Hello from Scotland~
I wonder if you gents could help me with my current handloading project ?
Im going to load Hornady 170 gn Flat nosed bullet in my .308 Miroku M-bolt.
I make the Hornady bullet 0.990" long, i loaded one into a neck sized unprimed case out to 2.92" and slowly closed the bolt.........i did this several times each time getting a O.A.L of 2.792" Reckon Miroku's must have long throats !
From this im thinking of seating to O.A.L of either 2.790" or 2.788" ???
But thats a long way out and im worried how stable the bullet will be in the neck of my collect neck sized cases ? The bullet is well up the neck !
This being a "short" bullet in a long throat how much of the bullet should i keep within the neck ? Is it ok to have it so far out ??
Im wondering if i should get a lee factory crimp die to hold fast the bulet in the neck .....or seat it a little deeper ??
Im looking to load around 41 gn of N140 behind this bullet im lookintg for approx 2400 f.p.s
Englander
I wonder if you gents could help me with my current handloading project ?
Im going to load Hornady 170 gn Flat nosed bullet in my .308 Miroku M-bolt.
I make the Hornady bullet 0.990" long, i loaded one into a neck sized unprimed case out to 2.92" and slowly closed the bolt.........i did this several times each time getting a O.A.L of 2.792" Reckon Miroku's must have long throats !
From this im thinking of seating to O.A.L of either 2.790" or 2.788" ???
But thats a long way out and im worried how stable the bullet will be in the neck of my collect neck sized cases ? The bullet is well up the neck !
This being a "short" bullet in a long throat how much of the bullet should i keep within the neck ? Is it ok to have it so far out ??
Im wondering if i should get a lee factory crimp die to hold fast the bulet in the neck .....or seat it a little deeper ??
Im looking to load around 41 gn of N140 behind this bullet im lookintg for approx 2400 f.p.s
Englander