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I have 196 gr gc bullets that I have loaded for testing in a early 1900's '94 WS. The last few days I've been reading through the old threads on this forum. Came across cautions on seating bullets beyond the neck of a case. The 196 gr bullet sits with the top of the gas check even with the shoulder/body junction of the case. Is this a dangerous depth?
Tain't bout where the base of the boolit is, it's about shorter cartridges (given same charge & etc.) produce higher pressures (think Kaboom). Sometimes drastically higher pressures. Boolit bases protruding into the main case area of a bottleneck case can affect accuracy in terms of unsupported length affecting boolit alignment, the base area can bump up (though pressure on all sides would say not), and lube can pollute powder.