Re-Seating factory ammo?....

[BigtimeAub]

Forgive me if I have no idea as to what I am asking. I've tried to search for this but all of my searches have provided me with all sorts of info pertaining to everything under the sun except for what I'm looking for. My search-fu (as I've seen others so elegantly put it) is very lacking.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is possible to pull bullets from factory ammo without damaging the bullet only to re-seat the bullet (to a different depth) in the case from which it came.

I'm only asking because at this time I don't have the time nor the resources to do handloading but could definitely use a little extra precision and consistency if any could be gained from just tweaking the seating depth.

I'm brand new at this and just getting my feet wet. I can use factory ammo as a baseline and play with seating depths until I figure that out, then move on to something else.

If this is possible, what would be the proper, most efficient procedure in doing so? What brand/equipment would I need to do this?

If it's not worth it, I'm ok with that too. I'm just at a point that if I don't ask, I won't know. TIA

 

[BigtimeAub]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

Seriously? No one has anything to say? I can't even get a smart @$$ response?

 

[Megahoser]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

Yes, you can. But there is not much point...all the equipment you need would allow you to just reload. Just buy some descent match ammo and shoot it...save the brass to reload at a later date.

 

[former naval person]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

That is commonly called "Mexican Match"...although, usually the bullet is replaced by a match grade projectile. Megahoser has it right. You'll need a press, dies, scales, powder measure, bullet puller, chamfering tool, calipers...

 

[Chanonry]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

Yes, I have done it with hunting ammo for the 270. It did make a difference. As previous poster said, its fine if you already have the gear but it defeats the point - you have the gear you would be better off reloading

 

[BigtimeAub]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

So let's just say that I already have a few boxes of 175SMK's from SouthwestAmmo and just wanted to see what this particular ammo would do at different seating depths, not changing anything else. It wouldn't be possible to simply pull the bullet and reseat it without having to weigh and measure powders and what not? I have access to friends equipment, and loading my own ammo isn't completely out of the question. I was just hoping that I could tinker with this ammo, since I already have it, and see if I could find a little more accuracy with it that I could then apply forward to my own loads, once I start doing that. My apologies for being so difficult with this. I realize that a lot of people just don't see the use in doing things like this when you can just load your own ammo, but I already have this ammo and would like to use it to learn with since I've already spent the money on it instead of just firing them off only to reload them and do exactly the same thing that I could've done in the first place, all the while spending more money in the long run when I didn't necessarily have to. But I appreciate the responses and that helps me to understand this whole process just a little better.

 

[gvanhyning]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

You can adjust the seating depth without completely pulling the bullet. You'll need a kinetic bullet puller which is basically a hammer head that you put the cartridge in, whack it on the floor and check the length. But in order to re-seat the bullet properly you'll need a press, bullet seating die for the caliber of cartridge, a set of calipers and a comparator. You should start with checking your current seating depth and this should be done with the comparator as the actual bullet length will vary a lot. Hope this helps.

 

[FCS]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

What you are asking for is custom ammo.

PM me for details on how to get exactly what you want for powder, powder charge, bullet, OAL, etc. for your rifle.

 

[Coletta]

Re: Re-Seating factory ammo?....

I would check the powder weight in each cartridge while you have them open. Make sure they are consistent

 

[AutoBolt308]

How does one pull a bullet that had been seated with a crimp?

And to add to the confusion, I am absolutely amazed at how shallow factory ammunition is seated! Even a .308 SAMMI spec states 2.183" BCTO and have measured Remington Core-Lokt Tipped at 2.060" and have a rifle that comparator measured at 2.236".

 

[straightshooter1]

How does one pull a bullet that had been seated with a crimp?

. . . not very easily! But, it can be done . . . like with an RCBS puller that used a collet or the Hornady Cam Lock puller, which work much the same way as the RCBS puller.

And to add to the confusion, I am absolutely amazed at how shallow factory ammunition is seated! Even a .308 SAMMI spec states 2.183" BCTO and have measured Remington Core-Lokt Tipped at 2.060" and have a rifle that comparator measured at 2.236".

Given that "jump" really isn't much of a factor for accurate ammo as is seating depth. If you're not sure about that and haven't read the series of articles here, have a read:

More Bullet Jump Research!

This is the 4th article in a series on some new research on bullet jumps. Here is a recap of the pr...

precisionrifleblog.com

 

[SporterII]

I have seated bullets in B H Redbox 223 50 gr V Max loads a bit deeper for a short chamber with good results.

 

[Im2bent]

Holy necro thread this has to be a record?

 

[AutoBolt308]

. . . not very easily! But, it can be done . . . like with an RCBS puller that used a collet or the Hornady Cam Lock puller, which work much the same way as the RCBS puller.


Given that "jump" really isn't much of a factor for accurate ammo as is seating depth. If you're not sure about that and haven't read the series of articles here, have a read:

More Bullet Jump Research!

This is the 4th article in a series on some new research on bullet jumps. Here is a recap of the pr...

precisionrifleblog.com

Will definitely give that a read!

I can also state being behind both of these loads in the same rifle that the Remington on right was a violent recoil and the Norma 180gr Bondstrike was a lot more smoother and have measured those BCTO 2.170”. Accuracy is much better with the Norma as well.