Sorry guys, I'm attempting to get back into reloading after a 5-6 year break and have some dumb questions. I had mixed results back then but never really got seriously into it.
Situation:
I'm reloading 6.5 creed and .308 win. When determining seating depth I was going to try and find jam on my rifles then back off .02" as a starting point. I don't have comparator tools so everything is measured in COAL. To find jam I used the lock tite method and barely seated a bullet put it in the rifle chambered and waited 10 minutes. I did feel like I had to force the bolt closed on both which I was expecting however I had to try a few times on the 6.5 CM
Problem:
After finding jam, I realized I was .05-.06" above my magazine length. This made me wonder if I completely messed something up because everyone on YouTube mentioned to back off .02" but I can't do that and fit in my mag. Am I crazy? Is this normal? I ended up just loading to the max mag length -~5 thousandths.
Equipment:
Not sure it really matters but I thought I'd let you guys know anyway. Rifles are matching seekins PH2's. .308 rifle has ~500rds. 6.5 cm has ~150 rds on it. Brass is norma once fired in both. Bullets are 140gr sst in 6.5 cm and 150gr sst in .308. I plan on switching to copper but had leftover sst's to practice with.
Situation:
I'm reloading 6.5 creed and .308 win. When determining seating depth I was going to try and find jam on my rifles then back off .02" as a starting point. I don't have comparator tools so everything is measured in COAL. To find jam I used the lock tite method and barely seated a bullet put it in the rifle chambered and waited 10 minutes. I did feel like I had to force the bolt closed on both which I was expecting however I had to try a few times on the 6.5 CM
Problem:
After finding jam, I realized I was .05-.06" above my magazine length. This made me wonder if I completely messed something up because everyone on YouTube mentioned to back off .02" but I can't do that and fit in my mag. Am I crazy? Is this normal? I ended up just loading to the max mag length -~5 thousandths.
Equipment:
Not sure it really matters but I thought I'd let you guys know anyway. Rifles are matching seekins PH2's. .308 rifle has ~500rds. 6.5 cm has ~150 rds on it. Brass is norma once fired in both. Bullets are 140gr sst in 6.5 cm and 150gr sst in .308. I plan on switching to copper but had leftover sst's to practice with.
