Seating Depth

[bbradford71]

Hello All,

I am new to reloading and am trying to find out what the best seating depth is for my Savage Model 16 300 WSM is. I found some good videos on youtube of determining my the length to the lands in my rifle. My question is this, once I have found this length, do I need to back it off of the lands any or go with it touching the lands?

Thanks in advance

[Soonlobo]

I back it off .002 inch to .004 inch. Watch for high pressure, if you see any indication back it off more.

[bbradford71]

Thank you, very much appreciated!

[hub]

Also, the distance from the bullet ogive to the lands can vary from box of bullets to box of bullets. I would not assume anything, especially when loading close to the lands. Hub

[GaCop]

Also, the distance from the bullet ogive to the lands can vary from box of bullets to box of bullets. I would not assume anything, especially when loading close to the lands. Hub


The length from base to ogive can vary quite a bit in just one box of bullets. I measure all my bullets for precision and separate the ones with long or short measurements from my established base line.

[bbradford71]

Thanks, never knew they would be different sizes from box to box, I will start measuring them tonight.

Thanks for the help

[HawHee]

My Model 16 in 300 WSM likes the 180 gr Nosler Accubond seated 0.040" off the lands. My best three-shot group at 100 yards was 0.25".