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Advice on bullet seating depth Berger 95 grain hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 776435" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Robert, to verify which bullet you have, the "Classic Hunter" is 1.070" long, whereas the "VLD hunting" is 1.150" long. This is just a stability question, the same powder loads would work for either. The VLD has a longer point so would actually have a longer jump to the lands if loaded to the same COAL.</p><p></p><p>Only you can decide when enough is enough... My chamber is an Ackley Improved and there are no loads listed in the reloading handbook, but obviously they would be higher than the "regular" 243 Win. I am interested in seating my bullets longer, mainly to improve case capacity and reduce peak pressure. I do not want to be jamming my bullets into the lands, because that is exactly where it becomes imperative to have special bullet seaters which pick up the position of the bullet closer to the tangent point so that land engagement becomes more consistent. I think if my rifle consistently shoots 1/2 MOA it is enough for me at this point in my life.</p><p></p><p>If I run into the lands before I run out of magazine length, I will probably buy a throating reamer and lengthen the throat, since I have no interest in shooting light bullets in this rifle. Once you invest in a Savage barrel nut wrench and one of the NSS receiver wrenches, you will be able to do all of your own gunsmithing and it saves a ton of money. Many smiths charge nearly as much to fit your pre-machined barrel as what you paid for it !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 776435, member: 35183"] Robert, to verify which bullet you have, the "Classic Hunter" is 1.070" long, whereas the "VLD hunting" is 1.150" long. This is just a stability question, the same powder loads would work for either. The VLD has a longer point so would actually have a longer jump to the lands if loaded to the same COAL. Only you can decide when enough is enough... My chamber is an Ackley Improved and there are no loads listed in the reloading handbook, but obviously they would be higher than the "regular" 243 Win. I am interested in seating my bullets longer, mainly to improve case capacity and reduce peak pressure. I do not want to be jamming my bullets into the lands, because that is exactly where it becomes imperative to have special bullet seaters which pick up the position of the bullet closer to the tangent point so that land engagement becomes more consistent. I think if my rifle consistently shoots 1/2 MOA it is enough for me at this point in my life. If I run into the lands before I run out of magazine length, I will probably buy a throating reamer and lengthen the throat, since I have no interest in shooting light bullets in this rifle. Once you invest in a Savage barrel nut wrench and one of the NSS receiver wrenches, you will be able to do all of your own gunsmithing and it saves a ton of money. Many smiths charge nearly as much to fit your pre-machined barrel as what you paid for it ! [/QUOTE]
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