I spotted this a while ago but forgot to post something about it. The easy way to check is to 'paint' the end of a bullet with a permanent marker pen and then seat it and look for a contact mark on the Ogive, if it exists you *should* be OK, if not let me know as I fancy making a couple of seater inserts for VLD bullets and have not found a die/bullet combination to do this for yet.Many shooters have problems getting the VLD bullets to shoot because of the bullet seater die they are using. VLD bullet noses are so long and sharp that, in many dies, the bullet tip bottoms out in the bullet seater stem instead of touching on the side of the ogive like it should. Seating depth inconsistencies up to .025" can occur if the seater stem bottoms out on the bullet tip. The worst part is that many shooters have no idea that this is the root cause of their poor performance.
For VLD reloaders
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All handloading data posted on Full-Bore UK from 23/2/2021 must reference the published pressure tested data it was sourced from, posts without such verification will be removed.
Any existing data without such a reference should be treated as suspect and not used.
Use reloading information posted here at your own risk. This forum (http://www.full-bore.co.uk) is not responsible for any property damage or personal injury as a consequence of using reloading data posted here, the information is individual members findings and observations only. Always verify the load data and be absolutely sure your firearm can handle the load, especially older ones. If in doubt start low and work your way up.
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Dougan
Re: For VLD reloaders
After I had problems with the .303 seating a few weeks back, I didn't know what the inside part of the die looked like - so I screwed it out, to have a look at - I can confirm that the 'seater' is touching the ogive only...but I havn't yet given any serious thought yet as to how I'm going to get the seater back in it's thread.... :-P
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