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More powder with longer c.o.l.
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<blockquote data-quote="PaLuke" data-source="post: 852449" data-attributes="member: 3297"><p>My friend was telling me about the Berger manual stating that you can use more powder in a cartridge if you seat the bullet out further. Here is a copy of the piece.. I never knew this and have been reloading 25 or so years. Thanks for your input on the subject. PaLuke</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Effects of Seating Depth / COAL on Pressure and Velocity</p><p>SAAMI COAL</p><p>Figure 1. When the bullet is seated farther out of the case, there is more volume available for powder. This enables the cartridge to generate higher muzzle velocity with the same pressure.</p><p>The primary effect of loading a cartridge long is that it leaves more internal volume inside the cartridge. This extra internal volume has a well known effect; for a given powder charge, there will be less pressure and less velocity produced because of the extra empty space. Another way to look at this is you have to use more powder to achieve the same pressure and velocity when the bullet is seated out long. In fact, the extra powder you can add to a cartridge with the bullet seated long will allow you to achieve greater velocity at the same pressure than a cartridge with a bullet seated short.</p><p>When you think about it, it makes good sense. After all, when you seat the bullet out longer and leave more internal case volume for powder, you're effectively making the cartridge into a bigger cartridge by increasing the size of the combustion chamber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaLuke, post: 852449, member: 3297"] My friend was telling me about the Berger manual stating that you can use more powder in a cartridge if you seat the bullet out further. Here is a copy of the piece.. I never knew this and have been reloading 25 or so years. Thanks for your input on the subject. PaLuke Effects of Seating Depth / COAL on Pressure and Velocity SAAMI COAL Figure 1. When the bullet is seated farther out of the case, there is more volume available for powder. This enables the cartridge to generate higher muzzle velocity with the same pressure. The primary effect of loading a cartridge long is that it leaves more internal volume inside the cartridge. This extra internal volume has a well known effect; for a given powder charge, there will be less pressure and less velocity produced because of the extra empty space. Another way to look at this is you have to use more powder to achieve the same pressure and velocity when the bullet is seated out long. In fact, the extra powder you can add to a cartridge with the bullet seated long will allow you to achieve greater velocity at the same pressure than a cartridge with a bullet seated short. When you think about it, it makes good sense. After all, when you seat the bullet out longer and leave more internal case volume for powder, you’re effectively making the cartridge into a bigger cartridge by increasing the size of the combustion chamber. [/QUOTE]
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