Newtosavage
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...so far has gotten me nothing.
I've read over and over again about how bullets "kissing" the lands, or .010-020 off the lands, should result in increased accuracy. I also read about Ruger 77's chambered in 7x57 had very long throats and liked long bullets.
At least for me, neither of those has proven true.
The best groups I have gotten from both my 7x57 and my .280 (both stainless Mk II Hawkeyes) have been at "standard" OAL's, which amount to about 3.10" for the 7x57 and 3.35" for the .280. IOW - nowhere near the lands.
Yesterday I ran seating depth test on both rifles and the longer the OAL's got, the more the groups opened up. Am I doing something wrong?
I'm happy with the groups I'm getting at standard OAL's, but this does have me curious because of everything I've read.
I've read over and over again about how bullets "kissing" the lands, or .010-020 off the lands, should result in increased accuracy. I also read about Ruger 77's chambered in 7x57 had very long throats and liked long bullets.
At least for me, neither of those has proven true.
The best groups I have gotten from both my 7x57 and my .280 (both stainless Mk II Hawkeyes) have been at "standard" OAL's, which amount to about 3.10" for the 7x57 and 3.35" for the .280. IOW - nowhere near the lands.
Yesterday I ran seating depth test on both rifles and the longer the OAL's got, the more the groups opened up. Am I doing something wrong?
I'm happy with the groups I'm getting at standard OAL's, but this does have me curious because of everything I've read.