jersurf101
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I am making some .308 win rounds using new Win brass and 168 grn Berger VLD's. After researching the subject I have found that Berger says you will find your sweet spot between .012 and .004 off of the lands.
This brings me to my question. I have measured the distance and it puts my OAL at 2.92 touching the lands. So it would seem that I should try 2.78 through 2.88 in OAL to start looking around. The problem is this exceeds the 2.80 OAL per Lyman 49. Is it safe to seat these o out further than the 2.8 inches if I keep them out of the lands?
I will be using 41 grains of IMR 4064 and the gun is a new savage Model 11. The magazine will accept rounds up to 3 inches long.
This brings me to my question. I have measured the distance and it puts my OAL at 2.92 touching the lands. So it would seem that I should try 2.78 through 2.88 in OAL to start looking around. The problem is this exceeds the 2.80 OAL per Lyman 49. Is it safe to seat these o out further than the 2.8 inches if I keep them out of the lands?
I will be using 41 grains of IMR 4064 and the gun is a new savage Model 11. The magazine will accept rounds up to 3 inches long.