So I'm a beginner at reloading. I'm currently trying to make a dummy round for my rifle.
I used the Hornady OAL gauge to find the BTO measurement for my rifle's chamber and found it to be 1.999 on an average of three tries. To give it 20 thou jump I aimed for a BTO of 1.97 after seating. When comparing it to a factory loaded round with the same bullet and brass(Hornady 140gr ELDM) it seems like my ogive is too far inside the casing.
Is this okay? Or is this bullet too far inside of the case? I can't find a minimum overall length for 6.5CM anywhere on the web.
Factory ammo is on the left in my picture for reference.
I used the Hornady OAL gauge to find the BTO measurement for my rifle's chamber and found it to be 1.999 on an average of three tries. To give it 20 thou jump I aimed for a BTO of 1.97 after seating. When comparing it to a factory loaded round with the same bullet and brass(Hornady 140gr ELDM) it seems like my ogive is too far inside the casing.
Is this okay? Or is this bullet too far inside of the case? I can't find a minimum overall length for 6.5CM anywhere on the web.
Factory ammo is on the left in my picture for reference.