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Need reloading help Sav mod11 7mm08
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 927450" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Before you load for a new rifle or a new bullet in an old rifle you need to know how far out of the case the bullet can stick before it hits the lands. The easiest way to figure this out is to take a dinged up case or one of the cases on the extreme limits of a weight sorted batch of cases. Neck the case to accept a bullet but don't put a primer in the case. Split the case neck with a hacksaw. Fill off the rough edges inside and out. Insert your bullet in the case so it is a little bit further out than would ever fit in the chamber then put it in the chamber and close the bolt. The bullet will hit the lands and get pushed back into the case. Remove the round and measure its length. This length is the maximum length you could use in that rifle with that bullet. Try this measurement several times to make sure you are getting a consistent result. If the bullet sticks in the rifling you can neck size the case again to tighten it up a bit. If you need it looser, bend it a wee bit. You want it so you can move the bullet in andout with your fingers but not too easily.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Once you have this measurement you can set your bullets so they are a known distance from the lands. Some bullets manufacturers like Barnes recommend you set the bullet 0.050"off the lands and others like Bergers may like to be right up on the lands. This is one of the variables that you change to make your ammo shoot better in your rifle. The only reason not to load bullets where your rifle likes it best is if that length of cartridge won't fit in the magazine. At that point you will have to choose betweenm ost accurate or magazine fit. I go for most accurate because if your rifle is shooting like it should you will only need one shot. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">You can also use this dummy round to setup yourseating die by setting the bullet to the correct length (actually a few thousands longer), put it in your press with the ram in the up position, then carefully screw in the seating die. When you first feel resistance, that is where you set the seating die with the lockring. It will be a little long but you can fine tune from there.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 927450, member: 63138"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Before you load for a new rifle or a new bullet in an old rifle you need to know how far out of the case the bullet can stick before it hits the lands. The easiest way to figure this out is to take a dinged up case or one of the cases on the extreme limits of a weight sorted batch of cases. Neck the case to accept a bullet but don’t put a primer in the case. Split the case neck with a hacksaw. Fill off the rough edges inside and out. Insert your bullet in the case so it is a little bit further out than would ever fit in the chamber then put it in the chamber and close the bolt. The bullet will hit the lands and get pushed back into the case. Remove the round and measure its length. This length is the maximum length you could use in that rifle with that bullet. Try this measurement several times to make sure you are getting a consistent result. If the bullet sticks in the rifling you can neck size the case again to tighten it up a bit. If you need it looser, bend it a wee bit. You want it so you can move the bullet in andout with your fingers but not too easily.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Once you have this measurement you can set your bullets so they are a known distance from the lands. Some bullets manufacturers like Barnes recommend you set the bullet 0.050”off the lands and others like Bergers may like to be right up on the lands. This is one of the variables that you change to make your ammo shoot better in your rifle. The only reason not to load bullets where your rifle likes it best is if that length of cartridge won’t fit in the magazine. At that point you will have to choose betweenm ost accurate or magazine fit. I go for most accurate because if your rifle is shooting like it should you will only need one shot. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]You can also use this dummy round to setup yourseating die by setting the bullet to the correct length (actually a few thousands longer), put it in your press with the ram in the up position, then carefully screw in the seating die. When you first feel resistance, that is where you set the seating die with the lockring. It will be a little long but you can fine tune from there.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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