boomtube
Well-Known Member
"We often come to the same conclusions be cause we observe similar experiences or results. ie. seating depth varies widely from bullet to bullet and chamber to chamber."
Good observation.
Good observation.
All of this is clearly documented, but nobody ever put it together before.
+1 OCW then seating depth. I run through the OCW test with My .300 win touching the lands. So far with the ogave kissing the lands and large rifle not magnum primers gives excellent results at 100 yards but since I'm developing a load to used at 1500 yards ill do the fine tuning at 300.That Is how I do my hunting loads. Sometimes when I'm shooting bugholes(or trying to ) I find the optimum powder charge first then fiddle with seating depth.
Most BR guys who use the 6.5 seat the bullets deep in the case. Magnums seem to like to be seated close to the lands smaller cartridges like to be seated off as a generalization. i think seating depth has a lot more to do with characteristics of the powder you are using and sectional density/bullet design. Who knows and I for one arent willing to wear my barrel out to figure it out. I shove in the lands find my OCW and tune the charge a .1 increments and push back .4 in .1 increments on the lands. If you cant find a one hole group out of that you need a better rifle/shooter.Ok, New guy here. I've reloaded for almost 2 years. I don't know it all. I have a 6.5x284 Xp100, To put my bullet touching the lands, I have .098 of bullet in the case. Even backing the bullet .015 off the lands, my bullet is still very unstable in the case. My barrel likes to be .200+ of the lands.
Now what?
chuck m
You all are just telling me what you were taught. Meaning you were told to do something because you can't think for yourself... I've given you all the information you need to base your decision off of. Instead you all just say... well it works sometimes because it just works, we don't really know... I JUST TOLD YOU HOW IT WORKS!!! As long range shooters you should be more worried about bullet yaw than anybody.
I'm just wasting my typing as none of you want to break the mold and do it right the first time.... Your all sheep I tell ya!