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Hay folks!
I've started reloading .308 for my new Savage rifle (first time reloading for rifle, I normally reload 9mm, 357 Sig, & 12 gauge), and I have a question. First, some background (doing ALL this from memory). I'm using Lake City 91 brass (from GI Brass), primer pocket cleaned & processed, full length resized and trimmed. The bullets are 150grn Remmington Corelokt (on special from MidwayUSA). I'm using the Lee Modern Reloading manual for 150grn FMJ. Powder is 44grn (Lee's starting load) of Varget.
My quandry is when I seat the bullet to match the cannelure to the top of the brass, I'm too short.
Min OAL is listed as 2.8" (SAMMI spec for OAL is 2.81").
Seated to 2.8" and there's a approx 1/8th inch gap between top of brass to bottom of cannelure.
Is this normal? When I seat the round in the chamber the bullet gets pushed in til top of brass is just touching the bottom of the cannelure. I'm hoping to shoot this rifle for the first time this weekend. Am I doing something wrong? Help!!
I've started reloading .308 for my new Savage rifle (first time reloading for rifle, I normally reload 9mm, 357 Sig, & 12 gauge), and I have a question. First, some background (doing ALL this from memory). I'm using Lake City 91 brass (from GI Brass), primer pocket cleaned & processed, full length resized and trimmed. The bullets are 150grn Remmington Corelokt (on special from MidwayUSA). I'm using the Lee Modern Reloading manual for 150grn FMJ. Powder is 44grn (Lee's starting load) of Varget.
My quandry is when I seat the bullet to match the cannelure to the top of the brass, I'm too short.
Min OAL is listed as 2.8" (SAMMI spec for OAL is 2.81").
Seated to 2.8" and there's a approx 1/8th inch gap between top of brass to bottom of cannelure.
Is this normal? When I seat the round in the chamber the bullet gets pushed in til top of brass is just touching the bottom of the cannelure. I'm hoping to shoot this rifle for the first time this weekend. Am I doing something wrong? Help!!