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ohnomrbillk
04-28-2013, 07:28 PM
My Google fu isn't doing well on this one.

I appreciate that the shape provided by the point form die will make this variable, but is there a chart somewhere that shows the suggested jacket length for bullets of a certain caliber and weight?

For instance, perhaps a 22 jacket 0.705 long is good for bullets between 50 and 55 grains.

Help appreciated

30yrcaster
04-28-2013, 07:57 PM
Here's something from Berger:
.224 - .600 length - 30, 35, and 40 gr bullets
.224 - .705 length - 50 and 52 grain bullets
.224 - .740 length - 55 grain bullets
.224 - .800 length - 60, 62 and 64 grain bullets
.224 - .930 length - 70 and 73 grain bullets
.224 - 1.000 length - 75 grain bullets
.224 - 1.060 length - 80 grain bullets
.224 - 1.125 length - 90 grain bullets