Southernsorrow
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I had horrible results using hornady Match 168gr hollowpoints yet Federal Match,Wilchester Supreme Silvertip, Federal american eagles and DAG surplus run great groups... I think I know why the hornady OAL is about 2.718 and the others are around 2.746 to2.760...
Now using the slit brass and bullet trick "cut slits in the neck of a case , put a bullet in it, close/cycle the bolt about ten times measure the results each time, you should not + or - more than 0.002 if you have proper tension on bullet" I found my bullet hit's the lands on my Savage 10 at 2.810 and the closer to lands you get the better the accuracy "duh"... But my question is when reloading How far from the lands should I be with OAL if 2.810 touches would reducing by .002, .005 or .010 be best ? or should I just load till it hits lands "2.810" but don't know if that'd be wise as the bullet might get jammed in there making unloading a chambered round a problem such as pulling the case from the bullet spilling powder everywhere and having a stuck bullet in barrel.
Now using the slit brass and bullet trick "cut slits in the neck of a case , put a bullet in it, close/cycle the bolt about ten times measure the results each time, you should not + or - more than 0.002 if you have proper tension on bullet" I found my bullet hit's the lands on my Savage 10 at 2.810 and the closer to lands you get the better the accuracy "duh"... But my question is when reloading How far from the lands should I be with OAL if 2.810 touches would reducing by .002, .005 or .010 be best ? or should I just load till it hits lands "2.810" but don't know if that'd be wise as the bullet might get jammed in there making unloading a chambered round a problem such as pulling the case from the bullet spilling powder everywhere and having a stuck bullet in barrel.