower than say 1 in 10"). Years ago, I remember reading an article on getting a .30-06 chamber re-cut with a longer throat to enable seating bullets out further. The idea was to increase the available powder capacity on the 220 grainers. So, you see there are a lot of different variables out there; the only one who can tell you what's going to work best is YOUR WEAPON. Be safe about it, start low & work up; when you get stuck on something or have any questions, post here and generally someone has already been there and will help you out. Take care

-Klaus

[versifier]

Interestingly, some rifles don't care and seem to shoot everything well, even short bullets, regardless of how far they have to jump. You can only find out by experimenting.