Breach seating bullets should not be so trouble some. Cylindrical bullets typically shoot better than tapered bullets breach seated and all though they might seat a tad harder they are not a challenge to seat by any means. Tapered bullets are typically used for muzzle loading, pushing the bullet down the bore. It all depends on what type of accuracy you are looking for and your loading method.

Quote:

Brudford, I explained to you and One More Time why your bullets are not engraved on the base band!

Quote:

1.  You are casting with a Hoch mold (Never identified which one) and with the plugged case, not a breech seater, which probably has a 1/16" plug past the case mouth
2.  The Hoch bullets are too long to be fully seated with the base engraved with only 1/16" plug!
3.  With a shorter bullet and a 1/16" plugged case - the bullets will be fully engraved on the base bands!  It's as simple as that!

Details of Hoch bullets and you pick the Hoch mold you are using!
* Hoch 322-200
- 1.77  1.070 bullet length
- 0.320 base diameter
- 1:30 alloy
With a 1/16" plugged case or a breech seater, the engraving JUST touches the base band
Hoch 322-205
- 1.74 bullet length
- 0.322 base diameter
- 1:20 alloy
With a 1/16" plugged case or a breech seater, the engraving JUST touches the base band
Hoch 322-300215 ... sorry, I had the tray of bullets mislabeled
- 1.030 bullet length
- 0.319 base diameter
- 1:20 alloy
With a 1/16" plugged case or a breech seater, the engraving JUST touches the base band
Ideal 319273
- 0.945 bullet length
- 0.322 base diameter
- 1:30 alloy
With a 1/16" plugged case or a breech seater and a shorter bullet, the base band IS FULLY ENGRAVED

So, to fully engrave a Hoch bullet, you have to extend the end of the plugged case ... 1/16 PLUS the width of the base band of the Hoch mold bullet you are shooting!
Do You Understand?

And don't pooh - pooh Hoch molds.  The bullets are very accuracte.  Just look at John Louis's 10 shot target he posted on the forum at 200yds with the Hoch 322-200 bullet!
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)