Reload 308 110gr sp

[tacks]

Bought some Hornady 110gr sp #3010 varmint bullets. Just some cheap lead to throw. Looking at the Gordon's info and I get a warning " Guided seating depth of bullet to small" unless I take the overall length to 2.735" at 2.740" I get the warning . I normally load to 2.80" and shot Barnes 130 ttsx. There is a fair jump for that bullet at that length. Should I be concerned going that short? It may not be that bad with a different shaped bullet. Open and see what it looks like? How much does one need down the neck?

 

[tacks]

With the bullet just setting in the case I am at 2.805" so loaded it is only in .070" unless I seat it deeper with more jump.

The good bad or ugly?

 

[hoooogan]

Just load it to book COAL and start there. I pondered this when I was playing with 100gr ELD-VT's in my 6.5CM. But I got a several 1/2 MOA groups on book COAL at ~0.105 jump. There was not enough bullet length to go longer without losing neck engagement.

Last thing I wanted to do was knock a bullet crooked or pushed further in while chamber.

 

[tacks]

If I load to coal the bullet will not be in the case.

 

[Axlrod]

I would look at Hornady load data. They should have the right info. Using a short bullet, you are going to have some jump. The rule of thumb, is to seat the bullet 1 caliber deap, so .30" of your bullet should be in the case. At minimum.

 

[Caseknife]

Hodgdon Load data says 2.69" for the Barnes 110. COAL is bullet dependent.

 

[tacks]

The Barnes bullets in 110 grain are .150 - .270" longer than the Hornady. 2.690" puts the Hornady bullet .115" into the neck. Not much?

 

[Caseknife]

I'd put it deeper. Sometimes you can get in a situation where the bullet will leave the neck support before engaging the rifling and that can cause accuracy issues, but other than that, excessive jump may not hinder anything.

 

[hoooogan]

If I load to coal the bullet will not be in the case.

What are your measurements because:

2.69" recommended COAL
-2.01" case length
-0.83" bullet length
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0.15" in the case.

That is what Hornady recommends. If that's not enough for you, you are free to seat it in further. That's the beauty of reloading.

 

[tacks]

At 2.69" my cases are 2.005" I end up with .145" , .020" over 1/8" Now if I take the bullet and set it on the case I get 2.805" - 2.69 = .115" less than 1/8". I just want to be safe, so better to have .300" in the case with a big jump or go less?

Set a bullet in a case and closed the bolt, comes out at 2.778" so seated in .027" Plan to load to 2.600" or .205" into a .304" neck.