So, I will soon have a new, to me, .375 Cheytac. It's a Lawton 8000, 32" 1:11.5 twist Lawton barrel with Lawton brake. It's a few years old and has had 380 rounds through it. I've been reading everything I can find, here and elsewhere but still have questions. So...
-- Does the 11.5 twist Lawton in .375 automatically mean it's a Lost River Bore?
-- If yes, before I start reloading, I understand that some bullets do not like that bore. To save myself some time and frustration, could someone suggest the bullets, in terms of weights and styles, I should avoid, or conversely, that most have found work well, especially solids?
-- where can I get exact chamber dimensions of this rifle (barreled action is on its way to my local FFL)? Is there anyone at Lawton that still knows anything? I'm concerned about getting case right regarding trim length, etc. when I start reloading.
-- have members here found that stability factor calculations are a good predictor of bullet performance? (e.g. http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmstab-5.1.cgi) Thanks in advance for any information.
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-- Does the 11.5 twist Lawton in .375 automatically mean it's a Lost River Bore?
-- If yes, before I start reloading, I understand that some bullets do not like that bore. To save myself some time and frustration, could someone suggest the bullets, in terms of weights and styles, I should avoid, or conversely, that most have found work well, especially solids?
-- where can I get exact chamber dimensions of this rifle (barreled action is on its way to my local FFL)? Is there anyone at Lawton that still knows anything? I'm concerned about getting case right regarding trim length, etc. when I start reloading.
-- have members here found that stability factor calculations are a good predictor of bullet performance? (e.g. http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmstab-5.1.cgi) Thanks in advance for any information.
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