Barnes Bullet Reloaders - Seating Depth?

[MuleDeerCrazy]

Am experimenting with some new loads and wondering how some of you guys that shoot/reload Barnes deal with seating depth.  If I seat them at max. length it winds up in the middle of one of the rings.  There is obviously solid connection below that, but do you guys worry about where the rings are with respect to seating depth?  I'm assuming it's not that critical, but it sure looks funny!  Factory ammo depth burries all the rings, but sure seems short.

Any advice or suggestions, I don't want to pull a *censored* here.

Thanks!

[KillBilly]

I use my gauges to determine the depth that touches lands/grooves. Then I back it off approx. .030" and that's where I seat it no matter where the grooves are. I only load a few barnes bullets because I find that Nosler Accubonds work best in my Tikkas.

[Heredoggydoggy]

With magazine-fed rifles, cartridge length is pretty much dictated by what fits in the magazine.  Otherwise, as long as the bullet doesn't contact the rifling when chambered, causing unacceptable pressure rise, you're good to go.  Spome rifles have a deeper throat than others and bullets can be seated way out.  Others need to be seated shorter.  Non-lead bullets need to be longer per grain weight than lead core bullets.  exposed rings should be no problem.

[high country]

Try seating some deep....like .050-.10" deep. I bet you get a surprise.

[mallard79]

I have a barnes specific reloading manual. if you would like I can scan the pages you need and email them to you tomorrow. What caliber are you loading?

[JohnVH]

some guns like different depths, use it for fine tuning.

Here is my 7mag TTSX

[high country]

Seriously, load a few seated deep.....thank me later.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

I have a barnes specific reloading manual. if you would like I can scan the pages you need and email them to you tomorrow. What caliber are you loading?

Trying them out in a .257 Weatherby Mag., both the 100 gr. TTSX and the 115 gr. TSX.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

some guns like different depths, use it for fine tuning.

Here is my 7mag TTSX

So obviously you don't worry about where the rings hit the top of the neck?  See any difference in how they shoot?

[JohnVH]

some guns like different depths, use it for fine tuning.

Here is my 7mag TTSX

So obviously you don't worry about where the rings hit the top of the neck?  See any difference in how they shoot?

nope and nope, I dont crimp them either. The rounds all go through the same hole at 100yds, 140gr TTSX going 3400

[high country]

I have a barnes specific reloading manual. if you would like I can scan the pages you need and email them to you tomorrow. What caliber are you loading?

Trying them out in a .257 Weatherby Mag., both the 100 gr. TTSX and the 115 gr. TSX.

I have had 3 257's that liked somewhere close to 72 grs of rl22 with a 100tsx. I would not think twice on making a shot on any animal in Washington at 400yds with a 100tsx @ 3600mv.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

That's on my list of powders to try.

Thanks.

[bearpaw]

Remember, Roy Weatherby developed his calibers using freebore to get more velocity. Be careful with your seating depths as it may effect your pressure more than in other calibers. I load some 75 hp's at 4000 fps and I have to watch the pressure carefully.

My son shot his Idaho moose with his 257 at over 300 yards. The 100gr TSX Bullet went through both front shoulders and exited the other side.

I have used rl22 in several calibers and like it.

[JohnVH]

I use 70gr of RL22 for my 7mm

[scudmaster]

I believe Barnes has you set the all copper bullets a little farther from the lands, but this takes up much more of the case volume and bumps your pressures so make sure it is a specific load for the copper bullets and not a lead recipe.