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Offline DAG460

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Gas check and caliber
« on: May 13, 2007, 06:52:15 PM »
I would like to ask a simple question for you guys.  I have been casting for a long time with plain base bullets, but never gas check.  Lets take the 45 caliber.  Do you us the same 45 caliber gas check for pistol and rifle?  I only see in the catalogs a listing for 45 caliber.  No listing for rifle or pistol of different diameters.  Thanks for you help.

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Re: Gas check and caliber
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2007, 10:39:14 PM »
Yes, one size gas check for both pistol and rifle bullets.

Nominal pistol bullets are 0.452-0.454" and nominal rifle bullets are 0.458-0.459" diameter.

So, one size gas check to accomodate a 0.007" range of sizes works fine.
 
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