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Reloading
Seating depth Berger VLD vs hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 968874" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>trickytune</p><p> </p><p>An easier way of finding out your Max COAL with any bullet is to resize a case ready for loading (use a beat up case or one with a defect). Split the case down the neck with a hacksaw. Remove any burrs. By hand place the bullet in question so it is held in the case. Put the resulting dummy round in your chamber and close the bolt. Remove round and measure COAL. This is your max COAL with that bullet. Repeat to verify the results are consistent within 0.002". When neck tension is right you should be able to pull the bullet out by hand but just barely. You can also use this dummy to setup your bullet seating die. I have one of these dummies made for everything I load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 968874, member: 63138"] trickytune An easier way of finding out your Max COAL with any bullet is to resize a case ready for loading (use a beat up case or one with a defect). Split the case down the neck with a hacksaw. Remove any burrs. By hand place the bullet in question so it is held in the case. Put the resulting dummy round in your chamber and close the bolt. Remove round and measure COAL. This is your max COAL with that bullet. Repeat to verify the results are consistent within 0.002". When neck tension is right you should be able to pull the bullet out by hand but just barely. You can also use this dummy to setup your bullet seating die. I have one of these dummies made for everything I load. [/QUOTE]
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