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jwrowland77 · August 28, 2012, 03:36 PM

Well the .02 jump I came up with from reading the instructions that came with the OAL gauge. The instructions said from .01-.03 jump, so I figured I'd start in the middle until I get more comfortable with loading then gradually get closer to find that sweet spot.

Just mainly trying to be as safe as possible. With my daughters ammo I have been loading to 2.232 (.223). When I used the OAL gauge, touching the lands was 2.285. As you can see I was way off. I figure I can at least start at 2.265 as a good starting point.

August 28, 2012, 03:36 PM	#9
jwrowland77 Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2012 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 1,398	Well the .02 jump I came up with from reading the instructions that came with the OAL gauge. The instructions said from .01-.03 jump, so I figured I'd start in the middle until I get more comfortable with loading then gradually get closer to find that sweet spot. Just mainly trying to be as safe as possible. With my daughters ammo I have been loading to 2.232 (.223). When I used the OAL gauge, touching the lands was 2.285. As you can see I was way off. I figure I can at least start at 2.265 as a good starting point.