Seating depth tool

[Jlowry809]

Has anyone tried the Type 1 designs seating depth tool yet?

My 6.5 prc tikka loves the Berger 140g elite hunters and can consistently get 5 shot groups around .5-.75 and 15 shot groups around 1.5-1.75.

It shot Hornadys 143eldx and 147eldm ok, was getting right around 1 inch 5 shot groups with them (haven’t tried a larger shot group).

Although I’m happy with how the 140g Berger did on my recent elk kill I’d like something alittle heavier and trying to keep myself from diving down the expensive rabbit hole of reloading. If I can get a $175 tool to help tighten up the Hornady ammo just alittle bit I’d be happy with it.

 

[Jlowry809]

After spending the day pouring over Forms post in the reloading forums I’m just gonna shoot a 15-20 rd group of the 143eldx and 147 eldm and see what the larger group sample looks like compared to the 140g bergers.

 

[benconfused]

After spending the day pouring over Forms post in the reloading forums I’m just gonna shoot a 15-20 rd group of the 143eldx and 147 eldm and see what the larger group sample looks like compared to the 140g bergers.

Were you unable to find any reviews of the Type 1 tool in the forums?

 

[Jlowry809]

Were you unable to find any reviews of the Type 1 tool in the forums?

No I didn’t. I ended up being happy with the bergers.

 

[SDHNTR]

I’m confused. You want to manipulate seating depth with factory ammo? Is this a thing?

 

[Jlowry809]

I’m confused. You want to manipulate seating depth with factory ammo? Is this a thing?

Yep, the thought was adjust seating depth to help try to find the sweet spot for some accuracy improvements without having to go full send into reloading.


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[SDHNTR]

Yep, the thought was adjust seating depth to help try to find the sweet spot for some accuracy improvements without having to go full send into reloading.


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Sounds like a serious waste of time. Either reload or try new factory ammo.

 

[benconfused]

Sounds like a serious waste of time. Either reload or try new factory ammo.

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[SDHNTR]

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I’ll be damned. Color me skeptical.

 

[stratofisher]

I would be skeptical of that tool. I know anytime I have pulled bullets it really messes with the neck tension. If you are pushing it in it is not impactful. I use a Whidden arbor die and will start long and push in to fine tune the seating depth on reloads, but this tool is likely to cause issues based upon what I have seen with my reloads

 

[SDHNTR]

A lot of factory rounds are crimped into a canallure ring also.

 

[BBob]

I know anytime I have pulled bullets it really messes with the neck tension.

Thinking outside the box (the box being reloading) and using factory ammunition do we care if neck tension changes if performance is improved by using such a tool? Color me skeptical but if it works for someone by all means go for it.

 

[EdP]

"If you build it they will come."

 

[benconfused]

No one seems to have purchased and tested this on Rokslide that I've found.

 

[stratofisher]

Thinking outside the box (the box being reloading) and using factory ammunition do we care if neck tension changes if performance is improved by using such a tool? Color me skeptical but if it works for someone by all means go for it.

If it works go for it, but have found that keeping consistent neck tension is the key to consistent down range performance.

 

[BBob]

If it works go for it, but have found that keeping consistent neck tension is the key to consistent down range performance.

I’d tend to agree but that’s the thing. If that tool pulls the bullet and the neck tension happens to lessen but lessens consistently and equally and it happens to shoot better why would we care? Sometimes less is more but sometimes more is more. Gotta test and try before we can condemn So who’s gonna do it? I reload and don’t shoot factory so I’m out.

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

I think reloading can cover a lot of items that help contribute to accuracy. Changing seating depth on a factory load might help a little bit. Unless you purchase ammunition all from the same lot, what happens when the manufacturer changes a component of the load due to availability (it happens), That can change the accuracy probably more than seating depth