#3178836 - 02/28/13 06:56 AM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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Jcalder
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I'm not sure what you're referring to as mag length and max length, but I know I'm not on the lands. Oal according to sierra is 2.750. Not sure if thats min or max. But I seat my bullet until I can close my bolt without it getting in a bind. I also look at the bullet and see it the lands make any marks.
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#3178962 - 02/28/13 08:38 AM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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gtk
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Both of my reloading manuals say do "NOT" touch the lands, because increased pressure can occur?
My manual says max OAL is 2.860. I started my dummy load out there, and couldn't even begin to shut the bolt. I kept slowly seating it deeper until I could close the bolt with no "sticky" feel.
Then I put magic-maker on the bullet and chambered the round, and it left a noticeable ring. So I seated it deeper in .001 increments until it left no ring.
The OAL ended up being just what Barnes publised @ 2.820
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#3178976 - 02/28/13 08:48 AM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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Jcalder
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It's possible my manual states the minimum oal. But the way you done it gtk is similar to what I do to seat my bullets. Without doing the marker trick
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#3179352 - 02/28/13 02:37 PM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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Hunter 257W
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If all else is the same(i.e. case, primer, powder) you will get higher pressure if you seat a bullet against the rifling than if you seat it a bit deeper.
That's why if you are going to seat the bullet against the rifling, you should start load development with the bullet against the rifling. Never work up a MAX load with the bullet seated deeper and then seat it out further to touch the rifling. I like to work up in 1 grain increments looking at primers and feeling for an increase in bolt lift force required to extract the case. When you find iether of these back off a grain. If you are working up the load in cold weather to use in hot weather you might want to back off 2 grains.
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#3179358 - 02/28/13 02:40 PM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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Hunter 257W
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Of course this assumes you are loading for a bolt action rifle that operates at high enough pressures for primers to flatten and obviously you get no feed back on extraction force with other action types. With lesser pressure cartridges/guns, I go conservative as living through the experience with all my fingers trumps another 100 fps. 
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#3179878 - 02/28/13 11:21 PM
Re: Another 300 WSM Quest
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skynimrod
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Reloading, and Elk hunting I go for accuracy not speed. In fact I'm very happy when I'm not pushing the envelope & find my sweet spot in the middle range load ups. I load 5 rounds in .5 grain increments starting from the bottom of my hottest list book, I have several & working up for accuracy, and the max for notes if I reach it. I will go 1 grain over my highest list. I go just a hair off the lands most of the time.
I killed a bull elk at over 400 yds with a 1 shot drop using my most accurate load for that gun at the time. I needed it & had time to load it. Believe it or not it was a Nosler ballistic tip 150 gr 7mm Mag with H870 smoking hot, but it had time to slow down a little for a bang flop. I carried partitions usually for close work with that rifle.
Edited by skynimrod (02/28/13 11:23 PM)
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