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<blockquote data-quote="blancoman" data-source="post: 133434" data-attributes="member: 7117"><p>I'm new here myself but have been loading for a long time. Someone will probably correct me on the following discourse of OAL, which is alright with me. As long as I continue shooting I continue to learn things every day. So, here goes. OAL is different for each rifle you shoot. Even two rifles of the same caliber might have a different OAL. When you set up a new load, have the rifle handy. Start with an empty piece of brass with no primer or powder. Seat the bullet longer than book spec and see if the bolt will close. Gently. If bolt will not close then the bullet is too long. Remove the cartridge and put it back in the press and seat a bit deeper. Continue this process until the bolt closes without binding. At this point the bullet should be touching the lands. I like to seat mine a little short of the lands to avoid excessive pressure, so I seat a small amount deeper. This becomes my OAL for this rifle. Like I said in the beginning, if someone disagrees with the way I do it please let me know. My experience has only been thru trial and error and thirty years of loading and so far no accidents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blancoman, post: 133434, member: 7117"] I'm new here myself but have been loading for a long time. Someone will probably correct me on the following discourse of OAL, which is alright with me. As long as I continue shooting I continue to learn things every day. So, here goes. OAL is different for each rifle you shoot. Even two rifles of the same caliber might have a different OAL. When you set up a new load, have the rifle handy. Start with an empty piece of brass with no primer or powder. Seat the bullet longer than book spec and see if the bolt will close. Gently. If bolt will not close then the bullet is too long. Remove the cartridge and put it back in the press and seat a bit deeper. Continue this process until the bolt closes without binding. At this point the bullet should be touching the lands. I like to seat mine a little short of the lands to avoid excessive pressure, so I seat a small amount deeper. This becomes my OAL for this rifle. Like I said in the beginning, if someone disagrees with the way I do it please let me know. My experience has only been thru trial and error and thirty years of loading and so far no accidents. [/QUOTE]
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