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OAL too long for magazine?
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 549947" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>Agree with Mikecr about Remingtons. IMO the gun manufacturers know that seating FARTHER from the land DECREASES pressure, so that is an additional safety margin to keep someone from blowing their guns up. Also the increased distance to the lands INCREASES the combustion chamber size which also slightly DECREASE pressure. It is a win-win for the gun manufacturers since they really don't care if you have a tack driver or not.</p><p></p><p>You can swith bullets and get a little closer to the lands. Generally speaking a bullet with a tip or a long nose will have to be seated farther from the lands and on the other end a round nose would enable you to seat closest to the lands.</p><p></p><p>Now you can pick a monolithic bullet like the TSX or TTSX and they seem to prefer to be seated at a further distance. Barnes recommends starting seating depth at .050". Also I would have to take issue with the general consensus of .005" to .010" as being the best seating depth for accuracy. IMO it is hard to get a seating depth variation less than .005" from load to load so if you are trying to hit that seating depth, you will have some that are getting too close. IME when you approach touching the lands then things get squirrelly and can go to hell quick.</p><p></p><p>I have had great accuracy from the 225 gr TTSX's in my 338RUM seated .050" off with a less than max load of 94 gr RL25. But my 338RUM is a custom rebarrel where I had the throat set much shorter than yours.</p><p></p><p>You might also try a Wyatt's box</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=633806" target="_blank">Wyatt's Extended Window Magazine Box Remington 700 BDL Long Action for Ultra Magnum - MidwayUSA</a></p><p></p><p>minor gunsmiffing so shouldn't cost too much to install. Make sure it will fit your gun before purchasing, I don't know about the XCR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 549947, member: 6042"] Agree with Mikecr about Remingtons. IMO the gun manufacturers know that seating FARTHER from the land DECREASES pressure, so that is an additional safety margin to keep someone from blowing their guns up. Also the increased distance to the lands INCREASES the combustion chamber size which also slightly DECREASE pressure. It is a win-win for the gun manufacturers since they really don't care if you have a tack driver or not. You can swith bullets and get a little closer to the lands. Generally speaking a bullet with a tip or a long nose will have to be seated farther from the lands and on the other end a round nose would enable you to seat closest to the lands. Now you can pick a monolithic bullet like the TSX or TTSX and they seem to prefer to be seated at a further distance. Barnes recommends starting seating depth at .050". Also I would have to take issue with the general consensus of .005" to .010" as being the best seating depth for accuracy. IMO it is hard to get a seating depth variation less than .005" from load to load so if you are trying to hit that seating depth, you will have some that are getting too close. IME when you approach touching the lands then things get squirrelly and can go to hell quick. I have had great accuracy from the 225 gr TTSX's in my 338RUM seated .050" off with a less than max load of 94 gr RL25. But my 338RUM is a custom rebarrel where I had the throat set much shorter than yours. You might also try a Wyatt's box [url=http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=633806]Wyatt's Extended Window Magazine Box Remington 700 BDL Long Action for Ultra Magnum - MidwayUSA[/url] minor gunsmiffing so shouldn't cost too much to install. Make sure it will fit your gun before purchasing, I don't know about the XCR [/QUOTE]
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