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length of bullet starter?
Sep 25th, 2023 at 8:53pm
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I'm making a bullet starter for use with a false muzzle (.32-40). My question is: what's the average depth into the barrel that the device should put the bullet before removing the starter and reverting to the ramrod? Thanks.
  
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Re: length of bullet starter?
Reply #1 - Sep 25th, 2023 at 10:14pm
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I measured a .32-40 LM barrel that I have and the starter rams the bullet just under 2" into the barrel (from muzzle to bullet nose tip). It's an aluminum starter, including the starter rod. You don't want to have to seat the bullet too far into the barrel as the heel of your hand would quickly tire.
I also have a .38-50 Rem Hep ML barrel that I've shot quite a bit. It's starter seats the bullet just under 2 1/4 into the barrel. It has a steel starter rod. 
Both of those rifles have false muzzles that are approximately 1" long.
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Re: length of bullet starter?
Reply #2 - Sep 26th, 2023 at 10:23am
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Both my Pope and Schoyen starters are around 3.5" depth to seat. So with about a 1" false muzzle the bullets end up at 2.5" deep.
  
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