CVA Scout 243- finding OAL

[houser52]

Finding the OAL on a single shot rifle with an extractor is something new for me. The Scout has an extractor and I can’t use my Hornady OAL Gauge since the case isn’t fully chambered until the action is closed.

The way I’ve done it is to take a fired case, slightly squeeze the case mouth to provide tension on a bullet, insert the bullet long, chamber the dummy cartridge and close the action. Then I open the action and measure the cartridge OAL. I know the bullet is jammed into the lands so I start at 20 thou. off jammed.

Is this the best way to measure OAL for my Scout?

 

[KyleR1985]

Take a fired case and drip superglue inside the neck. I like to deform neck ever so slightly to get a little tension like you did before. Just slight though. Drop bullet down bore so it lands in the lands. Slide case in behind it. Close action. Leave overnight( or however long you think super glue takes to dry).

Eject new dummy round loaded at the lands.