Bob58 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm fairly new to handloading and have a simple question about the above referenced bullets, powder and OAL of a 308 Win handload. I reference Lee's Reloading Manual and note the max OAL as 2.81 and for the powder above a min AOL of 2.745. Fine, I can reload according to instructions, which I understand to be highly recommended. One problem. The min OAL does not seat the bullet to the cannelure. Should I seat to the cannelure and be below min AOL (lots of freebore), or seat to min AOL and ignore the cannelure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron J Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Bob. I don't shoot or load .308, but heres my logic. I assume you are thinking about volume of case changing with bullet depth and perhaps pressure variations resulting from this. I personally ignore cannelures except in magnum handguns where a tight crimp is needed to ignite some slow powders like H-110 or WW-296. With rifles I use a Stoney Point gage set and a dial caliper. I seat the bullets to .015"-.020" from the lands max. (Some later Rugers have so much freebore, if you try to hit the lands, it won't fit in the magazine!) If I feel a crimp is called for I use the lee factory crimp die. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Bob, I'll bet the 150 grn round nose bullets were intended for 30-30 win. I would seat them to the published COL and ignore the grovve. Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob58 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks everybody - ignore the cannelure and load to recommended length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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