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seating depth
Sep 25th, 2014 at 9:38pm
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what are your thoughts on bullet seating depth. Just a few thousands ahead of case mouth or should you seat until the rifling engraves the base band, or some where in between?
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Re: seating depth
Reply #1 - Sep 25th, 2014 at 10:06pm
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All depends on caliber, chamber and bullet design.


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Re: seating depth
Reply #2 - Sep 25th, 2014 at 11:27pm
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Mike
This subject has been endlessly discussed on this forum but new shooters join from time-to-time and are certainly welcome.
Below are a couple of illustrations I have posted previously and should help you determine the best bullet seating depth for your rifle. Generally you want the bullet base band engraved by the rifling about 1/2 its width. That's a good starting point. Once you get your rifle shooting decent groups, then adjust the seating depth to find where you get the best accuracy.
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