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Reloading
Seating depth dilemma
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1124846" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>I'm working up a load for my 300 Win with 168 grain Sierra TMKs. Trying to get a lower recoil, plinking load for paper and steel out to 600. </p><p></p><p>To touch the lands on my rifle I need 3.570" OAL, which has me seating the bullet only 0.160" into the neck. These are short bullets! The neck on a 300 WM is only about .260" long, so if I seat to that depth I'm .100" off the lands. </p><p></p><p>My first round of load development (.120" off lands) gave me several of those groups with 2 shots touching and one flier. That makes me want to mess with seating depth, but how much longer can I go?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1124846, member: 12193"] I'm working up a load for my 300 Win with 168 grain Sierra TMKs. Trying to get a lower recoil, plinking load for paper and steel out to 600. To touch the lands on my rifle I need 3.570" OAL, which has me seating the bullet only 0.160" into the neck. These are short bullets! The neck on a 300 WM is only about .260" long, so if I seat to that depth I'm .100" off the lands. My first round of load development (.120" off lands) gave me several of those groups with 2 shots touching and one flier. That makes me want to mess with seating depth, but how much longer can I go? [/QUOTE]
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