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I am loading my first 22/250 rounds with 55gr. V-Max bullets and am having a hard time seating them far enough in to meet the 2.350" OAL. At this point, only a tiny bit of the bullet body is outside the case neck and the OAL is 2.362". If I seat them to meet 2.350", the bullet will be seated up to the ogive (or whatever the point is called where the body begins to taper inward to a point), which seems like an excessive amount of seating. The case is trimmed to the minimum of 1.902", so I can't think of anything I have done wrong. The one thing I have yet to try is seeing if the bullet touches the lands, which I will check tomorrow. Advice is requested.  Interestingly enough, longer bullets in this caliber have a longer OAL, which seems counter intuitive to me. Isn't the OAL meant to keep the bullet away from the lands and allow it to be fit in the magazine? Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, Varmint Hunters' Assn., ARTCA, and American Legion. "An armed society is a polite society" --Robert Heinlein via Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC Caveat Emptor: Don't trust *Cavery Grips* from Clayton, NC. He is a ripoff. | ||
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If your magazine allows it, seat the bullets out longer. The 2.350" figure is the SAAMI max for the cartridge and only means a cartridge of that length will fit any chamber and mag produced by a factory that follows SAAMI protocol. The COL isn`t cut in stone and the V-Max like the A Max is such a sleek bullet I doubt you can get it in the lands in a factory chambered rifle and still have bullet shank in the case. ------------------------------------ The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity. ~Patrick Murray "Why shouldn`t truth be stranger then fiction? Fiction after all has to make sense." (Samual Clemens) "Saepe errans, numquam dubitans --Frequently in error, never in doubt". | |||
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Thanx, your reply makes me feel better. I will check the length in the rifle today, finish loading rounds, and head to the range. Thanx again! Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, Varmint Hunters' Assn., ARTCA, and American Legion. "An armed society is a polite society" --Robert Heinlein via Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC Caveat Emptor: Don't trust *Cavery Grips* from Clayton, NC. He is a ripoff. | |||
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I seat the bullets in the brass as deep as 1 caliber. If it fits in the mag then I go from there. | |||
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SPECIAL NOTE ON CARTRIDGE OVERALL LENGTH “COL” It is important to note that the SAAMI “COL” values are for the firearms and ammunition manufacturers industry and must be seen as a guideline only. The individual reloader is free to adjust this dimension to suit their particular firearm-component-weapon combination. This parameter is determined by various dimensions such as 1) magazine length (space), 2) freebore-lead dimensions of the barrel, 3) ogive or profile of the projectile and 4) position of cannelure or crimp groove. | |||
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