[Metal god]

Lets start with soft seating , I've tried it but very little . Mostly because I just wasn't that comfortable doing it for the reasons described above among others , so I wont be doing that .

Thanks Unclenick that was very helpful ,lots of good info to sort through . I do however really like the idea of running a second complete load development once I find the seating depth . I've never done this and quite frankly never even crossed my mind . I may actually do this with a couple loads I have .

This brings up another question of charge increments . When using a scale with a +/- .1gr variance and the charge likely in the 40+gr area . What increment would be optimal to move up in ? When I first started I did .5gr increments but later changed to 1% of max . Meaning if max was in the 40+gr area I'd move up in .4gr increments - 50+gr would be .5gr increments and anything 30gr or less would be .3gr increments . I never went to .2gr increments because a scale that only gives you a +/- of .1gr means those .2gr differences could be .1 , .2 or .3gr differences . That to me seems like you could end up chasing your tale if you're not careful .

When I was shooting 1,000 yard F Class with my 6.5x55 match rifle, I went from seating the bullet 0.012" off the lands to seating them 0.020" into the lands with about 0.001" neck tension. I found that reducing my charge weight by 0.9gr got me the same velocity as I got when I was seating the bullet off the lands.

This also makes me think I should start below the recommended start charge if I'm starting in the lands ??? Maybe 5 to 10% less the recommended starting charges ?

Example : If min is 39gr and max is 42gr maybe start at 38gr and stop at 41gr ?

Where is the best place to buy Quickloads ? I found a site based out of the UK but not sure if that's the right place to start ?