As some of you know - I'm relatively new to reloading. Reading the posts has really gotten me confused. I'm using a Speer manual to load 38 and 357. In the manual, they list a bullet weight and a COL that that particular bullet (Speers) was seated to along with the corosponding powder load. As part of the header information at the beginnig of each section, they also mention MAX Length. For instance (the numbers are hypothetical since the manual's down stairs and I'm too lazy to walk down and get it!). They might say 158 JHP, 4.3 grains Unique, COL 1.450. In the header section they'll indicate Max CL 1.55". Does this mean that I can seat the bullet anywhere between the 1.45 and 1.55 as long as the bullet chambers properly? :banghead:
I'm using Berrys RN bullets, and of course Speer doesn't have a listing for Berrys, so I'm taking an equivilant bullet and using that data. Berrys is plated very lightly so it's similar to plain ol' lead. I tried varying the seating depth to see what affect it would have on accuracy and found that the ones seated slightly further out (at the hypothetical 1.55 Max length) had slightly better consistancy.
All shot fine with no visible pressure symptons.
I'm using Berrys RN bullets, and of course Speer doesn't have a listing for Berrys, so I'm taking an equivilant bullet and using that data. Berrys is plated very lightly so it's similar to plain ol' lead. I tried varying the seating depth to see what affect it would have on accuracy and found that the ones seated slightly further out (at the hypothetical 1.55 Max length) had slightly better consistancy.
All shot fine with no visible pressure symptons.