moooose102
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so i have read that a degree of accuracy can be gained by seating the bullet a couple of thousandths of an inch away from the rifling. so i did a little experiment today with some hornady a-max bullets. i purposly kept seating them longer until i got one that the bolt wouldnt close on, and started shortening it by .005" at a crack until the bolt closed. once i reached that point, i lengthened the next 3 until i got it to hit the lands. that point is at an oal of 3.560". according to the books normal aol should be 3.340. i know that a-maxes are quite long, but is it really sound right to go out to 3.558" oal (.218" longer) (and .002" off the lands) for these? actually, believe it or not, they will clear the magazine walls at that length! fyi, its a remington 700 rifle. also, should i start @ the lowest powder recomendation, or reduce it further than that for the extended length? i will be using IMR 4831 powder w? 178g a-maxes.