I have been reloading for about a year or so now and am very comfortable with the .223 .45acp .40S&W 9mm and 5.7x28mm. I just orderd a rifle chambered in 7.62NATO/.308Winchester and want to reload for it as well.
I just got in all my dies , primers and bullets. I am planning on loading up 150grain Hornady fmj-bt with new Winchester brass and Winchester magnum primers using 46grains of W748. My question is in the OAL of the completed round. All of the data I have found showes the bullet seated to a 2.800 coal with a max of 2.810 . My confusion is with the canneluer. If i seat to the center of the groove I am at 2.715 . If I were to seat to the recommended 2.800 the canneluer would not be in the case mouth. I purchased some Winchester super-x power points that are also 150 grain and when set side by side my completed round they look very close. Am I correct to seat to the middle to top range of the canneluer using the components I have ? Thanks for any and all input.
I just got in all my dies , primers and bullets. I am planning on loading up 150grain Hornady fmj-bt with new Winchester brass and Winchester magnum primers using 46grains of W748. My question is in the OAL of the completed round. All of the data I have found showes the bullet seated to a 2.800 coal with a max of 2.810 . My confusion is with the canneluer. If i seat to the center of the groove I am at 2.715 . If I were to seat to the recommended 2.800 the canneluer would not be in the case mouth. I purchased some Winchester super-x power points that are also 150 grain and when set side by side my completed round they look very close. Am I correct to seat to the middle to top range of the canneluer using the components I have ? Thanks for any and all input.