New Lapua brass, New 168 SMK bullets, Redding competition die. I measure and increase seating until I get to 2.212 base to ogive. I press away 50 rounds. Press once, back it out, turn bullet and repress and repeat a third time in hopes of reducing run out. Probably does not help but does not hurt and takes 2 seconds.
So... same bullets, same cases, same session, zero change in the Redding competition die. Some bullets when measured after the session are as much as .034 different cartridge base to ogive. How exactly does one get any consistency? I run the ALL back through the seating die adnd no change. Damn Ogive seems to vary a hell of a lot. Does everyone measure and separate bullets alone into roughly .01 groups before using them and then adjust the die according to the bullet ogive variance? If you do that then the seating depth will vary, no? Do you then use OAL instead of base to ogive measurement and trim the meplat and retip them so the bullets are the same length?
Just what exactly does one to to get eh exact same bullet repeatedly if bullets vary, and they sure do.
Thanks.
Frustrated as hell with SMK...
So... same bullets, same cases, same session, zero change in the Redding competition die. Some bullets when measured after the session are as much as .034 different cartridge base to ogive. How exactly does one get any consistency? I run the ALL back through the seating die adnd no change. Damn Ogive seems to vary a hell of a lot. Does everyone measure and separate bullets alone into roughly .01 groups before using them and then adjust the die according to the bullet ogive variance? If you do that then the seating depth will vary, no? Do you then use OAL instead of base to ogive measurement and trim the meplat and retip them so the bullets are the same length?
Just what exactly does one to to get eh exact same bullet repeatedly if bullets vary, and they sure do.
Thanks.
Frustrated as hell with SMK...