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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 288038" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>Not the way I do it. First of all a lot of factory rifles are limited by magazine length and you have to load to fit the mag. Second is that the powder charge you chose may not yield the velocity you want and you will be looking for the most accurate load by seating depth at a lower or higher velocity than you want. Third is that a difference in type of powder or powder charge can make much more difference than seating depth</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN1472.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN1476.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>So for me I look for the most accurate powder with the bullet I want to shoot and find a good combo. Then I might check out some different seating depths.</p><p></p><p>But, varying the seating depth by .002" is not a good idea. Starting at .030" off is not bad, but if you only vary by .002" then you would have to shoot appox 150 SHOTS!! No good. Also the ogive curve of the bullets themselves can vary more than .002" from the tip to the ogive. Also it is almost impossible to seat all your bullets to that consistant a depth unless you had perfect inside neck diameters, neck thicknesses and brass softness.</p><p></p><p>Varying by .010" will yield much more distinctive results and give you clearer results. And I would go away from the lands from .030" not toward the lands. I have found that seating close to the lands can yield wildly variable results so I either seat into the lands or >.030" off.</p><p></p><p>YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 288038, member: 6042"] Not the way I do it. First of all a lot of factory rifles are limited by magazine length and you have to load to fit the mag. Second is that the powder charge you chose may not yield the velocity you want and you will be looking for the most accurate load by seating depth at a lower or higher velocity than you want. Third is that a difference in type of powder or powder charge can make much more difference than seating depth [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN1472.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN1476.jpg[/IMG] So for me I look for the most accurate powder with the bullet I want to shoot and find a good combo. Then I might check out some different seating depths. But, varying the seating depth by .002" is not a good idea. Starting at .030" off is not bad, but if you only vary by .002" then you would have to shoot appox 150 SHOTS!! No good. Also the ogive curve of the bullets themselves can vary more than .002" from the tip to the ogive. Also it is almost impossible to seat all your bullets to that consistant a depth unless you had perfect inside neck diameters, neck thicknesses and brass softness. Varying by .010" will yield much more distinctive results and give you clearer results. And I would go away from the lands from .030" not toward the lands. I have found that seating close to the lands can yield wildly variable results so I either seat into the lands or >.030" off. YMMV [/QUOTE]
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