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Seating depth for A-max bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1034461" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>I have never had a problem finding a sweet spot within .030, even with Berger bullets. I start .020 off the lands using three round sets to find a powder charge that groups well. Then I work with three round sets, moving seating depths in .003 increments, to find my seating depth "sweet spot".</p><p>I have found that, at least in my rifle, Berger Hybrid Target VLD's don't like to jump. I have sample targets from some of my tests that clearly reveal the improvement in accuracy for this bullet (180 grain in my.284) as it moves closer to the lands.</p><p>What I find bothersome with the published Berger test is, geographically speaking, by the time you find the neighborhood where the sweet spot might reside you've already fired 24 rounds and you're only on the block where the address may actually located. With the spread between seating depths viewed as residences, you've still got to look at forty (.040 between sets) to find it.</p><p>That requires a lot of ammo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1034461, member: 50867"] I have never had a problem finding a sweet spot within .030, even with Berger bullets. I start .020 off the lands using three round sets to find a powder charge that groups well. Then I work with three round sets, moving seating depths in .003 increments, to find my seating depth "sweet spot". I have found that, at least in my rifle, Berger Hybrid Target VLD's don't like to jump. I have sample targets from some of my tests that clearly reveal the improvement in accuracy for this bullet (180 grain in my.284) as it moves closer to the lands. What I find bothersome with the published Berger test is, geographically speaking, by the time you find the neighborhood where the sweet spot might reside you've already fired 24 rounds and you're only on the block where the address may actually located. With the spread between seating depths viewed as residences, you've still got to look at forty (.040 between sets) to find it. That requires a lot of ammo. [/QUOTE]
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