After many years I decided to reload again. I used to crank out lots of loads using straight wall cartridges for Cowboy Action shooting. I now chose a Hornady "Lock n Load" Classic for rifle cartridges.
Loading the 22 Hornet for the first time, I am not sure how deep to seat the bullet. The picture shows the Hornady V-Max bullet seated in the cartridge just before the bullet cone starts. It looks a little deep to me, it measures 1.834" COL (including the plastic tip). This is still much too long based on Hornady's published COL of 1.723".
I will shoot these in a Ruger No. 3 and don't think the COL is that critical but assume that there should be some rule as to how far the bullet should be seated into to the cartridge. Can someone give me a good simple answer? Thanks so much.
Loading the 22 Hornet for the first time, I am not sure how deep to seat the bullet. The picture shows the Hornady V-Max bullet seated in the cartridge just before the bullet cone starts. It looks a little deep to me, it measures 1.834" COL (including the plastic tip). This is still much too long based on Hornady's published COL of 1.723".
I will shoot these in a Ruger No. 3 and don't think the COL is that critical but assume that there should be some rule as to how far the bullet should be seated into to the cartridge. Can someone give me a good simple answer? Thanks so much.