I have two .308 Shaw barrels. One I put on an Axis and the other on a Model 10 (older one, internal box mag, staggered feed, 4.27screw spacing). Both are bedded into Boyd's stocks with JB weld.
Neither rifle is shooting up to, what I believe should be, its potential. 175's, 168's and even 190's have been tried. All were seated to the standard 2.8" COAL. Mind you, when I installed the barrels, I set the headspace tight. I think most of us do this anyway.
I believe I know what the deal is but I want other opinions. I checked the distance to the Lands in front of the chamber. I seated a bullet just barely into the case and inserted it into the chamber. Then I closed the bolt and let the bullet seat touching the lands. the OAL was around 2.94. So my bullets have been jumping over a tenth of an inch to get into the rifling. I don't mind seating the bullets long, but in the Model 10, I only have so much room in the magazine box. I haven't shot them yet with the bullets seated out that long.
Has anyone else seen this kind of excessive Leade in Shaw Barrels?
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