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Old 01-12-2012, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Alk8944 View Post
I assume you are asking about cast bullets? If a standard diameter jacketed bullet doesn't pass through the throats completely freely, drop through, the throats need to be enlarged by reaming or polishing. If you have slugged the barrel and determined the bore slug will pass through the throats with slight, less than 1 pound, pressure then size your bullets so the pass the throats with about the same pressure or slightly more. No matter what, they should not be so hard to pass the throats that they have to be driven.
Are the "flex hone" hones a good tool to use for cleaning up the throats?

If so, which grit is best, or what hone material works best.

I have a couple cylinders on different guns that look a little rough in the throats, but they measure OK. I was afraid to run anything through them so as not to remove any material that would open them up too much.

Thanks!
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