seating depth

Howdy all! Wby question taking into consideration: trouble finding components. Situation: loading for long distance elk (800-1000yds) What i wanted: nosler e-tip 225gr What i got: hdy 230 eld-x Powder available: 7828ssc, 4831sc Primers: fed215 Brass: Norma Rifle: mk-v acumark elite, custom...

Hi Guys I am running to an issue that is very frustrating. Rifle specs: Defiance Ruckus Tactical Barrel: 24” proof CF sendero light. 1:7.5 Chambered in 6.5 CM Brass: peterson LR primer: CCI 250 bullet: Hornady 147gr ELD-M I followed Erik's method to find the jam, My JAM CBTO 2.188. I seat the...

Hi everyone Just started reloading 2 months ago Running into a interesting question: I was measuring all my brasses that fired once in my 6.5cm bolt gun and seeing different headspace vary from 1.555 to 1.560. Out of those 77 brasses, 26 of them are 1.558 and about 15 of them 1.557 My question...

Seating Depth Target

I know, I know, there's a million choices already. But I wasn't 100% happy with anything I've found yet. I had the time this morning, so I drew one up. I designed the target the way I want it, with the aiming point being the tippy top of the triangle. One inch line going up from the tip, half...

Newbie to Sniper's Hide here.... But I know you guys give great information. I developed a 308 load using a specific lot of 168gr match bullets - OCW, bullet seating, neck tension, and primers. When I measured a new box the BTO was .026 longer than the lot I used for load development. My...

Gentlemen, I bought a Remington 700 Long Range chambered in 300WM and shot appx 150 rounds of factory ammo through it before I got into reloading for it. Using a modified fire-formed case and the Hornady OAL gauge, the bullet (Hornady ELD-M 212gr) doesn't touch the lands until the bullet is...

Hi All, I am having built a .308 sniper rifle for an Army Veteran friend of the Vietnam War that was a sniper for SE Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos), and was wanting a "nostalgic" bolt action rifle like he used to use. I have acquired for him a Green Mountain .308 stainless 1:10" twist, 24"...

I am developing a new load and am unsure whether to run a ladder test on charge weight first, or seating depth first. I usually end up alternating iteratively between the two for a few tests since each influences the other, probably wasting time and rounds, something that I cannot afford to do...

Hi Guys, Question here. I am wondering about OCW tests conducted using different seating depths of a projectile. Let's say I want to do an OCW test, so I load up my rounds and set the ogive to base length to a certain distance (we'll call it X) using my micrometer die. Then I go shooting...