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Determining seating depht for a hunting rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 653967" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>Yes - at least in my opinion. The likelihood that two rounds, loaded .100" different in OAL, shooint to different points of aim is rather strong.</p><p></p><p>My recommendation would be to start load development using max magazine length length and then seat deeper from there. You may be surprised to find how accurate a load can be developed with bullets well off the rifling.</p><p></p><p>I loaded my .308 with a 165gr Accubond .165" off the rifling (max magazine length) and found it to be the most accurate load tested.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, you could load a round to nearly any length and still get one round in the magazine because the top round in the magazine leaves the bullet nose above the magazine box. This allows you to have a two round capacity hunting rifle. I did this for years until I realized how well rifles could shoot with bullets loaded as far as 1/4" (.250") off the rifling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 653967, member: 313"] Yes - at least in my opinion. The likelihood that two rounds, loaded .100" different in OAL, shooint to different points of aim is rather strong. My recommendation would be to start load development using max magazine length length and then seat deeper from there. You may be surprised to find how accurate a load can be developed with bullets well off the rifling. I loaded my .308 with a 165gr Accubond .165" off the rifling (max magazine length) and found it to be the most accurate load tested. Alternatively, you could load a round to nearly any length and still get one round in the magazine because the top round in the magazine leaves the bullet nose above the magazine box. This allows you to have a two round capacity hunting rifle. I did this for years until I realized how well rifles could shoot with bullets loaded as far as 1/4" (.250") off the rifling. [/QUOTE]
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