Looks like this throating is a good reason for a bore-rider. IF the COAL would work through the action.
Tim I suggest DD-- or that forward pad mimicking a rider. Less chance of a rd being stuck with varying groove dia's and variance in alloy dia's as cast. Rider's purpose is alignment and the DD is proven for alignment.
Sky's design shows near the limits of what can be cast. Definitely well thought out-- with just minor 'tweaking' options applicable. I think I listed those options previously in this thread.
Scraper theory. This post ran on another channel-- I'm including the whole text for reference. BruceB BTW is one of the shooten-est cast boolit people there is. Rds shot in the ten's of thousands........
"I use the RCBS 416-350 in my Ruger #1 .416 Rigby with great success. To date I have likely cast around 3000 bullets from this mould.
In my straight-wheelweight alloy, it weighs 365 grains, and casts at just over .416"....the RCBS .417" sizer die barely smooths up the mould parting lines.
I've loaded it to over 2600 fps with fine accuracy, but find it's a lot more enjoyable at around 2100! XMP 5744 in charges from 40.0 to about 52.0 grains (and dacron fill) give me very nice-shooting loads in the 1800-2100 fps ballpark. Hodgdon or IMR4198 are also good candidates.
I've never hunted with this bullet, but seriously doubt that ANYTHING in North America will shrug off this bullet at 2000 fps or more. I have cast it much softer than my usual water-dropped WW on occasion, and it still shoots nice and clean without leading.
With a Hornady gascheck seated, there is VERY LITTLE shank remaining, maybe a few thousandths is all. Based on my experience, it simply doesn't matter. Even after several hundred rounds without cleaning, the .416's barrel shines like a mirror. (I make a habit of NOT cleaning the barrels of my cast-bullet rifles until they really need it, which is very seldom indeed. Once the bore is "conditioned", I hate to disturb it.)
I like the RCBS .416 design a whole bunch, as you can tell....
Regards from BruceB (aka Bren Mk1)"