VLD seating depth poll

[cabinfever]

What is your most accurate seating depths using Berger VLD's? Please list you caliber, bullet weight, and where you seat the vld in relation to your lans. I go first!

7 WSM 180 VLD. Most accurate seating depths are .010 and .051 off the lans. .....025 aint bad either.

 

[4ester]

300 RUM Sendero, Loading to magazine length

210 Berger VLDs, not sure of exact number but I think .150 off lands. Jumping quite a bit but still getting good accuracy.

 

[Broz]

.338 Lapua 300 Hybrids .015" OL but was pretty good all the wat out to .060" OL

300 win 210 Berger VLD's one rifle .005" OL another .015" OL

7mm-300 win 180 Berger VLD's .115" OL

 

[bgouin]

I tried between 0.010" and .140" with my 7 mm Ultra/Sendero using 168 gr. VLD's. Nothing gave me better than 1.5"-2.5" groups at 100 yds. I went through a box of Bergers and nothing seemed to work for me. I have given up Bergers for this rig.

I tried Barnes 160 gr. MRX with US 869 at 3300 fps and most groups, during load development, were less than .7". Accuracy inproved with charge weight. I seated to the to the OAL recommended in Barnes manual #4 (I would have to check my records for acctual OAL); I loaded two grains under Barnes reccommended max load, and expected to achieve about 3150-3180 fps. The MRX is pretty expensive and US 869 is proported to have poor temperature stability, so I will try a 162 gr. Hornaday SST next with an appropriate Hodgdon extreme powder. It has been a bit chilly lately when I have had time to go to the range lately, so the SST's will have to wait.

 

[260shooter]

7RM 168 gr .080 OL

 

[bigngreen]

270 WSM 140 Bergers .015 of the lands and it is about a .003 window on either side then it opens up.
300 WBY mag length with 210's shoot good it is so far to the lands I've never been able to get a bullet to touch to find out so it's a heck of a long jump!!

 

[tyler.woodard04]

7mm WSM 168 VLD .177" jump. alot I know but it shoots under .5 MOA all the time. with alot of days closer to .3 MOA

 

[sdeviation]

7STW -180 vld(molly) into the lands
300winmag- 210 vld into the lands

 

[Forester]

7-300WSM 180gr Berger at 2950fps(hot) shoots about half minute jammed .005"

I tried backing them out but groups went wild as soon as they came off the lands.

 

[Broz]

7-300WSM 180gr Berger at 2950fps(hot) shoots about half minute jammed .005"

I tried backing them out but groups went wild as soon as they came off the lands.

Just for my own curiosity , what was the farthers off the lands you tried them?

Thanks
Jeff

 

[cabinfever]

Just curious, but how are you guys who are seating beyond .100 measuring your seating depth? I use a sinclair comparator and insert and measure off the ogive and it appears the ogive will disapear in the case if seating beyond .100 off the lans.

 

[tyler.woodard04]

hornady tool. and it is close to the case mouth but not touching. ill measure it later but im thinking .100'' before it hits the case mouth

 

[txsendero]

7mm Rem Mag with 140 VLD @ .050" from the lands.

 

[MSLRHunter]

300 win mag, 210 gr VLD, .025 off lands