Good press for consistent OAL

[jmorris]

The OP @JEBruns asked for progressive press for consistent OAL for long range shooting

I understood that and was just trying to illustrate that OAL consistency was the wrong thing to chase and why.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I came up with a fix for the lightning 55 grain bullets. Bullet length is consistent. Just the ogives are all over. I put a spent primer in a 220 swift seating die into the stem. I have it in where the primer strike surface is facing down. I don't have it set to crimp. I'll crimp with my RCBS seating die. I fixed a bunch that were seated to long today.

 

[JFrank]

This guy uses a 550…

“David Tubb is arguably the best, and winningest, competitive rifleman in history. He has won (to date) a record eleven NRA National High Power Rifle Championship titles at Camp Perry, Ohio. That's four more than next best. In addition, David is an NRA Silhouette Rifle legend, having won nearly 30 open, individual National Championship titles in all four rifle categories. David has also won seven Sportsmen's Team Challenge Championships along with six NRA Long Range Rifle (600-1000 yd.) National Championships, including his latest win in 2011 during which he also won his second Wimbledon Cup.”

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavidtubb

This guy uses a 650.

“John Whidden of Whidden Gunworks used the .243 Winchester cartridge to win the 2017 NRA Long Range Championship, his FIFTH LR title. John loaded his .243 Win ammo using a Dillon: “My loading process is different than many people expect. I load my ammo on a Dillon 650 progressive press using our own Whidden Gunworks dies.”

Load Winning Ammo With Progressive — Whidden Shows How « Daily Bulletin

After the Berger Southwest Nationals, we had a long chat with John Whidden, five-time NRA Long-Range National Champion, and a past SWN Sling Division winner.

bulletin.accurateshooter.com

He’s not a long range Benchrest shooter. High power and F class is a different game.

 

[LiveLife]

I understood that and was just trying to illustrate that OAL consistency was the wrong thing to chase and why.

And believe me, we are in full agreement.

Since we don't all have the same rifle bullets (And perhaps to a less degree similarly prepped brass), using 9mm RMR 115 gr or 124 gr FMJ is more doable and available option for most THR members just to have some sense of comparison.