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Measuring Bullet Seating off the Lands
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<blockquote data-quote="MSLRHunter" data-source="post: 392738" data-attributes="member: 20566"><p>The first thing you need is a comparator to accurately measure oal. Berger bullets can vary substantially in length due to the hollow point, so simply measuring the length of the entire bullet will cause your oal to be inconsistent. Next, the oal tool from hornady is best but you can use the old trick with a bullet colored with a marker if you don't want to purchase the tool. The tool simply gives you a way to measure the length of a cartridge when the bullet is pushed up against the rifling, so you can then set your seating die for the bullet to be the desired distance from the rifliing. For example, my 300win mag with 210 vld shoots best at 0.025 off of the rifling. I hope this helps, I am sure others will chime in with more useful tips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MSLRHunter, post: 392738, member: 20566"] The first thing you need is a comparator to accurately measure oal. Berger bullets can vary substantially in length due to the hollow point, so simply measuring the length of the entire bullet will cause your oal to be inconsistent. Next, the oal tool from hornady is best but you can use the old trick with a bullet colored with a marker if you don't want to purchase the tool. The tool simply gives you a way to measure the length of a cartridge when the bullet is pushed up against the rifling, so you can then set your seating die for the bullet to be the desired distance from the rifliing. For example, my 300win mag with 210 vld shoots best at 0.025 off of the rifling. I hope this helps, I am sure others will chime in with more useful tips. [/QUOTE]
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