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Reloading **Freebore vs Seating Depth**
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<blockquote data-quote="brotherbrown831" data-source="post: 2126072" data-attributes="member: 26145"><p>I am very new to shooting and reloading, I am working on developing a load for the following setup:</p><p></p><p>Mossberg 800A .308 20" barrel 1n12 twist.</p><p>Hornady 150 gr FMJ-BT #3037</p><p>Remington Brass</p><p>Winchester LRP</p><p>Varget 42-44.5gr</p><p></p><p>I have spent a good amount of time shooting different powder charges from minimum to 80% of max. For this stage of the test I used the Hornady recommended COAL of 2.78. I have found 44 grain to be the sweet spot. Now I am starting to play with COAL and that's where I am getting confused.. </p><p></p><p>My rifle has what you might consider a generous chamber. I can lock the bolt down with a COAL of 2.89 however at that length the bullet is barely seated in the brass. I tested a few different lengths from 2.75, 2.78, 2.80 and found the longer the COAL the better the group. I want to go out further but don't want to do anything dangerous. Are there any potential problems or dangers to not seating the bullet deep enough in the brass??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brotherbrown831, post: 2126072, member: 26145"] I am very new to shooting and reloading, I am working on developing a load for the following setup: Mossberg 800A .308 20" barrel 1n12 twist. Hornady 150 gr FMJ-BT #3037 Remington Brass Winchester LRP Varget 42-44.5gr I have spent a good amount of time shooting different powder charges from minimum to 80% of max. For this stage of the test I used the Hornady recommended COAL of 2.78. I have found 44 grain to be the sweet spot. Now I am starting to play with COAL and that's where I am getting confused.. My rifle has what you might consider a generous chamber. I can lock the bolt down with a COAL of 2.89 however at that length the bullet is barely seated in the brass. I tested a few different lengths from 2.75, 2.78, 2.80 and found the longer the COAL the better the group. I want to go out further but don't want to do anything dangerous. Are there any potential problems or dangers to not seating the bullet deep enough in the brass?? [/QUOTE]
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