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Jump to the lands... Question
I am prepping ladder tests for my 6.5 Creedmoor build with various bullet combos. Generally with gas guns, the general consensus on the interwebs was to "load to magazine length" because generally to get to or near the lands, would require an OAL greater than would feed from a magazine. Right now with a Hirtenberger 120g PSP I can easily find / exceed the lands from a PMAG. With my 140g Matchburners I will be able to soon find the lands when I receive my Knights Armament SR25 magazine (they load out to 2.880 supposedly).
Even though I this is a semi-auto, are there and recommendations for bullet jump for initial load testing? 2 thousandths jump? 1 thousandth jump? No jump? I know that messing with the seating depth will be the last step in load development, but want to try and get it as close as possible from the start. ...and yes I am measuring from O-Give with bullet comparator, not COAL. |
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You can't always get to a 1 or 2 thousands jump in a semi-auto chamber - especially with a light bullet combo. Some chambers are too long. This is why some of us just set to magazine max length and fine tune the powder type and charge level. Set it just off the lands (2 thous) if you can and go from there. Jump is sometimes not that big of a factor in finding a decent load in a semi-auto.
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The rule of thumb in general is that you should initially seat the bullet as long as possible and still allow the rifle to function. With mag fed semi's the magazine is the determining factor. Once you start at the longest possible length you can start seating the bullet a little deeper for refinement of your load.
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I am the fan of knowing the distance to the lands; I am the fan of 'the running start', I want my bullets to have that jump. If my rifles are not accurate with bullets jump/the running start the rifle does not leave the house. I have no infatuation with sticking the bullet into the lands. I want my bullets to hit the lands 'a running'.
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I just measured. Nosler 140g Custom Competition and the Hirtenberger 120g PSP could both touch the lands while still working with a PMAG (kept under 2.800COAL), the Barnes Matcher Burners need about 4 thousandths more room for the PMAG but should fit in the Knights Armament magazine.
I'm glad I checked because magazine length particularly for the 120g PSP would have jammed hard into the rifling either causing setback or wouldn't possibly chamber. |
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I am the fan of accuracy. I am the fan of using whatever length works best wether into or out of the lands. I am the fan of letting the rifle determine what that length will be.
That said this. The rule of thumb in general is that you should initially seat the bullet as long as possible and still allow the rifle to function. With mag fed semi's the magazine is the determining factor. Once you start at the longest possible length you can start seating the bullet a little deeper for refinement of your load.
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I have another question... I measured 10 bullets from same lots using the comparator and got a decent spread on OAL to lands. I have noticed that most online videos or tutorials show measuring only once and that's the measurement to determine your jump.
Would I be better served basing my jump off the average measurements or just pick on and go? |
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When your after extreme accuracy you want all your seated rounds within 0.001
If you measure and find a lot of variation it's time to sort your bullets into like groups.
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Is there a minimum amount the bullet should be seated into the neck?
I have a Tikka T3 in 6.5x55 that has LONG throat. I can seat the bullet so far out before hitting the lands that I start to seat them without the bullet being seated all the way through the case neck and into the body of the case. How would you proceed here? Rule still apply? Thanks. |
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As someone who had shot competitive Service Rifle for several years, I will say that tweaking distance to lands in a gas gun is not going to yield much practical gains.
If you're shooting a traditional BTHP (aka Open Tip Match) bullet, the bullet is going to be very jump tolerant. That being said, my primary bullet for the 600 yard line was the Berger 80gr VLD and I was seating .010" into the lands, and I was chasing throat with that load (I would make my 600 yard line ammo the week or two prior to the match). I only did this mainly because of word of mouth (that VLDs are seating depth sensitive) and for peace of mind. But I literally shot some VLDs that were about 18 months old (seated them nearly a year and a half prior to a match) and so they were definitely jumping to the lands. Yet, I still shot a 196-12x in 15mph wind. Personally, when it comes to ammo that's going into a magazine, I'll settle on a COL based on that magazine, and develop my loads based on that COL. After you decide on a load, you could try and mess with seating depth, to tweak that load further, but I feel it is just a waste of time. Granted, reloading is a hobby in itself, so if you have the time and desire, go for it. My advice is to stick with a quality BTHP/OTM, or try the Berger hybrids which are becoming all the range with F-Class shooters. The Berger hybrid is supposed to be a blend of traditional BTHP/OTM and VLD, giving the higher BC of VLD, but the jump tolerance of BTHP/OTM.
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I can still get my guns to shoot very well and I load to a particular CBTO value and if it is within 0.001-0.003", I leave it alone. I do sort bullets and I load to the kernel and I have other processes that I feel help ensure consistent ammo. The most important thing for me is to find a load that in nearly all conditions, will shoot the best groups. This means a load that is in the middle of an accuracy node for powder charge and will also shoot well in a range of seating depths, say 0.001-0.003" variation from each other. What does this give me? It means that even if I have variations in my ammo components, I am giving myself some room to have slight variations in my ammo but will still shoot well. I do not necessarily want the load that produced the smallest group. I want the load that will agg well over multiple days because we all experience different conditions from say-to-day, and we typically pre-load for a match and there is almost never an instance where you can "tweak" a load like the benchrest guys sometimes can do. Do a powder charge ladder test, find the middle of an accuracy node, play with seating depth and then shoot what you think are the best loads in multiple conditions and see which one aggs the best and stick with it. Then, go out and learn to read the wind. Quote:
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For those who think seating depth doesn't matter you should give it a try sometime and see what happens to your groups.
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So with my cheap hirtenberger 120g PSP I found there were two definitive bullet oal groups. One was .5950 and .6060 like they were two machines that produced this lot or mixed lot.
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Mike Rattigan's book has a section on the so called, "superbullet". What he means by that is it is not a particular bullet, but rather the lot# of that bullet that for some reason, just flat out shoots better. And, buying that same particular bullet, but with a different lot# could be drastically different. This is why it is critical to try to obtain the same lot# of bullets, especially when you find that one is producing better results than the other. It is not uncommon to see competition shooters buy and log multiple lot#s down in their logbook and track what lot#'s work best or show a tendency to produce better scores. It is also not uncommon that when one finds a lot# that they think is great, to buy thousands of them. I have a lot# of 105 hybrids and 180gr hybrids that are shooting great and I have 2K+ of the same lot#. This helps eliminate variables, especially when you are going through multiple barrels and trying to determine which barrel shoots better so that one is what you take to big matches.
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Good to know... I simply loaded up the .6060 lot and my seating depths were infinitely more consistent. I broke down and bought a whidden micrometer seater die which made a otherwise tedious job of uniform seating depths incredibly easy. I probably won't be as OCD for subsequent loads but went for consistency since these are my ladder tests.
Barnes Match Burners don't seem to have but the occasional flyer which is slightly longer. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk |
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OK I have another "possibly stupid question"...
Looking at many many online threads... People will write .01 or .02 jump, but then call it thousandths. I'm confused. I thought I was educated enough to know, but are people forgetting what the decimal places actually mean? Tens, hundreds, thousands? Which is it!? Even in my OP I interchanged them on accident Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Last edited by bigdawg86; 07-18-2016 at 9:57 PM.. |
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0.050" = 50 thousandths 0.005" = 5 thousandths 0.0005" = 5 tenths It should be...5 thousandths (0.005") or 10 thousandths (0.010") off the lands or jammed.
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This has been a godsend on my blackout ARs. I couldnt get cast bullets made that wouldnt stick or not chamber. Ordered the Hornady OAL tool and I'm in business. Some bullets seem short but I'll just have to lower the powder throw.
From what I've read, trimmed 223 to blackout has a thicker neck than OEM blackout brass. That gives many chambering issues. I debated throat reaming the barrells to .311 so these cast will work. Gotta hit the range first before I decide to do that. |
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For rapid fire stages, I load the bullets to the maximum length that my magazines will take. For long range stage, I single load the rounds. I seat it anywhere from .005" to .010" from the land. The accuracy depends on the particular rifle, but usually that range will give you good starting accuracy.
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Slowing down at the rifling: That is scary. F. Guffey |
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If you start your bullets with a lot of jump what in the world do you think happens when they reach the bores constriction?
Do you think they accelerate when encountering an obstruction? WOW!!!!!! If you think the engraving force has no affect tell us why Isaac Newton got it all wrong.
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Long range / precision guys please confirm or dispel this idea for me as this previous post seems like I'm missing the punch line for a joke that was never told. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk |
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When you start a bullet seated firmly into the lands it only accelerates.
When you seat a bullet with alot of jump it accelerates initially then slows down when it reaches the bores constriction then re-accelerates as the pressure builds. Accuracy is found at both locations usually and a Shooter looking for best accuracy would start out at there longest possible length and work back in only one direction. And if you seat long originally you won't have any pressure issues that are generally only found here on this website. The only downside to seating long is if it causes a bullet to get stuck in the lands but most competitors will not have this problem.
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I know people that have guns they shoot very long distances (I consider 1000yd, very long) whose guns/loads prefer as much as .050" of jump for the optimum accuracy.
In my personal experience, for what ever reason (likely cheap homemade guns), my best loads always are at or into the lands. I have read that jamming leads to excessive pressure, but I have never experienced it. In my albeit amateur and limited experience, the only time I get a sticky bolt is when I load over max book with a powder marginally fast for the application. Just my experience.
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Want to hear about bullet jump?
A friend of mine dropped a .308 into my 30.06. Pulled the trigger, and dinged the steel target at 300 yards. When he pull the the case out and grabbed for another out of the .308 box I stopped him real quick and asked what the **** was he doing! Sure enough, he had accidentally fired one of the .308 150gr's out of my 30.06. Strong extractor eh? |
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When the case is extracted it looks like a short 30/06 with no neck and a very short shoulder. You did not give the make and model of your rifle. F. Guffey |
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