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Old October 11, 2013, 03:22 AM   #7
tangolima
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for most shooting it is impractical
mostly used in competition at long range (600 yards or more )
these longer rounds are usualy too long to fit into the magazine and
must be loaded one at a time through the ejection port
That is exactly what my conclusion is. I should have defined practicality more precisely. A round must fit in the rifle's magazine and be fed reliably without babying. Without enough bearing area between the neck and the bullet, should it be more or less than the bullet diameter, the round may get banged up when it is being handled in the field. Loading a round one at a time in single-shot manner is not practical.

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What rifle and caliber are you having the problem with?
I tried it on Mauser K98K, a couple of SMLEs, a 1903, and a Mosin. They are all from WWII or even WWI. They all shoot no worse than 2 MOA with iron sights and normal handload ammunition.

-TL
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