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Is there some thing wrong with my seating die.
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<blockquote data-quote="MNbogboy" data-source="post: 1828610" data-attributes="member: 18849"><p>Keep in mind that the COAL is not as important as the CBTO. In your case the cartridge base to ogive is most likely way closer than you think. The bullet base to ogive is usually more consistent than the overall bullet length. As long as your bullet seating stem is not pushing on the bullet tip you will get variances in the overall cartridge length. This stresses the importance of measuring cartridges at the ogive and not relying on COAL as in common reloading manuals. Each comparator measurement is a relative measurement based on your equipment & tools, so as a result manuals do not publish this information.</p><p>Quality bullets will vary more in OAL than BTO, without any other measurements or tools if you allowed "long" bullets to seat at a longer cartridge length you probably are in good shape. Seating long bullets to match other cartridges may be a mistake (unless for maintaining maximum magazine length).</p><p>My .02,</p><p>Randy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNbogboy, post: 1828610, member: 18849"] Keep in mind that the COAL is not as important as the CBTO. In your case the cartridge base to ogive is most likely way closer than you think. The bullet base to ogive is usually more consistent than the overall bullet length. As long as your bullet seating stem is not pushing on the bullet tip you will get variances in the overall cartridge length. This stresses the importance of measuring cartridges at the ogive and not relying on COAL as in common reloading manuals. Each comparator measurement is a relative measurement based on your equipment & tools, so as a result manuals do not publish this information. Quality bullets will vary more in OAL than BTO, without any other measurements or tools if you allowed "long" bullets to seat at a longer cartridge length you probably are in good shape. Seating long bullets to match other cartridges may be a mistake (unless for maintaining maximum magazine length). My .02, Randy [/QUOTE]
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