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Reloading
Seating Depth Test
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<blockquote data-quote="mulie" data-source="post: 2254190" data-attributes="member: 19271"><p>Yuup, 2.14" looks best for powder now. Would run another ladder test starting at .020" closer to the lands. Then in 0.003" increments come back to your 2.14" maybe a couple increments longer; 3 rounds at each seating depth. Clean barrel and shoot fouling shots let barrel cool for a bit prior to beginning your ladder. Shoot your ladder across the rounds at each seating depth randomly. It helps in minimizing the barrel heat, and fouling variation. If you have the ability to shoot a longer distance it may help for better differentiation. It still can be done at 120 yds. Typically Vertical spread is powder and Horizontal spread is bullet seating. After this process depending on how many components for reloads you have you can make a choice and ladder in smaller increments of 0.001" depending on your seating die.</p><p> PS you should still look at powder and maybe primer your ES could be better < 10 fps. that will help in determining seating depth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mulie, post: 2254190, member: 19271"] Yuup, 2.14" looks best for powder now. Would run another ladder test starting at .020" closer to the lands. Then in 0.003" increments come back to your 2.14" maybe a couple increments longer; 3 rounds at each seating depth. Clean barrel and shoot fouling shots let barrel cool for a bit prior to beginning your ladder. Shoot your ladder across the rounds at each seating depth randomly. It helps in minimizing the barrel heat, and fouling variation. If you have the ability to shoot a longer distance it may help for better differentiation. It still can be done at 120 yds. Typically Vertical spread is powder and Horizontal spread is bullet seating. After this process depending on how many components for reloads you have you can make a choice and ladder in smaller increments of 0.001" depending on your seating die. PS you should still look at powder and maybe primer your ES could be better < 10 fps. that will help in determining seating depth. [/QUOTE]
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