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Reloading
Bullet comparator needed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 991224" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>Hey guys. I understand how a comparator will help you measure your bullet seating off the ogive as opposed to the tip. I can see how this may be especially important on lead tipped bullets but what about polymer(plastic) tipped bullets like TTSX, accubonds, Amax...etc? Do these type bullets offer more reliable tip lengths that a comparator is really not necessary? If you already have a load shooting around 1MOA, could measuring bullet seating depth off the ogive as opposed to the tip give you much better results inside relatively short ranges like 300 yards? </p><p> </p><p>One other question I have is, lets say you load a round 3.325 inches with a comparator. When you go to load your next round, will you want to back the die out just a hair...seat the bullet, measure length with comparator,...then continue seating until it is the same ogive depth as the first round? I have RCBS dies...I am not sure if they load off the ogive to begin with or if they are simply pushing the bullet in by it's tip. thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 991224, member: 52437"] Hey guys. I understand how a comparator will help you measure your bullet seating off the ogive as opposed to the tip. I can see how this may be especially important on lead tipped bullets but what about polymer(plastic) tipped bullets like TTSX, accubonds, Amax...etc? Do these type bullets offer more reliable tip lengths that a comparator is really not necessary? If you already have a load shooting around 1MOA, could measuring bullet seating depth off the ogive as opposed to the tip give you much better results inside relatively short ranges like 300 yards? One other question I have is, lets say you load a round 3.325 inches with a comparator. When you go to load your next round, will you want to back the die out just a hair...seat the bullet, measure length with comparator,...then continue seating until it is the same ogive depth as the first round? I have RCBS dies...I am not sure if they load off the ogive to begin with or if they are simply pushing the bullet in by it's tip. thanks! [/QUOTE]
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