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		<title>By: Ralph</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: RIck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[kurz, free bore and leade  aren&#039;t interchangable are  they? free bore I have been taught is the neck to the start of the LEADE, the leade is the beginning of the rifling which is cut at an angle/taper.

free bore = throat. 
bullet jump = proj. distance to contact w/ leade]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kurz, free bore and leade  aren&#8217;t interchangable are  they? free bore I have been taught is the neck to the start of the LEADE, the leade is the beginning of the rifling which is cut at an angle/taper.</p>
<p>free bore = throat.<br />
bullet jump = proj. distance to contact w/ leade</p>
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		<title>By: Kurz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realize that Brownells simply borrowed the illustration with the nomenclature of the chamber but they should have gotten it right before they published it the first time in their GunTopics:
Gauging Success - Minimum Headspace and Maximum COL

Here is the correct description and location of the leade and throat:

About Free bore

From a machinists perspective (including reamer manufacturers), free bore starts at the case mouth and is measured forwards to the rifling.

From a shooters perspective, free bore refers to bullet jump, measured from the ogive of the projectile forwards.

Same term, two completely different uses of the term.

Going into a bit more depth (for those who want a headache):

Reamer manufacturers use the terms free bore and lead (or leade) interchangeably. In other words, free bore and lead both refer to the area from the case mouth to the beginning of the rifling taper.

Reamer manufacturers use the term throat to describe the ogive shaped part of the reamer. This describes the length of the taper before it comes into contact with the projectile. The throat of a chamber has two important measurements (to the reamer maker), length and angle.

Try not to dwell on this as it can be confusing for industry outsiders. Reamer makers such as PTG are very smart in that if you as a consumer say that you want a long throated cartridge, they translate this into meaning a long free bore cartridge and will work towards this goal accordingly.

A throating reamer cuts both lead and throat angle. 

http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Determining+COAL.html]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I realize that Brownells simply borrowed the illustration with the nomenclature of the chamber but they should have gotten it right before they published it the first time in their GunTopics:<br />
Gauging Success &#8211; Minimum Headspace and Maximum COL</p>
<p>Here is the correct description and location of the leade and throat:</p>
<p>About Free bore</p>
<p>From a machinists perspective (including reamer manufacturers), free bore starts at the case mouth and is measured forwards to the rifling.</p>
<p>From a shooters perspective, free bore refers to bullet jump, measured from the ogive of the projectile forwards.</p>
<p>Same term, two completely different uses of the term.</p>
<p>Going into a bit more depth (for those who want a headache):</p>
<p>Reamer manufacturers use the terms free bore and lead (or leade) interchangeably. In other words, free bore and lead both refer to the area from the case mouth to the beginning of the rifling taper.</p>
<p>Reamer manufacturers use the term throat to describe the ogive shaped part of the reamer. This describes the length of the taper before it comes into contact with the projectile. The throat of a chamber has two important measurements (to the reamer maker), length and angle.</p>
<p>Try not to dwell on this as it can be confusing for industry outsiders. Reamer makers such as PTG are very smart in that if you as a consumer say that you want a long throated cartridge, they translate this into meaning a long free bore cartridge and will work towards this goal accordingly.</p>
<p>A throating reamer cuts both lead and throat angle. </p>
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		<title>By: Nate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recommend adding &quot;Neck&quot; to the otherwise-excellent photo illustration at the top of the page. It is one of the most often-quoted and discussed portions of the chamber.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recommend adding &#8220;Neck&#8221; to the otherwise-excellent photo illustration at the top of the page. It is one of the most often-quoted and discussed portions of the chamber.</p>
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