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Idempotent · August 27, 2010, 02:55 PM

I have a Remington 700 5R that will shoot around 0.3-0.4 MOA 5-shot groups at 100 yards if I do my part. I load all of my ammunition to 2.800", but I have measured the distance to the lands and it is north of 2.900". I tried loading up a dummy round to that length just for fun and it looked ridiculous. The bullet was barely seated.

So anyway, yes, the long throat is normal, and it doesn't seem to cause a problem regarding accuracy.

August 27, 2010, 02:55 PM	#12
Idempotent Member Join Date: April 22, 2010 Posts: 32	I have a Remington 700 5R that will shoot around 0.3-0.4 MOA 5-shot groups at 100 yards if I do my part. I load all of my ammunition to 2.800", but I have measured the distance to the lands and it is north of 2.900". I tried loading up a dummy round to that length just for fun and it looked ridiculous. The bullet was barely seated. So anyway, yes, the long throat is normal, and it doesn't seem to cause a problem regarding accuracy.