brutus51
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Not new to reloading rifles, I've done 30/06, 30/30, 45/70, 5.56 and 6.8 SPC in my almost 50 years of being in the hobby but now I've done went and got me one of those new fangled 6.5 Creedmoor's.
After doing a lot of research I've discovered the real deal sharpshooters seat their bullets to an overall length to the ogive. I never did this I just used the overall recommended by the mfg. but the ogive thing makes a lot of sense to me for bolt rifles, not so much for lever guns or semi's where overall lgth. is limited by the action type. So I went ahead and bought the Hornady setup for measuring along with the modified cases for 30/06 and 6.5.
And the big question is:
How far from the rifle lands do you start?
.020 is what I've seen as a good starting point but I'm wondering how close or far away did you find the sweet spot for your rifle? Gotta love this hobby.
After doing a lot of research I've discovered the real deal sharpshooters seat their bullets to an overall length to the ogive. I never did this I just used the overall recommended by the mfg. but the ogive thing makes a lot of sense to me for bolt rifles, not so much for lever guns or semi's where overall lgth. is limited by the action type. So I went ahead and bought the Hornady setup for measuring along with the modified cases for 30/06 and 6.5.
And the big question is:
How far from the rifle lands do you start?
.020 is what I've seen as a good starting point but I'm wondering how close or far away did you find the sweet spot for your rifle? Gotta love this hobby.