Barnes Bullet Reloaders - Seating Depth?

[mallard79]

Barnes recommends 0.050 off the lands per their reloading manual.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

The Weatherby's seem to be so deep I can't get close to the lands anyway... guess I'll just go with the max. length in the Barnes book, although that will be different between the TTSX and the TSX given the difference of the tip.  Their max. was without the tip...?

[Biggerhammer]

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

I know this works for a fact with one of my .300 Win Magnums. Loaded them to mag length. Then seated them deeper a little at a time untill the groups really started to tighten up to the point I couldnt ask anymore of a factory rifle and barrel but my .270 Winchester likes them way out there. I mean WAY OUT THERE!

From left to right:
3 .375 Ultra Magnums with 260gr Accubonds, .270 Win/140gr Accubond, .270 Win/140gr Barnes TTSX.

[bobcat]

I can't tell for sure from the picture, but from the looks of it, the bullet isn't in far enough for the neck of the case to have a secure grip on it. I wouldn't trust it.

[Biggerhammer]

I can't tell for sure from the picture, but from the looks of it, the bullet isn't in far enough for the neck of the case to have a secure grip on it. I wouldn't trust it.

Shoots like a dream, feeds from the mag box slicker than a snakes ass. I dont use the dinky thing on anything but yotes and chucks. 

My mistake, that's a 130gr Accubond, not a 140. I pulled my file for the rifle and took a pic of one of its last groups. I haven't shot the rifle since last year, not to shabby for a 299.00 factory Remington 700 ADL synthetic. I've paid a truck load more for rifles to shoot as well.

[fremont]

Barnes recommends 0.050 off the lands per their reloading manual.

My recollection as well.

[high country]

Bobcat, neck tension is enough to hold bullets firm in all but the most viscous recoil monsters. Cannurles are not necessary and seating to a groove on a tsx is equally unnecessary.

[bobcat]

Bobcat, neck tension is enough to hold bullets firm in all but the most viscous recoil monsters. Cannurles are not necessary and seating to a groove on a tsx is equally unnecessary.

I realize that's normally the case but in that photo the bullet looks to be just barely inside the neck of the case. Maybe the bullet is longer than I think.