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Reloading
OAL or OCW first?
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<blockquote data-quote="SinCityJets" data-source="post: 1901043" data-attributes="member: 113957"><p>I just want to clarify one thing for people that may read this thread and maybe new to handloading. When people refer to OAL, they (hopefully) mean CBTO. OAL is irrelevant (unless above SAAMI or magazine specs) and will ABSOLUTELY vary from round to round even if components are identical. Any bullet you buy from even major top end manufacturers is 100%, without a doubt, going to vary in length by a few .00X's, bullet to bullet. Trying to make your OAL all the same is a fruitless tree, and will actually hurt your load development. Whereas, using identical components, practices and processes WILL lead to identical CBTO. And it is CBTO that will determine you're jump, not OAL.</p><p></p><p>Just wanted to clarify that point for those using this thread as a reference.</p><p></p><p>Chad</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SinCityJets, post: 1901043, member: 113957"] I just want to clarify one thing for people that may read this thread and maybe new to handloading. When people refer to OAL, they (hopefully) mean CBTO. OAL is irrelevant (unless above SAAMI or magazine specs) and will ABSOLUTELY vary from round to round even if components are identical. Any bullet you buy from even major top end manufacturers is 100%, without a doubt, going to vary in length by a few .00X’s, bullet to bullet. Trying to make your OAL all the same is a fruitless tree, and will actually hurt your load development. Whereas, using identical components, practices and processes WILL lead to identical CBTO. And it is CBTO that will determine you’re jump, not OAL. Just wanted to clarify that point for those using this thread as a reference. Chad [/QUOTE]
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