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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 818143" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>.002" off the rifling is pretty darn close. Did you verify this with a comparator like stoney point? Are you sure that your press repeats this closely? I've got a RCBS single stage and a progressive and I don't trust either one that close. It's more of a neck tension and bullet ogive consistency thing than press repeatability.</p><p></p><p>.020 gives you more safety factor. Now if you've worked up your load to be safe with it touching the rifling that's another matter. "Off the lands" vs. "touching the lands" can make a dramatic difference in pressure. Just my <img src="/images/smilies/twocents.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":twocents:" title="Twocents :twocents:" data-shortname=":twocents:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 818143, member: 3099"] .002" off the rifling is pretty darn close. Did you verify this with a comparator like stoney point? Are you sure that your press repeats this closely? I've got a RCBS single stage and a progressive and I don't trust either one that close. It's more of a neck tension and bullet ogive consistency thing than press repeatability. .020 gives you more safety factor. Now if you've worked up your load to be safe with it touching the rifling that's another matter. "Off the lands" vs. "touching the lands" can make a dramatic difference in pressure. Just my :twocents: [/QUOTE]
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