I read an article somewhere on the web about seating bullets for TC Contenders. It seems to work, so I thought I would pass it on.

Take a fully sized case and cut the neck with a Dremel cutting wheel down to the start of the shoulder. Take the bullet you plan on using and stick it inside the neck. Put it in your
TC and close the action. Do this about 5 times, measuring the OAL each time. Average this length and use the average of the five. Done.

Easy huh?

I did that a long time ago but found it is far easier to take a fired case and size the mouth just enough to make a "slip fit" of the bullet. I have done this for many calibers I own and even though I own a stoney point gauge with a few calibers I go back to these "stone age" tools once in a while. Then I got a sinclair bullet comparator and that saves even more time.

PS--is my 7-30 waters contender you can really hang the bullet out--gave back some case capacity and looks really cool.

Alan & kraky -

Both methods work fine and dandy, assuming you CAN seat the bullet into the lands ! Some 'o them damn TC chambers are soooo deep - like in my .32 H&R mag. I can put a 110 gr Hornady FMJ in the chamber, push in the case and close the breech without the bullet entering the case ! On the other hand, my .22 Hornet & 7mm TCU barrels do allow me to engage the lands.

Just gotta remember the rule of thumb - have at the least the diameter of the bullet deep in the brass.

Dino, why would a bullet like that need a deep chamber?