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re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/16/19 03:48 AM
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I last loaded up 50 rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor and 140 Hybrids about 3 weeks ago, and I made another batch just tonight and I normally check ogive after seating the first bullet, but I knew I only seated Hybrids and did not bother to check ogive length knowingly did not change the seating depths since last batch. So I seated 50 rounds and was about to put everything away but had the itch to measure the ogive to double check before I closed that ammo box. Yikes, the caliper read .020" deeper. I just remembered loading 20 rounds for my buddy's Creedmoor and realized my mistake. So I got the kinetic hammer and lightly tapped all of the rounds until it was a tad longer than my desired ogive length of 2.260" and re-seated to my proper length. I was curious if it will have any change of accuracy compared to seating it once. That question came to my mind.
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Re: re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/16/19 12:06 PM
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No change. In the end, the bullet jump or jam was set to desired measurement.
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Re: re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/16/19 01:44 PM
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No change. In the end, the bullet jump or jam was set to desired measurement. Great, thanks Jason.
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01/16/19 02:24 PM
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Re: re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/16/19 05:39 PM
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I also checked bullet runout out of curiosity, its between half a thousand to .001 and a half. Looks like its good to go
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Re: re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/18/19 01:40 AM
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After knocking the bullets further out of the cases, reseating and checking bullet runout, I showed up at the range with the 6.5 Creed and shot those 140 Hybrids / H4350 and its stupid accurate still. Three shots at 100 yards at 2780 fps average with ES of 4 at 62 degrees with 12 mph wind, ignore other holes in targets, its a random target I picked at the range someone else used. Seems re-seating did not have any effect on accuracy.
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01/18/19 09:07 PM
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Good to know this, thanks for sharing
Joe
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Re: re-seating affects accuracy?
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01/18/19 09:51 PM
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Seems re-seating did not have any effect on accuracy. We said it, didn't we!
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Seems re-seating did not have any effect on accuracy. We said it, didn't we!
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