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virgin reloader. needs help
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<blockquote data-quote="Daveinjax" data-source="post: 769583" data-attributes="member: 48429"><p>If it fits in your magazine then it's fine and you are lucky that you can reach the lands and have it fit. The max col listed is for saami spec to fit in any standard magazine. Start with a minimum charge and work up when starting with the bullet into the lands as it can spike pressure higher. You need a hornady lock n load bullet comparator. The bullet lenght will vary so you need to be measuring the cartridge length from the ogive. A set from Midsouth shooters supply is $26.11 for a set of the 6 most common calibers. The way you found the lenght to the lands is the old fashioned way and it works fine but there are several gauges made to measure it. </p><p></p><p>It is imortant to measure off the ogive when seating into the lands because if the loaded bullet is a little shorter than the bullet used to measure with you can end up with a bullet stuck in the lands when you unload it. Not a huge problem at the range with a cleaning rod handy to knock it out with but if you are in the field hunting it can ruin your day. Also , the varying lenght to ogive will increase the SD and ES and decrease your accuracy. For a bunch of really good reasons you need to be measuring to the ogive and not the COL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daveinjax, post: 769583, member: 48429"] If it fits in your magazine then it's fine and you are lucky that you can reach the lands and have it fit. The max col listed is for saami spec to fit in any standard magazine. Start with a minimum charge and work up when starting with the bullet into the lands as it can spike pressure higher. You need a hornady lock n load bullet comparator. The bullet lenght will vary so you need to be measuring the cartridge length from the ogive. A set from Midsouth shooters supply is $26.11 for a set of the 6 most common calibers. The way you found the lenght to the lands is the old fashioned way and it works fine but there are several gauges made to measure it. It is imortant to measure off the ogive when seating into the lands because if the loaded bullet is a little shorter than the bullet used to measure with you can end up with a bullet stuck in the lands when you unload it. Not a huge problem at the range with a cleaning rod handy to knock it out with but if you are in the field hunting it can ruin your day. Also , the varying lenght to ogive will increase the SD and ES and decrease your accuracy. For a bunch of really good reasons you need to be measuring to the ogive and not the COL. [/QUOTE]
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