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<blockquote data-quote="boomtube" data-source="post: 928269" data-attributes="member: 9215"><p>Magazine reading web gurus "know" a lot but understand little and it gets sorta funny.</p><p> </p><p>Seating a caliber deep started in black powder cartridge days because case necks were long, soft and thin. Reloaded lead bullet ammo with shallow seating often ended up with such light grip the bullets would work loose and fall out in coat pockets. Now, more than 100 years later, the obsolete reccomendation carries on because the well read "experts" know the old rule of thumb but not why; "a caliber deep" sounds really well informed - I guess. It would be really funny if they didn't insist on confusing others even tho they haven't a clue what they're talking about.</p><p> </p><p>There is no seating depth rule but that of common sense; anyone suggesting seating 10 thou would benefit from a measure of common sense. Today's case necks are thicker and harder than 100 years ago, they can obtain sufficent jacketed bullet grip for routine handling when seated as little as 1/3 a caliber deep for short to mid-length bullets, a bit deeper for long bullets (Barne's bullets run long for caliber). And, if the magazine allows it, thinking that seating bullets deeper than bullet-to-neck contact obtains anything useful is plain dumb. </p><p> </p><p>If knowing all that is all it takes to make me a reloading expert, that's exactly what I am. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boomtube, post: 928269, member: 9215"] Magazine reading web gurus "know" a lot but understand little and it gets sorta funny. Seating a caliber deep started in black powder cartridge days because case necks were long, soft and thin. Reloaded lead bullet ammo with shallow seating often ended up with such light grip the bullets would work loose and fall out in coat pockets. Now, more than 100 years later, the obsolete reccomendation carries on because the well read "experts" know the old rule of thumb but not why; "a caliber deep" sounds really well informed - I guess. It would be really funny if they didn't insist on confusing others even tho they haven't a clue what they're talking about. There is no seating depth rule but that of common sense; anyone suggesting seating 10 thou would benefit from a measure of common sense. Today's case necks are thicker and harder than 100 years ago, they can obtain sufficent jacketed bullet grip for routine handling when seated as little as 1/3 a caliber deep for short to mid-length bullets, a bit deeper for long bullets (Barne's bullets run long for caliber). And, if the magazine allows it, thinking that seating bullets deeper than bullet-to-neck contact obtains anything useful is plain dumb. If knowing all that is all it takes to make me a reloading expert, that's exactly what I am. :D :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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