Bullet Seating
Andy, my best advice would be for you to go to the Benchrest site, Benchrest.com. These folks know nearly everything there is to know about bullet seating, etc. In a nutshell, though, you need to make sure that you seat your bullet at least 1/2 caliber into the case. e.g. if you're shooting a .270, it should be seated at least .135 into the case, or more. (Not too deep, though, check the manuals for OAL). Next step is to make sure that your round will fit into the magazine if you're huunting with it, and that it doesn't get battered by recoil when in the mag, and then shift the OAL. That plays hell with consistency of accuracy.
HTH Walt
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