17 Remington COAL? - 01/09/21
Question for the 17 Rem guys. I’m pretty new to the round, only having one before the one I currently own.
I’m working up a load for 700 Classic and have a question about COAL. According to my hornady guage the 25g V-Max is into the lands at 2.215. I haven’t taken a base to ogive measurement yet as the 17cal insert is still en route from midway......Anyway; that seems kinda short to me. Looking back at my notes on my last 17 Rem, I was able to seat the bullet much longer; unless I wrote it down wrong.
I understand each rifle is different and there’s no concrete answer here but am looking on suggestions based on what YOUR 17 Rem likes in regards to seating depth.
Do you generally start start right at the lands or back off 5-10-15 thousandths? Does anyone else have a 17 Rem with what I guess you would call a tight factory chamber?
I’m working up a load for 700 Classic and have a question about COAL. According to my hornady guage the 25g V-Max is into the lands at 2.215. I haven’t taken a base to ogive measurement yet as the 17cal insert is still en route from midway......Anyway; that seems kinda short to me. Looking back at my notes on my last 17 Rem, I was able to seat the bullet much longer; unless I wrote it down wrong.
I understand each rifle is different and there’s no concrete answer here but am looking on suggestions based on what YOUR 17 Rem likes in regards to seating depth.
Do you generally start start right at the lands or back off 5-10-15 thousandths? Does anyone else have a 17 Rem with what I guess you would call a tight factory chamber?