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Reloading
308WIN, 175SMK's, and a Rem 700ADL Varmint
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<blockquote data-quote="ZombieHitman" data-source="post: 447246" data-attributes="member: 28260"><p>Ok, gang, I need a little guidance. </p><p>I did the break in on my new 700, and it shot beautifully with a junk scope and junk ammo! </p><p>Now, the real fun begins! </p><p>In building a load for my rifle, I've researched the load significantly I think, and have been getting educated on the different means of determining the bullet seating depth in relation to the lands in the throat, as well as a number of other things. </p><p>I made one of the "redneck" COAL meters out of a piece of spent brass that had been FL sized, and split it halfway down with a hacksaw (filed off the burrs before chambering it), as a gauge with the actual bullet I will be loading for my rifle. </p><p>It measured out at 2.934 COAL. </p><p>I know that's the actual, as I measured it 3 times, getting the same reading all three times. </p><p>Per the Nosler load book, COAL is listed as 2.810 for the same weight bullet with a similar BC as the SMK (Custom Comp vs SMK). </p><p>My question is, as I proceed in developing this load, I've read that I should seat the bullet to a wide variety of depths, but haven't yet figured out how the correlation between seating depth off the lands - IE jamming them into the lands or seating back .010-.040 like the VLD recommends...</p><p>Sorry if I'm rambling, I'm attempting to float out all the questions in my head to help me figure out the right questions to ask about it. </p><p>Any suggestions on seating depth to maximize accuracy? </p><p>THanks in advance! </p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZombieHitman, post: 447246, member: 28260"] Ok, gang, I need a little guidance. I did the break in on my new 700, and it shot beautifully with a junk scope and junk ammo! Now, the real fun begins! In building a load for my rifle, I've researched the load significantly I think, and have been getting educated on the different means of determining the bullet seating depth in relation to the lands in the throat, as well as a number of other things. I made one of the "redneck" COAL meters out of a piece of spent brass that had been FL sized, and split it halfway down with a hacksaw (filed off the burrs before chambering it), as a gauge with the actual bullet I will be loading for my rifle. It measured out at 2.934 COAL. I know that's the actual, as I measured it 3 times, getting the same reading all three times. Per the Nosler load book, COAL is listed as 2.810 for the same weight bullet with a similar BC as the SMK (Custom Comp vs SMK). My question is, as I proceed in developing this load, I've read that I should seat the bullet to a wide variety of depths, but haven't yet figured out how the correlation between seating depth off the lands - IE jamming them into the lands or seating back .010-.040 like the VLD recommends... Sorry if I'm rambling, I'm attempting to float out all the questions in my head to help me figure out the right questions to ask about it. Any suggestions on seating depth to maximize accuracy? THanks in advance! Dave [/QUOTE]
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