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Star Lubricator & Resizers / Bullet seating
« on: November 01, 2004, 01:59:15 pm »
I am sure that resizing for a precise fit to a barrel is extermely important. However, bullet seating for a particular barrel is just as important. I reload and shoot ten different military rifles. I find that every barrel has a different requirement for bullet seating and every bullet must be seated to the proper length for the particular barrel. I prefer to seat my bullets so that the ogive is .003 to .005" from the lands.
The bullet never needs to jump forward more than .005" before hitting the lands and this keeps the pressure up and the bullet doesnt deform as much as it would if seated to a nominal OAL.
The bullet never needs to jump forward more than .005" before hitting the lands and this keeps the pressure up and the bullet doesnt deform as much as it would if seated to a nominal OAL.