I recently bought a used 12 BTCSS in 204 Ruger, love the gun and it shoots very well, but I been working on some reloads and when I go to measure the BTO using both a Hornady 32gr Vmax and a Nosler 32gr Flat Based Tipped, using the hornady bullet comparator setup, the bullet just barely and I mean barely sets in the case mouth.

So my question is, is the throat that worn out on this rifle ( which seems odd as it will shoot under .75 and I have had some under .5 groups at 100 ) or do these rifles just have a long throat?

I am currently using 1.952 BTO, that just seats the bottom of the bullet at the neck shoulder junction or pretty close and as I said they shoot pretty good, but curious to what others may have seen.

Thanks