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Advice on bullet seating depth Berger 95 grain hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="merbeau" data-source="post: 773157" data-attributes="member: 38494"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hi</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I recently moved to an area where it is possible to do some rifle shooting. My reloading experience for the most part has been limited to Bullseye pistol and skeet shooting.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I am trying to build a load for my older Browning Safari in 243 caliber that has a 1:10 twist rate. I have selected the Berger 95 grain BTHP hybrid bullet as my starting point. I am using Nosler brass. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I cut two slits into the neck of one piece of un primed brass and inserted a bullet. I then placed the blank round into my chamber and slowly closed the bolt. I then slowly backed the seated bullet out and came up with a COL of 2.695 inches which is below the SAAMI published maximum. I then tried placing this round into the rifle's magazine and it did function. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Two questions</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">First is this technique I just described considered touching the lands? I have read where Bergers like to be seated into or close to the lands, however, their advertisement for his bullet says it is indpendent of seating depth. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Second. Should I start with this length or slightly less so as not to obtain pressure spikes?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Thanks</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Robert</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="merbeau, post: 773157, member: 38494"] [FONT=Arial]Hi[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I recently moved to an area where it is possible to do some rifle shooting. My reloading experience for the most part has been limited to Bullseye pistol and skeet shooting.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I am trying to build a load for my older Browning Safari in 243 caliber that has a 1:10 twist rate. I have selected the Berger 95 grain BTHP hybrid bullet as my starting point. I am using Nosler brass. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I cut two slits into the neck of one piece of un primed brass and inserted a bullet. I then placed the blank round into my chamber and slowly closed the bolt. I then slowly backed the seated bullet out and came up with a COL of 2.695 inches which is below the SAAMI published maximum. I then tried placing this round into the rifle's magazine and it did function. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Two questions[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]First is this technique I just described considered touching the lands? I have read where Bergers like to be seated into or close to the lands, however, their advertisement for his bullet says it is indpendent of seating depth. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Second. Should I start with this length or slightly less so as not to obtain pressure spikes?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thanks[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Robert[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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