Equipment & Gear > Guns and Ammo
Bullet Seating Depth
RClare1223:
I measure my chamber with the bullet I am going to load.then starting at .015" back I load 5 round groups backing off the lands .005" at a time.then I go test them and see where the gun likes the bullet to be seated.every gun is different so there is no set measurement to use.my 06 likes them to be .040" off the lands while my 270 like .030".
GregMcFadden:
You really do need to try out different seating depths. I rather recently tried increasing the jump on my 30-06 load with bergers... increasing the jump from a few thou to .029 thou cut the group size in half.
MDGrand:
The only thing you have to remember when seating a bullet in the lands is to keep an eye on pressure problems. Working up a super hot load and placing the bullet in the lands, can cause problems to your bore over time.
jaymark6655:
I sometimes seat my target loads just off the lands, but they don't fit in the magazine so anything for hunting gets sized down to either MOL or max length that will fit in my mag.
whacker1:
--- Quote ---max length that will fit in my mag
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My desired seating depth is 3.71, but the magazine only goes out to 3.69, so I seat all my bullets to 3.67 giving enough room to move in the magazine.
300 RUM. This is a common issue for the RUM from most folks that I have talked to.
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