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how do you guys choose your seating depth
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1098065" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Same here... Been using VLD's for a couple years now. Between jammed and .075" is usually the sweet spot for VLD's in all of my rifles. Some lower-power cartridges I'll run them jammed (like my .308 Win w/ the 210 VLD load), and get 1-hole results. But for my magnum calibers, I try to keep them jumped between .015-.050" to keep pressure spikes down.</p><p> </p><p>For a rifle I intend to hunt with a lot, I want it to be a repeater, so I'll set my OAL about .015" shy of the magazine's internal length, then ladder test with powder charges to find the sweet spot. Sometimes with VLD's (picky) they don't shoot AS good as the rifle CAN actually shoot if you were to seat the bullets out closer to the lands, but as long as it's inside sub-¾ MOA for my (sub-500 yard) deer rifle, I can live with it. Anything I use for 500+ has to be sub-½ MOA, or better.</p><p> </p><p>For rifles that I single-feed, I normally seat them between .015-.025" and ladder test with powder charges from there, since the closer to the lands, the easier VLD's are to get shooting consistently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1098065, member: 12995"] Same here... Been using VLD's for a couple years now. Between jammed and .075" is usually the sweet spot for VLD's in all of my rifles. Some lower-power cartridges I'll run them jammed (like my .308 Win w/ the 210 VLD load), and get 1-hole results. But for my magnum calibers, I try to keep them jumped between .015-.050" to keep pressure spikes down. For a rifle I intend to hunt with a lot, I want it to be a repeater, so I'll set my OAL about .015" shy of the magazine's internal length, then ladder test with powder charges to find the sweet spot. Sometimes with VLD's (picky) they don't shoot AS good as the rifle CAN actually shoot if you were to seat the bullets out closer to the lands, but as long as it's inside sub-¾ MOA for my (sub-500 yard) deer rifle, I can live with it. Anything I use for 500+ has to be sub-½ MOA, or better. For rifles that I single-feed, I normally seat them between .015-.025" and ladder test with powder charges from there, since the closer to the lands, the easier VLD's are to get shooting consistently. [/QUOTE]
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