.243 Seating depth

[greener280]

I have a .243 in a REM 700 CDL when I seat a 95 gr Berger VLD to the lands the jacket of the bullet is only into the neck about 50-60% of the total neck length. Any opinions.

[Mikecr]

If there is a cal of bullet bearing held, it's plenty enough.
How's it shoot there?

[greener280]

I havent got a chance to shoot it yet. Just got it bedded and trigger adjusted. I will be loading up a load tonight and shooting it tonight. figured I'd start .015 off the lands. Any suggestions on powder I was going to try 4350

[mudbug]

I have a 243 that shoot's 95 bergers at 3075 fps. That's with 42gr's of H4350, Lapua brass and WLR primers. Shoot's 3/4 " at 200 yds.

[greener280]

What kind of gun and how much jump of jam do you have.

[moombaskier]

In my Rem 700 243 using 95VLD's, w-w brass, 46.5grs. IMR7828ssc, and 215m, Im getting 3090fps and .445" 3 shot groups @ 200yds. I found the best seating depth was a 0.050 jump. I used Bergers method of finding the sweet spot. Using a comparator gauge the length to the lands was 2.290". I load them at 2.240". I screwed around with a lot of seating depths before I finally took Bergers advise. Try it, it works!

[mudbug]

It's a Savage Model 12 26" barrel. I think I am jumping 0.013. From base to ogive is 2.287"