Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
Forgive me if it sounds like I'm talking a load of bolloxxx*, but I am not nor ever have been a reloader. But I know how nerdy this tribe of humanity can be. In respect to Colonels thread 46, surely if what you're getting is boat tails and what you want is flat base, it'd be simplicity itself to make a shaped cup thing to hold/support the bullet and a press thing to simply press the boat tail shape into a flat bottom shape. It's only very malleable copper and lead we're talking here.
In the end I had the rifle rebarelled, and hey presto, no more keyholing. I'm not sure the barrel was bedded properly though, as I've had to do a bit of messing about with the sights to get it to shoot more or less where I want it (and it's still not great) - but at least the holes it makes are nice and round now.

Also, the term "Bollocks" is well known in Australiaicon/NZ, I can assure you - I've certainly deployed it enough myself in frustrating situations!