.223 rem bullet seating depth question
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AndyTaber
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Here is a link to a very good article on the subject. http://blog.sinclairintl.com/2009/03/26/determining-bullet-seating-depth/
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abintx
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Get yourself one of the Hornady Lock-N-Load OAL gauges and a piece of wooden dowel from Lowes or Home Depot that will just fit the interior diameter [ID] your barrel. Read the instructions and you'll learn what the dowel is for.
Also pick up one of the Hornady Modified 223 cases used with the gauge. Great gauge. Easy to use.
Sorry the image is so darn small.
Also pick up one of the Hornady Modified 223 cases used with the gauge. Great gauge. Easy to use.
Sorry the image is so darn small.
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Taildrag15X
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He means the as measured from the muzzle, due to the fact that your going to "stick" the bullet into the lands once or twice in your life and you'll use the dowel ( i use a 3/16 one for .223) to tap the bullet back out. They are a great little tool that lets you know what your doing for each rifle that you load for, I had many a home made things that worked, but none as good as the store bought.
Thanks for clearing that up for me. Iv'e put one on order and will pick up a 3/16" dowell.
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abintx
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Inside the muzzle.
Gotcha, Thanks!
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david dumas
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What I do is take a piece of sized brass, seat bullet long and try to chamber, if you can't close bolt, shorten round until bolt finally close's, then I shorten the round 0.003 and start there,,, FYI most of the 223's I load for, ( rem & Savage bolt rifles) like to jump, .030-.090 off of the "seated with the bolt measurement"
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abintx
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When I was shooting the 223 my rounds loved to be seated into the lands where they produced a square mark on the bullet.
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murphy
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Seating depth for 223.
If your rifle is a custom bench gun, tiny seating depth increments may help. If it is a factory rifle don't waste your time and components. Seating close to the lands may not be the best place to be. My Remington 700 sporter likes bullets 40 thou off the lands and no where else. My advice would be to keep your powder charge constant and move seating about in 10thou increments, which are easily achieved by measureing c.o.a.l with a set of vernier calipers.
If your rifle is a custom bench gun, tiny seating depth increments may help. If it is a factory rifle don't waste your time and components. Seating close to the lands may not be the best place to be. My Remington 700 sporter likes bullets 40 thou off the lands and no where else. My advice would be to keep your powder charge constant and move seating about in 10thou increments, which are easily achieved by measureing c.o.a.l with a set of vernier calipers.
I'm reloading for my Savage 10fp which is stock except, for the Rifle Basix SAV-2 Trigger. Thanks for the advice!
Here's a different way. and it works on any rifle
Close bolt or action. Make sure it's unloaded of course. make sure it's cocked. Run a coated cleaning rod down the muzzel
until it hits the bolt face. . Put a mark on the the cleaning rod, Next pull rod out. Pull bolt out of rifle or open action.
Drop bullet into chamber , hold into place with a short rod . Place coated cleaning rod back into muzzel until it just touches the bullet. Put another mark on the cleaning rod. Take out ROD and measure between the two lines. {You now have the bullet OAL}
Close bolt or action. Make sure it's unloaded of course. make sure it's cocked. Run a coated cleaning rod down the muzzel
until it hits the bolt face. . Put a mark on the the cleaning rod, Next pull rod out. Pull bolt out of rifle or open action.
Drop bullet into chamber , hold into place with a short rod . Place coated cleaning rod back into muzzel until it just touches the bullet. Put another mark on the cleaning rod. Take out ROD and measure between the two lines. {You now have the bullet OAL}
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