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Help... I'm completely baffled at this point.
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<blockquote data-quote="Daveinjax" data-source="post: 786213" data-attributes="member: 48429"><p>First , a .833 at 200 yards is some fine accuracy for what you are working with. Second , if you are measuring lenght over all that would explain the variations in lenght. You need to be measuring to the ogive. Third , if the long nosed bullets are bottoming out you can send one off to Lee and they will make you a custom seater plug. That said , I don't think they are bottoming out. The different bullets have different shoulder angles and nose lenghts so the lenght overall and to ogive will both be different if you do not change the seating die. The overall measure will vary greatly like you are seeing and the ogive length will vary slightly with different types of bullets.</p><p> I have used plenty of Lee dies and find them to be just as good or better than most other brands and to me there is nothing better than their collet neck die. The hand press I have no idea about but the Lee Classic Cast Press is as good as any O type press. I you want the best then a Forster seater , </p><p> Forster co-ax press , Wilson trimmer , Mitutoyo calipers and the list goes on but they will only get you .001 to .0005 better and cost a fortune. Start measuring to the ogive and maybe a bench mount press and see where that gets you. As for the smk's , fiddle with the jump to lands and see if you can find a node.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daveinjax, post: 786213, member: 48429"] First , a .833 at 200 yards is some fine accuracy for what you are working with. Second , if you are measuring lenght over all that would explain the variations in lenght. You need to be measuring to the ogive. Third , if the long nosed bullets are bottoming out you can send one off to Lee and they will make you a custom seater plug. That said , I don't think they are bottoming out. The different bullets have different shoulder angles and nose lenghts so the lenght overall and to ogive will both be different if you do not change the seating die. The overall measure will vary greatly like you are seeing and the ogive length will vary slightly with different types of bullets. I have used plenty of Lee dies and find them to be just as good or better than most other brands and to me there is nothing better than their collet neck die. The hand press I have no idea about but the Lee Classic Cast Press is as good as any O type press. I you want the best then a Forster seater , Forster co-ax press , Wilson trimmer , Mitutoyo calipers and the list goes on but they will only get you .001 to .0005 better and cost a fortune. Start measuring to the ogive and maybe a bench mount press and see where that gets you. As for the smk's , fiddle with the jump to lands and see if you can find a node. [/QUOTE]
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