OK, I recently have been trying out some soft point 55 grain bullets. My OAL has been all over the place with the same seater die adjustment.
Finally figured out that the bullets are not consistent at all, primarily the soft tip is of varying lengths. If I target an OAL of 2.225, I can get lengths from 2.210 to 2.240.
I use a basic Lee seater die which I'm pretty sure just pushes down on the tip of the bullet.
I'm thinking that a seater die that engages the ogive is a better method, even though I realize that there are variances here as well.
I've been considering the Redding Competition die with the micrometer adjuster.
I do not require bench rest accuracy rounds, since I'm using a fairly basic Bushmaster 16" M4. But I do want consistently loaded rounds.
Any thoughts or suggestions on other dies or any other aspect of bullet seating?
Thanks all.
edited: I mis-stated this sentence. "I'm not thinking that a seater die that engages the ogive is a better method, even though I realize that there are variances here as well."
It reads correctly now.
Finally figured out that the bullets are not consistent at all, primarily the soft tip is of varying lengths. If I target an OAL of 2.225, I can get lengths from 2.210 to 2.240.
I use a basic Lee seater die which I'm pretty sure just pushes down on the tip of the bullet.
I'm thinking that a seater die that engages the ogive is a better method, even though I realize that there are variances here as well.
I've been considering the Redding Competition die with the micrometer adjuster.
I do not require bench rest accuracy rounds, since I'm using a fairly basic Bushmaster 16" M4. But I do want consistently loaded rounds.
Any thoughts or suggestions on other dies or any other aspect of bullet seating?
Thanks all.
edited: I mis-stated this sentence. "I'm not thinking that a seater die that engages the ogive is a better method, even though I realize that there are variances here as well."
It reads correctly now.
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