bullet seating possible silly question

[skany]

Ok if i set my bullet seater bit a say a nosler BT to sit on the lands & change the bullet to say a 75gVmax or a berger or something I should be able to just leave it be & the Oquive would still be sat where i want it to be?Ie the lands?

or would i need to keep faffing with it?


cheers ANdy

[Vermincinerator]

Theoretically yes, but in practice for some strange reason it does not work like that.
I would put it down to the different ogive radii of the different bullets.

Ian.

[Beer Hunter]

The bullet seater indexes on a different part of the head - i.e. not where it goes to calibre diameter. Different shaped heads = different length to the lands with the same seating die.
Basically, no it wont work

Kev.

[hungryrob]

Ok if i set my bullet seater bit a say a nosler BT to sit on the lands & change the bullet to say a 75gVmax or a berger or something I should be able to just leave it be & the Oquive would still be sat where i want it to be?Ie the lands?

or would i need to keep faffing with it?


cheers ANdy

You'll need to keep faffing with it. With some bullets, the difference can be small. others can be 30 thou out....

Buy a bullet comparator if you don't already have one. THat will give you the seating depth to the ogive rather than the tip. Maybe you have this already.

Welcome aboard b the way Andy

[jeff]

Hey, you made in on then?! Welcome!

No, even measuring to the ogive, you'll need to redo it for all bullet types IME. Having the exact same fun at the moment with 2 bullets and 4 powders I'm getting ready to put through the .243AI

[skany]

cheers lads for the welcome

Any one got a link to the gadget ur on about?

I have a .22 ogive thing which u can use with a mic but nothing in 6mm

cheeers Andy

[jeff]

cheers lads for the welcome

Any one got a link to the gadget ur on about?

I have a .22 ogive thing which u can use with a mic but nothing in 6mm

cheeers Andy

Two options that I know of. Sinclair one:

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/cat ... type=store

and the Stoney point:

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/cat ... type=store

I have both - Hornady is nicer to use as it clamps to the calipers, SInclair one is quicker to use if you swap calibres a lot.

[skany]

Out of intrest Jeff what bullets u going to be trying?

I will be going for

68g bergers
70g noslers
75g Vmax
80g bergers

was going to load uo 25 of each & spend the day cleaning & plinking bunnies

Andy

[skany]

cheers lads for the welcome

Any one got a link to the gadget ur on about?

I have a .22 ogive thing which u can use with a mic but nothing in 6mm

cheeers Andy

Two options that I know of. Sinclair one:

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/cat ... type=store

and the Stoney point:

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/cat ... type=store

I have both - Hornady is nicer to use as it clamps to the calipers, SInclair one is quicker to use if you swap calibres a lot.

Cheers Jeff

Yeah the sinclair one is like what i have in .22

may have to get one of them orderd me thinks:-)

Andy

[jeff]

Out of intrest Jeff what bullets u going to be trying?

I'm mainly doing 70gr Berger MEF's (Which are a pig to get here) and then once they're gone, 75gr VMAX. Using 70gr Sierra MK's to fireform with though.