03-30-2020, 09:02 PM
Seating depth I play with but in several of my rifles I can seat no where near the lands and still get a round that will function through action and fit in the mag. one of those with Berger 140gr VLDs is easily sub half MOA .12 off the lands. If I want to shoot jamed into the lands it is still a half MOA shooting single shot.
i never owned or loaded for a Weatherby rifle that a bullet loaded to kiss the lands could fit in the mag and some bullets like stated above cannot be seated out far enough to reach the lands. Berger even suggest with their VLD bullets to seat to the lands but if that is not an option start .040 off the lands and increase by multiples or 040 until you find a sweet spot.
I have loaded for a Remington 700 in 257 wBY that blows primers on factory Weatherby ammo fairly often and sticky bolt lift because it is a little short throated and not a lot of free bore like the Weatherby rifles are.
i never owned or loaded for a Weatherby rifle that a bullet loaded to kiss the lands could fit in the mag and some bullets like stated above cannot be seated out far enough to reach the lands. Berger even suggest with their VLD bullets to seat to the lands but if that is not an option start .040 off the lands and increase by multiples or 040 until you find a sweet spot.
I have loaded for a Remington 700 in 257 wBY that blows primers on factory Weatherby ammo fairly often and sticky bolt lift because it is a little short throated and not a lot of free bore like the Weatherby rifles are.