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Dave McC · November 25, 2002, 06:23 AM

Both....

Yhe chamber has to be long enough for the crimp to open fully. Otherwise, pressure rises and the pattern goes to Heck.

The receiver has to be long enough to work the longer shell through the firing cycle.

And the only really stupid questions are those that do not get asked...

November 25, 2002, 06:23 AM	#4
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Both.... Yhe chamber has to be long enough for the crimp to open fully. Otherwise, pressure rises and the pattern goes to Heck. The receiver has to be long enough to work the longer shell through the firing cycle. And the only really stupid questions are those that do not get asked...