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Reloading
338 lapua oal reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Shane1" data-source="post: 875508" data-attributes="member: 30532"><p>I would trim the brass to 2.714, sierra revised the trim length awhile ago, especially in a savage they're know for tight chambers and sticking cases. Every bullet has a different shape. Oal will be different with every one, you should really get a oal gauge like the hornady to see where each bullet hits the rifling and adjust accordingly. Partition is a pretty stubby bullet they'll hit the rifling much sooner then a long slender match bullet. Load to book max oal until you buy or build a oal gauge. You could paint the bullet with a marker chamber it and if it shows little nicks from the rifling seat deeper until no marks, then seat another 30 thousandths to be safe but with that style bullet I doubt you'll gain much if anything seating it longer then book max. If you don't have any loading books you better get one asap before you hurt yourself. Jamming that bullet in the rifling without any load work up watching close for pressure could cause major pressure spike and or put the bolt permanently in your forehead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shane1, post: 875508, member: 30532"] I would trim the brass to 2.714, sierra revised the trim length awhile ago, especially in a savage they're know for tight chambers and sticking cases. Every bullet has a different shape. Oal will be different with every one, you should really get a oal gauge like the hornady to see where each bullet hits the rifling and adjust accordingly. Partition is a pretty stubby bullet they'll hit the rifling much sooner then a long slender match bullet. Load to book max oal until you buy or build a oal gauge. You could paint the bullet with a marker chamber it and if it shows little nicks from the rifling seat deeper until no marks, then seat another 30 thousandths to be safe but with that style bullet I doubt you'll gain much if anything seating it longer then book max. If you don't have any loading books you better get one asap before you hurt yourself. Jamming that bullet in the rifling without any load work up watching close for pressure could cause major pressure spike and or put the bolt permanently in your forehead. [/QUOTE]
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