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Seating bullet depth
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<blockquote data-quote="LaHunter" data-source="post: 928588" data-attributes="member: 54963"><p>In my limited experience (only about 2 years of handloading), I have learned there are very few hard rules on seating depth. For a given bullet, you can read different forum posts about where to seat it and they will range from being jammed into lands to .2" off lands. As a hunter, I will never want to seat the bullet touching the lands. What I have had success doing is start about .015" away and gradually work back away from lands. </p><p> </p><p>For example, I am in the process of evaluating the Nosler ABLR 150 grain bullets in my 7mm rem mag. I worked up to the mv that I wanted at approximately .015" jump, but could only get about .75 MOA at 200 yards. </p><p>At the same powder charge, at approximately .030" jump, I recently shot a</p><p>.25-.30 MOA 3 shot group at 200 yards. </p><p>Then at .40" jump, the groups opened back up to about 1 MOA.</p><p> </p><p>It just takes time and try to minimize other variables while evaluating seating depth.</p><p> </p><p>Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LaHunter, post: 928588, member: 54963"] In my limited experience (only about 2 years of handloading), I have learned there are very few hard rules on seating depth. For a given bullet, you can read different forum posts about where to seat it and they will range from being jammed into lands to .2" off lands. As a hunter, I will never want to seat the bullet touching the lands. What I have had success doing is start about .015" away and gradually work back away from lands. For example, I am in the process of evaluating the Nosler ABLR 150 grain bullets in my 7mm rem mag. I worked up to the mv that I wanted at approximately .015" jump, but could only get about .75 MOA at 200 yards. At the same powder charge, at approximately .030" jump, I recently shot a .25-.30 MOA 3 shot group at 200 yards. Then at .40" jump, the groups opened back up to about 1 MOA. It just takes time and try to minimize other variables while evaluating seating depth. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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