Nosler accubond problem

[HOLY DIVER]

i bought some 165gr accubonds to load for my 30-06 and when i load to Nosler's O.A.L. specs 3.320 they will not chamber in my x-bolt seat the bullet deeper and problem solved right? but i'm concerned about high pressures i've never ran into any issues hand loading my hunting rounds for the x-bolt before but i've always used Hornady's interlock bullet which seats at 3.210 O.A.L. so i'm going back to what works (interlock) but i would like to find a safe load that will work for the accubond in the x-bolt i emailed nosler but have not heard back from them

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

The COAL listed is always a suggestion. Use whatever COAL you need to make the rifle chamber the round 100% of the time. Start at the minimum powder charge and work up.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

The Nosler Accubond doesn't have the same Ogive location as the Interlock that's where you are having issues.

 

[HOLY DIVER]

The Nosler Accubond doesn't have the same Ogive location as the Interlock that's where you are having issues.

i have no idea what an Ogive is?

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

The Ogive is the part of the bullet that engages the rifling first.

 

[ybuck44]

Seating bullets deeper into a bottleneck case won't raise pressure, it does in straight walled cases, if you seat the bullet in the lands pressure goes up. Load down 10% and as you work it up again watch for the pressure signs.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The OAL of a cartridge will change with different bullets. It's how much bullet is in the case that matters for pressures which will change with each bullet. As for worrying about pressures in the 30-06 because of seating depth, like said above its not that critical in a large rifle cartridge as long as you start low and work up. Any time you change components you should work up a new load anyway.

 

[HOLY DIVER]

The Ogive is the part of the bullet that engages the rifling first.

ahhh ok your right i did some measuring and the accubond gets fatter a lot faster