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<blockquote data-quote="Whitesheep" data-source="post: 446999" data-attributes="member: 26409"><p>Mowdy AG,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the detail. I didn't know about the alcohol sharpie thing, but I'll give it a try as I do like a blind test. I just got back from the range today and identified that my T/C likes the bullets seated touching the lands for the Sierra 160gr Game Kings I was testing. This is from eyeballing the spread. I have digital photos of all the targets so I will measure the spread, but it is pretty clear which was best of five shot groups.</p><p></p><p>I also started the process of working up a load for 168gr Berger VLD hunting bullets. I was able to get a best ever group from this gun with the bullets touching the lands. I need to spend some more time with this load. Berger generally recommends seating touching the lands, which I did, but Eric Stecker has an article on this site that suggests this may not be the case for all rifles. It likely is for mine, but given your seating depth analysis, you may be better off back a ways.</p><p></p><p>On another thread on this site Mikecr and others have put forth the idea that it is best to identify ideal seating depth before powder weight. You might be interested in this thread which is under the article, <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/../articles/reloading-load-tuning-1.php" target="_blank"><strong>Load Tuning</strong></a>, By Jerry Teo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitesheep, post: 446999, member: 26409"] Mowdy AG, Thanks for the detail. I didn't know about the alcohol sharpie thing, but I'll give it a try as I do like a blind test. I just got back from the range today and identified that my T/C likes the bullets seated touching the lands for the Sierra 160gr Game Kings I was testing. This is from eyeballing the spread. I have digital photos of all the targets so I will measure the spread, but it is pretty clear which was best of five shot groups. I also started the process of working up a load for 168gr Berger VLD hunting bullets. I was able to get a best ever group from this gun with the bullets touching the lands. I need to spend some more time with this load. Berger generally recommends seating touching the lands, which I did, but Eric Stecker has an article on this site that suggests this may not be the case for all rifles. It likely is for mine, but given your seating depth analysis, you may be better off back a ways. On another thread on this site Mikecr and others have put forth the idea that it is best to identify ideal seating depth before powder weight. You might be interested in this thread which is under the article, [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/../articles/reloading-load-tuning-1.php"][B]Load Tuning[/B][/URL], By Jerry Teo. [/QUOTE]
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