08-18-2020, 09:34 PM
I am with your barrel guy's thought. I have the tools to measure bullets and chambers. The Hornady 105's are a little on the fat side. I can load the Nosler 105 to the exact length of the Hornady's and they do not contact the rifling. I can use a bullet comparator and the dimension is different between them. They are the same at the olgive, but the olgive to the tip is wider. Now if I compare the Nosler 105 dimensions to the Hornady 108's they are the same. My take on this it is a bullet design issue.
I will add that I have three barrels, 2 Faxon, and the Odin. The Odin chamber is the shortest of them but not by much, less than .020. So what ever I load my lead jump will be less. This is not enough to be a huge problem, as the only bullet that I am aware of that is an issue is the Hornady 105. But they can be loaded deeper into the case which is not a problem as long as the case will accept my powder charge.
I ordered some more 105's today, hopefully they are the new ones, but from what I was told by Hornady they were not going into production until the middle of the month. That time is here, but I find it hard to believe that they are hitting the shelves yet, I could be wrong though.
I will add that I have three barrels, 2 Faxon, and the Odin. The Odin chamber is the shortest of them but not by much, less than .020. So what ever I load my lead jump will be less. This is not enough to be a huge problem, as the only bullet that I am aware of that is an issue is the Hornady 105. But they can be loaded deeper into the case which is not a problem as long as the case will accept my powder charge.
I ordered some more 105's today, hopefully they are the new ones, but from what I was told by Hornady they were not going into production until the middle of the month. That time is here, but I find it hard to believe that they are hitting the shelves yet, I could be wrong though.