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If the bullet is ON the lands, the only way the load will stay consistent is to shoot it clean. Fouling will change where the ogive contacts the "lands" and the throat will get filthy as well changing the entire dynamic of the load.

It may work for a hunting rifle where you're not shooting a bunch and always shoot it in the same condition.

For any other rifle, target or one you shoot a lot between cleanings, the best place for the ogive is OFF of the lands where fouling remains consistent and won't effect the load significantly during periods when cleaning is impossible.

I'll post some pictures tomorrow showing why Audettes are repeatable, why you should save them until the lot of powder you have is gone so that you can "chase the throat" to keep your rifle barrel shooting well after it is effectively worn out, and why the highest pressure load may not be the optimum