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webby4x4 · April 12, 2009, 02:30 PM

I was in the shop reloading yesterday and I started to wonder... could you effectively load a smaller powder charge and simply seat the bullet a few hundred thousands of an inch deeper?

I obviously didn't do this, because, well... I'm new, and I don't want to do anything stupid. But, if I'm loading my .45 ACP and charge with 3.5 grains of Bullseye w/ a 200 grn SWC cast boolit, could I effectively load, say, 3.3 grains and seat the boolit .002" deeper?

I'm not really interested in doing this as I don't believe this will equate to much of a savings (and I kind of like all 10 fingers

), so this question is really just to satisfy my curiosity about seating depth, pressure and powder charge.

Rick

April 12, 2009, 02:30 PM	#1
webby4x4 Member Join Date: April 7, 2009 Location: North Dallas, TX Posts: 92	Bullet seating depth vs. pressure vs. powder charge I was in the shop reloading yesterday and I started to wonder... could you effectively load a smaller powder charge and simply seat the bullet a few hundred thousands of an inch deeper? I obviously didn't do this, because, well... I'm new, and I don't want to do anything stupid. But, if I'm loading my .45 ACP and charge with 3.5 grains of Bullseye w/ a 200 grn SWC cast boolit, could I effectively load, say, 3.3 grains and seat the boolit .002" deeper? I'm not really interested in doing this as I don't believe this will equate to much of a savings (and I kind of like all 10 fingers ), so this question is really just to satisfy my curiosity about seating depth, pressure and powder charge. Rick