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Old 11-11-2012, 03:18 PM
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There is a reason for maximum seating depth measurements put down by the companys that make the bullets and that is for "Over all best fit" for calibers that it is made for.

If you look at the last picture I posted, there is a Speer 158LswcHP shown. It has a factory crimp area and just below that, you can see where I crimped this bullet. This is the MAXIMUM OAL for this bullet in my snub nose before the load will hang up in the cylinder and not allow the cylinder to close.
With all the rifle reloading that I have done the idea that closer to the "Lands" is better does not really work out best when it comes to a revolver,where just a tiny bit of bullet jump will lock up the rotation of the cylinder or cause a unload with live ammo to maybe cause a problem.
I now use the factory crimp area that is on the bullet......it is there for a reason, plus if I have to pull a bullet for some unknown reason, at least it will look "Normal" instead of having marks all over it.
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