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Hi kirb
sorry for not responding sooner. shooting the contender gives us more flexability on the overall length but most cast bullet designs have long driving bands and short noses. add to that the nose dia. is usually larger than the bore and you end up seating the base well below the neck. I have a Lyman mould #311679 that has a long nose with dia. of .296" and weight of right at 200 gr. when cast from 20-1 lead tin mix. I can seat that bullet to 2.345" oal and keep the gas check (and thus the base of the bullet) at the bottom of the neck. It is easy to see if your nose is a bore riding design by simply seeing how much of it will go into the end of your barrel. Hope this helps
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