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Newbie Reloading .308 Win Input and advice appreciated
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1510545" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>If you're dead set on those bullets, then I would adjust your seating depth. The easiest thing to do is get the Hornady OAL tool and the modified .308 case to find your lands. There's other ways to do it, but I've found that to be the quickest, easiest, and most consistent way for me. Some factory rifles have really long throats, so you might not be able to touch the lands without the bullet falling out of the case or not being supported enough by the neck when loaded. I would just seat them as long as you can while still fitting in the magazine and having at least half, preferably more, of the bearing surface of the bullet seated in the neck.</p><p></p><p>I do my load work up and focus on loads with similar velocities and/or low extreme spreads. But you can work up and down in .2 or .3 increments until you hit pressure or find the best shooting load. The bullets you're using are capable of good accuracy, but a match style or match/hunting bullet will deliver better results in most cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1510545, member: 69478"] If you’re dead set on those bullets, then I would adjust your seating depth. The easiest thing to do is get the Hornady OAL tool and the modified .308 case to find your lands. There’s other ways to do it, but I’ve found that to be the quickest, easiest, and most consistent way for me. Some factory rifles have really long throats, so you might not be able to touch the lands without the bullet falling out of the case or not being supported enough by the neck when loaded. I would just seat them as long as you can while still fitting in the magazine and having at least half, preferably more, of the bearing surface of the bullet seated in the neck. I do my load work up and focus on loads with similar velocities and/or low extreme spreads. But you can work up and down in .2 or .3 increments until you hit pressure or find the best shooting load. The bullets you’re using are capable of good accuracy, but a match style or match/hunting bullet will deliver better results in most cases. [/QUOTE]
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