cast Bullet seating depth

[barnabus]

should i seat my cast bullets to touch the lands to get a complete seal using smokeless powder? Im looking for top accuracy in a Sharps and High Wall. I shoot a cast lino bullet out of my 30Br lead bench rig and those are shot touching the lands.

[smithnframe]

That’s what I do for my Sharps rifles with the “holy” black!

[Drydock]

Load up some rounds that way, load up some rounds just off the lands, and let the rifle tell you what it likes.

[Conditor22]

Usually, start by touching the lands and backing off .002, the go up and down to see what your gun likes best

[marlinman93]

I start out touching, and then try less and less to see what the gun likes. I have a hand held Huntington press that I take to the range when I'm developing loads, so I can make up a few rounds with different powder charge, and different seating depths. This way I don't end up having to make up 10 groups of five each, and then tear down those that don't work well, or shoot them up with less than great accuracy.

[John Boy]

Reloads where the bullet ogive touches the leading bore cuts will center to the bore axis better

[slim1836]

I like mine backed off a little in the event I have to eject a round without leaving a boolit lodged in the chamber. I'm not a cloverleaf shooter.

Slim

[hawkenhunter50]

I usually have mine backed off a bit to allow easier chambering once things get a bit fouled. I find that they are harder to chamber once things are fouled if I have them seated long.

[lotech]

Unless restricted by a factor like magazine length, I've seen best accuracy loading all rifle cartridges to where the bullet is just barely engraved when chambered.

[marlinman93]

Mine vary, but most like to be almost touching, or touching for best accuracy. But I do have a couple here and there that show better accuracy with a particular load if they have a small jump into the lands.