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Bullet Jump/Jammed - Is it the Bullet design or the rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="dok7mm" data-source="post: 1983149" data-attributes="member: 90080"><p>I never jam a bullet in a hunting rifle, with the exception of forming wildcat brass, so let's set that aside.</p><p></p><p>Seating depth is used primarily for fine tuning your accuracy powder node.</p><p></p><p>First thing is magazine length, your OAL should determine where you start. From there, you can only go deeper to find the jump that is the most accurate.</p><p></p><p>Some bullets will shoot well in different rifles with same jump, but only in similar barrels in my experience.</p><p></p><p>Lot's of things make a difference in seating depth: barrel harmonics, reamer specs, powder & charge wt and even neck tension.</p><p></p><p>I gave up long ago trying to guess what jump will work with each bullet, I test with .015" - .020" jump to find best powder charge, then do a full seating depth test on each bullet I plan to shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dok7mm, post: 1983149, member: 90080"] I never jam a bullet in a hunting rifle, with the exception of forming wildcat brass, so let's set that aside. Seating depth is used primarily for fine tuning your accuracy powder node. First thing is magazine length, your OAL should determine where you start. From there, you can only go deeper to find the jump that is the most accurate. Some bullets will shoot well in different rifles with same jump, but only in similar barrels in my experience. Lot's of things make a difference in seating depth: barrel harmonics, reamer specs, powder & charge wt and even neck tension. I gave up long ago trying to guess what jump will work with each bullet, I test with .015" - .020" jump to find best powder charge, then do a full seating depth test on each bullet I plan to shoot. [/QUOTE]
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