16 March 2010, 01:02
wildboar2.6mm/0.1" bullet seating
Hi, according to the Viht. reloading chart, the suggested COL of the 6.5x55 is 80 mm./3.150" with the 123 Scenar bullet; that leads to a shank seat depth of a mere 2.6 mm./0.1". In your opinion, is this enough?

16 March 2010, 02:37
ted thornFor me it would be no. I like at least one bullet dia. in length to be seated into the neck.
16 March 2010, 02:38
Jim C. <><Forget book OAL, do what you need to do and develop your load around it.
I would check the length of the brass.
2.6mm is not a lot of case neck to grasp the bullet securely.
This seating depth will work at the bench target shooting. But I wouldn't want to take it hunting.
muck
16 March 2010, 12:39
wildboarI forgot to say it's a bench target load and I chamber each round manually....