01-28-2014, 03:43 AM
I thought of polishing my throat but After talking to my buddy today who shoots bench rest and Fclass at big piney and st louis in MO... he said he thought the scratches I was seeing on bullets were not from the lands....he did say he thought the chamber was short or tight and that the bullet was probably pressed against the walls of the throat...he said shoot the shit out of it and let it open up...he also said if it was his rifle he would have it rethroated because I reload...he said he'd buy a 6.5 throater or let his gunsmith rethroat it and get rid of the compound throat and cut it to so I could seat my SST's at the maximum my mags will allow....I'm not going to shoot matches...just hunt...but I plan to just shoot a bunch first.