Seating semi wadcutter

[kthomk]

I usually load jacketed bullets for my .45 ACP. Bought some semi wadcutter copper plated Rainier bullets. When seating this bullet, should the shoulder be flush with the top of the brass case??

 

[cbmax]

I have only loaded lead semi wadcutter bullets.

I typically like to leave jut a little bit of the shoulder exposed over the top of the brass case. I am talking maybe a couple hundreds of an inch.

CB

 

[trickyasafox]

i go about a 1/16 of an inch off the shoulder. cycles well for me

 

[ReloaderFred]

It will depend on your pistol. Some pistols like SWC bullets loaded long to feed from the magazine, but others won't tolerate any of the bullet extending beyond the mouth of the case, due to short leades, or throats, in the chamber.

My 1911's and Witnesses will allow the SWC bullet to be seated out about 1/16th of an inch, but my XD has a short leade, and won't chamber them. You'll have to experiment with a few loaded rounds and see what your pistol likes and then go from there.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Starter52]

+1 to what Fred said. Try a few both ways with your gun. My target .45 likes 'em 1/16" sticking out. I believe most reloading manuals say 1/16" out.

 

[TooTaxed]

Consider the recommended OAL (Over All Cartridge Length) recommended in your reloading manual for that particular bullet. For the Raniers/plated bullets use lead rather than jacketed data...the Lyman #48 lists 1.235" for a long-nosed 200-gr SWC, and 1.161" for a relatively short-nosed 200-gr SWC. The difference is critical for proper feeding from clip to chamber...and too long a cartridge won't fit in the clip.