Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Seating bullet depth
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="baydog" data-source="post: 928396" data-attributes="member: 76072"><p>Ok so 100 years ago the necks on the cases were softer so they really had no choice but to seat the bullet deep but now the necks aren't as soft as a matter of fact they are harder which started people experimenting with not seating the bullet as deep until it got to the point to were some people are touching the lands or are off the lands .002 Some guns may like it close and we can do it now without the worries of the bullet falling out of the case while in you pocket. So there is no better way to find bullet seating depth than trying different depths...And now we can extended out up to 1/3 of the diameter of the caliber or can be seated in the neck the full length of the case neck or even compressed loads if your gun likes that. It's the guns decision...Is that about right???</p><p></p><p> Jumping to the targets that i posted, the bullets that I made to a OAL of 3.600 Verses the bullets that had a OAL of 3.550 was really not a real fare comparing test because I shot 3 times more of the 3.600 OAL then I did of the 3.550 OAL's but what I did see is that all five that were seated deeper shot higher and seemed to be a more consistent group. So using the common sense you mentioned tells me that if they shot higher then the ones that aren't as deep will shoot further. Is this maybe because the bullet set deeper is building or taking more bullet start pressure to release the bullet and because of the higher pressure it's giving the bullet a harder kick in the *** and thats why they are shooting higher which to me is a good thing because higher to me means further then the bullets that aren't as deep and could be creating more consistent groups too??..In other words thats proof that extending the bullet out as far as possible isn't always the best...Do you agree that now I need to start working on powder charge to tighten my group??</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your time and help</p><p></p><p>baydog</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baydog, post: 928396, member: 76072"] Ok so 100 years ago the necks on the cases were softer so they really had no choice but to seat the bullet deep but now the necks aren't as soft as a matter of fact they are harder which started people experimenting with not seating the bullet as deep until it got to the point to were some people are touching the lands or are off the lands .002 Some guns may like it close and we can do it now without the worries of the bullet falling out of the case while in you pocket. So there is no better way to find bullet seating depth than trying different depths...And now we can extended out up to 1/3 of the diameter of the caliber or can be seated in the neck the full length of the case neck or even compressed loads if your gun likes that. It's the guns decision...Is that about right??? Jumping to the targets that i posted, the bullets that I made to a OAL of 3.600 Verses the bullets that had a OAL of 3.550 was really not a real fare comparing test because I shot 3 times more of the 3.600 OAL then I did of the 3.550 OAL's but what I did see is that all five that were seated deeper shot higher and seemed to be a more consistent group. So using the common sense you mentioned tells me that if they shot higher then the ones that aren't as deep will shoot further. Is this maybe because the bullet set deeper is building or taking more bullet start pressure to release the bullet and because of the higher pressure it's giving the bullet a harder kick in the *** and thats why they are shooting higher which to me is a good thing because higher to me means further then the bullets that aren't as deep and could be creating more consistent groups too??..In other words thats proof that extending the bullet out as far as possible isn't always the best...Do you agree that now I need to start working on powder charge to tighten my group?? Thanks for your time and help baydog [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
Seating bullet depth
Top