Years ago I committed to the Thompson Center Dimension platform, and being that I have three boys coming close to hunting age i've snapped up enough stock & receivers, barrels, and LH/RH bolts to allow them to transition from lighter recoil to magnum calibers if they choose too. For those unfamiliar with the TC dimension, in my opinion, its probably the coolest ugly bolt action rifle you cant find anymore. Its a interchangeable component system that allows one stock/receiver to switch through 11 calibers from 204 ruger to 300 win mag, that fall into 4 different bolt families. I've only been reloading for about 3 years, and only playing with my main caliber 30-06. Ive been wanting to toy with some of the other barrels I have but there are a few aspects i'm confused/nervous about. My 30-06 load i'm currently using has been proven to be very accurate and reliable. When I change barrels and then change back and use my old stock of handloads do I have to be worried about the seating depth (Im less concerned about this one as I will recheck my Max CBTO to my rifle notes), and secondly my biggest jump in accuracy gains came with only neck sizing and only using those handloads for that specific rifle. My thought is that if I necksize only for a specific reciever / barrel combo, and I take said barrel off and then replace it at a later date, compare my Max CBTO and its the same, I should be safe to use those handloads developed for that specific reciever / barrel combo. I would love to hear your thoughts on this one. I have taken to time to try and research this question on my own and did not come up with any answers.
Tuxie
Tuxie
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