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Reloading
Need some help, very confused, trying to load some hammer hunters
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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1571721" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>I think everyone has this pretty well lined out. As [USER=13632]@bigngreen[/USER] said, take care of one thing at a time.</p><p></p><p>I like your idea of using a new piece of brass to figure out the seating depth. Did you ever see marks on the bullet from the lands hitting it? The will no mistaking the marks. This the only way I do it. Seat the bullet out and run it in the chamber, with a piece of brass that fits. If the bolt does not go all the way in, pull it out, and you should see marks on the bullet from the lands hitting it. You can look at how far the bolt has to go forward in order to cam closed. If it is quite a ways from being able to cam closed your throat is not nearly long enough to seat that far out. Start seating the bullet shorter till the bolt can close without putting a mark on the bullet. Once you have snuck up on the lands in this way, then set your seating depth a 1/4 turn deeper on your RCBS and you will be very close to 20 thou off the lands.</p><p></p><p>This in my opinion is the best way to figure out max seating depth. No need for gauges. Our bullets are always going to be the same size so just measure case overall length (base to bullet tip) and be done with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1571721, member: 7999"] I think everyone has this pretty well lined out. As [USER=13632]@bigngreen[/USER] said, take care of one thing at a time. I like your idea of using a new piece of brass to figure out the seating depth. Did you ever see marks on the bullet from the lands hitting it? The will no mistaking the marks. This the only way I do it. Seat the bullet out and run it in the chamber, with a piece of brass that fits. If the bolt does not go all the way in, pull it out, and you should see marks on the bullet from the lands hitting it. You can look at how far the bolt has to go forward in order to cam closed. If it is quite a ways from being able to cam closed your throat is not nearly long enough to seat that far out. Start seating the bullet shorter till the bolt can close without putting a mark on the bullet. Once you have snuck up on the lands in this way, then set your seating depth a 1/4 turn deeper on your RCBS and you will be very close to 20 thou off the lands. This in my opinion is the best way to figure out max seating depth. No need for gauges. Our bullets are always going to be the same size so just measure case overall length (base to bullet tip) and be done with it. [/QUOTE]
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